Global warming meets its match

From Mayor Mark Mallory's office:

Mayor’s Climate Protection Steering Committee to Hold First Meeting

Event: Mayor’s Climate Protection Steering Committee – 1st Meeting

Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Time: 4:00 pm

Location: City Hall, Room 115
801 Plum Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Details: The Mayor’s Climate Protection Steering Committee will hold its first meeting. Vice Mayor David Crowley will chair the committee, which is composed of leaders from many segments of our Cincinnati community including government, business, environmental, civic, and labor organizations.

The Steering Committee will develop a regional plan to reduce Cincinnati’s contributions to global climate change. Four Task Teams will be created to develop recommendations in the areas of energy, transportation, waste, and land use. The Steering Committee is creating the Climate Protection Plan as part of the Mayor’s Green Cincinnati initiative.

At tomorrow’s meeting, the Steering Committee will establish responsibilities, form the task teams, and develop timelines. The meeting is open to the public.

Committee members:

Green Cincinnati Climate Protection Steering Committee

Chair – Vice Mayor David Crowley

Members:
David Altman, attorney
Willie Carden, Cincinnati Parks Department
Cathy Crain, Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Carl Evert, Cincinnati Environmental Advisory Council
Ned Ford, Sierra Club
Allan Harris, Cincinnati Environmental Advisory Council
Greg Hutzel, Green Building Council
Sandra Meyer, Duke Energy
Tony Parrott, Metropolitan Sewer District
David Pepper, Hamilton County Commissioner
John Rademacher, American Institute of Architects
Jim Reid, Greater Cincinnati Building Trades Council
Michael Setzer, SORTA
Ellen van der Horst, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
Brewster Rhodes, Governor's Office