Des Moines Mayor has signed on to "cool cities" To
learn what Des Moines or other cities in Iowa need to
do to become :cool cities"attend the following
workshop in St Louis.

Sierra Club Midwest "Cool Cities" Workshop
> 
> Saturday, August 5, 2006
> 
> 11am - 3pm
> 
> St. Louis, MO
> 
> Free * Food and beverages provided
> 
>  
> 
> Want to take action locally to stop global warming?
> Then the Cool Cities
> workshop is for you! 
> 
>  
> 
> We'll teach you how to make your city "cool" . The
> first step is developing
> a strategy to get your mayor to sign onto the U.S.
> Mayors Climate Protection
> Agreement. More than 270 mayors nationwide are
> already on board-yours should
> be, too!
> 
>  
> 
> Next, we'll discuss how to work with your city
> leaders and other citizens to
> implement practical solutions that reduce
> heat-trapping global warming
> pollution, cut our energy dependence, and save
> taxpayer dollars. Making
> public buildings and lighting more energy-efficient,
> improving the gas
> mileage of city fleets, and investing in renewable
> energy instead of dirty
> fossil fuels are just some of the steps that leading
> cities have already
> taken, with impressive results. 
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> 
> RSVP:    <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> [log in to unmask],
> 314-645-2032
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>  
> 
> Location:
> 
> Wild Oats Market
> 
> 8823 Ladue Rd. 
> 
> St. Louis, MO 63124
> 
> (Located 1 block east of I-170 on the north side of
> the street)
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> http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?email=1&mapdat
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> Trainers:  
> 
> Jill Miller, St. Louis, and Colleen Sarna, Chicago,
> are Conservation
> Organizers with the Sierra Club's national Global
> Warming and Energy
> Program.  Between them they have more than 7 years
> experience generating
> community action on global warming and energy
> conservation issues.
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