US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement

"The City of Denton, Texas, has just opened the the nation's first biodiesel production facility to be powered by biogas (methane extracted from the adjoining city landfill.) Renewable energy powered by renewable energy! The City's fleetwide use of biodiesel will reduce the emission by as much as 12 tons per year."

"We are very supportive of the US Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. The City of Euless has already implemented many of the twelve suggestions listed. Thank you for your service on this project."

"We must protect our environment even if it results in great sacrifices."

"The US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement and the recommended actions are items that the city currently supports and endorses. The City is including a fleet of 50 alternative fueled vehicles, Energy Star new computer purchases, and the City has been proactive in the adoption of the Green spaces Ordinance which protects buffers around creeks and water bodies."

"Being part of the Mayors Agreement makes sense for our city. As public leaders we are the stewards of the communities we represent. The Mayors Agreement not only makes sense for our citizens' quality of life, but also ensures the sustainability and economic vitality of where we live."

"Humankind is in the midst of a crisis. That crisis presents us with unprecedented challenges. It also presents us with tremendous opportunities! The temperature of the earth is rising and humans contribute massively to this increase through our use of fossil fuels, particularly oil and coal. Climate change is already causing disasters such as ocean waters slowly overtaking entire islands and heat waves killing tens of thousands of people.

With the passage of significant international accords and adoption of this statement by U.S. Mayors, we have hope that the global community can successfully join together, as nations did to solve the problem of ozone depletion, to prevent the most devastating consequences of global climate change."

"As a life-long resident and Mayor of Alexandria, I am very concerned about the potential impacts climate change will have on a coastal city such as Alexandria and its residents. With the potential for increased temperatures and a rising sea level as a result of global warming, the frequency and severity of damage from hurricanes and flooding will increase. Currently small localized flooding of the Potomac River in Old Town is a regular occurrence and is a manageable problem. However, with the impact of global climate change, flooding will become a significant issue impacting public safety, property damage and the City's economy."

"I certainly commend Seattle and Mayor Nickels for taking on this issue…I'm appalled by the refusal of our federal government even to acknowledge global warming and climate disruption as a problem. We can't wait for this vacuum of leadership to fill. Since 1997, Burlington has joined cities across the country in working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet the reduction goals of the Kyoto Protocol."

"We must work and plan for the future of our chidren and their children."

Our number one priority is quality of life for our citizens - locally, nationally, and globally. I am pleased to join mayors across the country to work for a better environment. It is critical that cities be a major part of the solution, as we are a large part of the problem."

"We agree global climate disruption is a serious threat to our local economy and quality of life. Cities need to lead the way. We join Mayor Nickels and the City of Seattle in taking and promoting more local action, in our region and across the country, to reduce global warming pollution."

"The City of Tacoma has taken active steps to protect its environment through retrofitting its diesel vehicles, using low sulfur fuel and biodiesel, building green structures, and a nationally recognized recycling program. We consider ourselves a "green" city, and the support for this initiative comes with the full support of the City Council."

"This is a matter of life and death for future generations and to this planet."

"Increasingly, cities are providing the answers to some of America's toughest problems. So it's fitting that we're leading the way on global warming as well."

"As leaders of our local municipalities, we need to be active in protecting our environment and climate. It has to start on the local level where the most gains can be achieved."