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Featured Cool Cities

Capital Regional District, BC

The Capital Regional District (CRD) is the regional government for the 13 municipalities and three electoral areas that are located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. It is leading the way in pl

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Halifax (Regional Municipality), NS

This municipality has committed to the Partnerships for Climate Protection -- the first step to becoming a Cool City. Be the first to sign up as an activist in this city and help your city follow thru

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Long Branch, NJ

Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider has signed onto the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement!Welcome to the city's new "Green Pages", an exciting and innovative new section of the City's website. This

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Ottawa, ON

Ottawa Poised to Take the Next Step to Reduce Potent Greenhouse Gases! The City of Ottawa is moving closer to joining the ranks of Canada’s major cities who manage organic waste more respons

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Richardson, TX

The City of Richardson became the eighth North Texas community to sign onto the Mayors Climate Protection Agreement as Mayor Gary Slagel and City Council members made the Agreement official with a

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Salem, VA

Salem, Virginia, is the ideal small city, nestled between the Alleghenies and Blue Ridge in the valley of the Roanoke River. Here we find a perfect blend of progressive goverment leadership, concern

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Santa Rosa, CA

A previous mayor of this city, Jane Bender, signed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. The Sonoma County Climate Protection Campaign worked long and hard to get all of the cities in the coun

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