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Philadelphia Pa. Wins 3rd Annual Sustainable Community Award for a Large Community




PhiladelphiaMayor Michael Nutter has been promoting Philadelphia's green activities and now the city is being recognized by others as well.

"... U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) and Siemens Corporation has presented the 3rd Annual Siemens Sustainable Community Award ... to the City of Philadelphia. ... recognizes Philadelphia’s outstanding efforts to achieve complementary economic, environmental and social goals, ..."

" ... Mayor Michael A. Nutter. ... encouraged by the momentum behind our sustainability efforts, ... look forward to aggressively continuing our work to promote market transformation in energy efficiency retrofitting and growing the green economy.”

"... training our workforce to install solar panels and cool roofs, and we’re putting Philadelphians to work weatherizing homes and installing green stormwater management infrastructure."


Via: City of Philadelphia LINK

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Posted by Green Dude on May 21, 2010 12:29 PM | |





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