Mayors back global warming pact
{{date|May 22, 2005}}

Going against the [[w:George W. Bush|Bush]] administration's opposition to the [[w:Kyoto Protocol|Kyoto Protocol]], more than 130 U.S. mayors have pledged to meet or beat certain Kyoto targets by [[w:2012|2012]].  Examples include [[w:urban sprawl|anti-sprawl]] land-use policies or encouraging cruise lines to turn off their engines while docked.

Critics of the Kyoto Protocol claim it is unnecessary, due to an alleged or perceived lack of clear evidence that [[w:global warming|global warming]] is due to human activities.

==Participating Mayors==
===Leaders===
Joining [[w:Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] Mayor [[w:Greg Nickels|Greg Nickels]] to lead the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement are:

* Mayor [[w:Rocky Anderson|Rocky Anderson]], [[w:Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City, Utah]]
* Mayor [[w:Peter Clavelle|Peter Clavelle]], [[w:Burlington, Vermont|Burlington, Vermont]]
* Mayor [[w:Rosemarie Ives|Rosemarie Ives]], [[w:Redmond, Washington|Redmond, Washington]]
* Mayor [[w:Gavin Newsom|Gavin Newsom]], [[w:San Francisco, California|San Francisco, California]]
* Mayor [[w:Pam O'Conner|Pam O'Conner]], [[w:Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica, California]]
* Mayor [[w:Tom Potter|Tom Potter]], [[w:Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon]]
* Mayor [[w:Mark Ruzzin|Mark Ruzzin]], [[w:Boulder, Colorado|Boulder, Colorado]]
* Mayor [[w:R.T. Rybak|R.T. Rybak]], [[w:Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
* Mayor [[w:Jerry Brown|Jerry Brown]], [[w:Oakland, California|Oakland, California]]
===Participants===
[http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/climate/quotes.htm#mayors Full list of participating mayors]

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/16/mayors.warming.ap/index.html
|title=Mayors back global warming pact
|pub=CNN
|author=
|date=May 16, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=8935
|title=Mayor joins global warming coalition
|pub=The Maui News
|author=Maui News/[[Associated Press|AP]]
|date=May 18, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10125765
|title=US mayors pledge action against global warming
|pub=The New Zealand Herald
|author=Andrew Buncombe
|date=May 16, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apscience_story.asp?category=1501&slug=Global%20Warming%20Mayors
|title=U.S. mayors support global warming treaty
|pub=Seattle Post-Intelligencer
|author=[[Associated Press|AP]]
|date=May 16, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.nypress.com/18/20/news&columns/aaronnaparstek.cfm
|title=Provincials at play
|pub=New York Press
|author=Aaron Naparstek
|date=}} (opinion)
*{{source|url=http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_2748373
|title=Kyoto treaty embraced at local level
|pub=Denver Post
|author=Diane Carman
|date=May 22, 2005}} (opinion)

==External link==
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*[http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/climate/ US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement]

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Going against the Bush administration's opposition to the Kyoto Protocol, more than 130 U.S. mayors have pledged to meet or beat certain Kyoto targets by 2012.  Examples include anti-sprawl land-use policies or encouraging cruise lines to turn off their engines while docked.

Critics of the Kyoto Protocol claim it is unnecessary, due to an alleged or perceived lack of clear evidence that global warming is due to human activities.

* Mayor Rocky Anderson, Salt Lake City, Utah
* Mayor Peter Clavelle, Burlington, Vermont
* Mayor Rosemarie Ives, Redmond, Washington
* Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Francisco, California
* Mayor Pam O'Conner, Santa Monica, California
* Mayor Tom Potter, Portland, Oregon
* Mayor Mark Ruzzin, Boulder, Colorado
* Mayor R.T. Rybak, Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Mayor Jerry Brown, Oakland, California
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