Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak today joined City Council Member Scott Benson to announce the recipients of the first round of Minneapolis' Mobilizing Citizens for Grassroots Climate Change grants.
Twenty grants of up to $1,000 will support the many grassroots efforts taking place throughout Minneapolis directing people to take meaningful actions to reduce their energy use. The grantees include churches, neighborhood groups, non-profit organizations and parks.
"As a green leader, Minneapolis is doing everything it can to reduce our energy use and fight global climate change," Mayor Rybak said. "But city government can't do all of this work alone. We need strong partnerships with our churches, community groups and neighborhoods. We need a vision, but we also need action. These grantees are rolling up their sleeves and doing meaningful work to reduce energy consumption and fight climate change."
"People-led leadership and inspiration is critically important right now because while city government can provide leadership, we can make monumental progress in improving our environment if we also inspire residents and community groups to join our actions," said Council Member Benson, who chairs the Council’s Health Education and Environment Committee. "While we need to inspire in all areas of environmental stewardship, the area that emerges far above all others is our urgent need to address the climate change crisis."
The Grassroots Climate Change grants are part of Minneapolis' comprehensive sustainability initiative to reduce the City's carbon dioxide footprint 12 percent by 2012, with the realization that everyone can and must play a part to reduce climate change. Each grantee will use their City grants to promote the Minneapolis Energy Challenge campaign to reduce energy use. Read more...

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