If everyone else could get it together as well as we have…

“We are already on pace to exceed the goal of a 7 percent reduction in greenhouse gases set by the Kyoto Protocol,” said Mayor Gavin Newsom. “With the aggressive policies and initiatives being put forth by my administration, we can continue to move towards our goal of 20 percent reduction by 2012.”

“ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability” determined the statistics. The agency reported that while San Francisco has reduced emissions 5 percent since 1990, there has been a downturn of 8 percent from the city’s peak emissions in 2000.

This includes residents, businesses, commuters, and municipal operations. It can be done. “San Francisco road vehicle emissions had actually decreased since 1990, the report claimed.”

Posted by Chuck Dupree at August 06, 2008 04:41 AM

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