Sierra Club Applauds Newport City Council for Going Green

Council Resolves to Establish Task Force to Solve Global Warming, Save Money

For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 14, 2007
Contact: Chris Wilhite, Sierra Club, (401) 521-4734, (401) 829-2564 cel

Newport, RI - On Wednesday night, the Newport City Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution that will establish a task force of Newport residents to draft a City Climate Action Plan by February 2008.

"The City of Newport is taking an important first step in doing its part to solve global warming," said Chris Wilhite, Program Manager for Sierra Club's Rhode Island Chapter. "Residents, businesses, governments -- all have a role to play and we must start right now to make different, better decisions about the energy we use at home, at work and as a nation."

The resolution cites other cities that are reducing "global warming pollutants through programs that provide economic and quality of life benefits such as reduced energy bills, green space preservation, air quality improvements, reduced traffic congestion, improved transportation choices, and economic development and job creation through energy conservation and new energy technologies."

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