Mayor of Salt Lake City a green innovator

The Mayor of Salt Lake City (U.S.A.), Mr. Rocky Anderson, has been a strong champion striving for Salt Lake City to be a sustainable city.

On 6 February, Mayor Anderson was interviewed and asked about the internationally-acclaimed ‘Salt Lake City Green Program’. Please read through this interview to learn more about the Program, and the innovative approaches taken by Mayor Anderson to ensure its success.

www.grist.org/news/maindish/2007/02/06/anderson/

Salt Lake City is an active participant in ICLEI’s Cities for Climate Protection Program, working with over 700 local governments around the world on reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the local level. For more information on this effective program, please visit www.iclei.org/ccp.

Salt Lake City is one of 67 local governments in the U.S.A. that are Members of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability. For more information on ICLEI and its activities in the U.S.A., please visit www.iclei.org/usa.

Source: “School of Rocky: An interview with Salt Lake City mayor and green innovator Rocky Anderson”, Grist, 6 February 2007.