Dallas - Mayors are looking for alternatives to traditional infrastructure projects that will be cost-effective and provide residents with amenities. A bipartisan group of mayors from across the country unanimously approved a resolution, Monday, October 6, 2014 that calls on cities to use natural solutions to fight the effects of climate change. Attendees of the United States Conference of Mayors voted in Dallas on a resolution that encourages cities to use nature to "protect freshwater supplies, defend the nations coastlines, maintain healthy tree and green spaces, cover air-quality, and protect air-quality," sometimes by partnering with non-profit organizations.
In a move from partisanship (different parties voting differently against one another) the resolution was backed by mayors from GOP-dominated (Republican Gubernatorial candidates). Austin Mayor, Annise Parker, and Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton. Science shows human industrial activity (including, not recycling computer and mobile cell phone hardware when possible), is contributing to global warming, some conservatives remain skeptical. "What's so significant is that there was a unanimous vote on an issue that can be so divisive," said Laura Huffman, director of the Nature Conservancy, in Texas. See whole story, www.foxnews.com.
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