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Following in the wake of US President Donald Trumps wayward decision to withdraw the country from the Paris Climate Agreement, governors and mayors from across the country have thumbed their nose at their President, and committed to the Accords regardless.
In what was likely supposed to be a pithy soundbite, Donald Trumps speech included this little gem: I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris. I imagine even half an hours research could have yielded a clue as to what Pittsburghs mayor would do in response to this, but it would appear that was yet another position the Trump Administration has yet to fill.
On Friday, the day after Trumps announcement, Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto issued an Executive Order committing the city to the Paris Climate Accords.
For decades Pittsburgh has been rebuilding its economy based on hopes for our people and our future, not on outdated fantasies about our past, Mayor Peduto said. The City and its many partners will continue to do the same, despite the Presidents imprudent announcements yesterday.
A little more than half an hours research would also have yielded a clue as to what other mayors and governors would do in response to Trumps decision.
https://cleantechnica.com/2017/06/05/over-200-us-mayors-revolt-over-paris-agreement-withdrawal/On Friday, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio signed his own executive order promising that his city would commit to the principles enshrined in the Paris Climate Agreement. Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti, on rumors that Trump would take the country out of the Accords, worked with Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Bonin to have a City Council motion introduced instructing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and other City Departments, to adopt the principles of the Paris Climate Agreement as the policy of the City of Los Angeles.
In fact, Garcetti, who co-founded the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda, also known as the Climate Mayors, is partly responsible for a veritable landslide of mayors stepping out to commit to the Paris Climate Agreement. On June 1, the day of Trumps announcement, the Climate Mayors were numbered at 61, and they were loudly exclaiming that their cities would be adhering to the Paris Climate Accords. Within only a few days, that number has soared to 211, all committing to adopt, honor, and uphold Paris Climate Agreement goals.
The new list.
Mayor Eric Garcetti
City of Los Angeles, CA
Mayor Martin J Walsh
City of Boston, MA
Mayor Bill de Blasio
New York City, NY
Mayor Sylvester Turner
City of Houston, TX
Mayor Madeline Rogero
City of Knoxville, TN
Mayor Rahm Emanuel
City of Chicago, IL
Mayor Ed Murray
City of Seattle, WA
Mayor Jim Kenney
City of Philadelphia, PA
Mayor Kasim Reed
City of Atlanta, GA
Mayor Lioneld Jordan
City of Fayetteville, AR
Mayor Trish Herrera Spencer
City of Alameda, CA
Mayor Kathy Sheehan
City of Albany, NY
Mayor Allison Silberberg
City of Alexandria, VA
Mayor Ed Pawlowski
City of Allentown, PA
Mayor Jeanne Sorg
City of Ambler, PA
Mayor Ethan Berkowitz
City of Anchorage, AK
Mayor Terence Roberts
City of Anderson, SC
Mayor Christopher Taylor
City of Ann Arbor, MI
Mayor Van W Johnson
City of Apalachicola, FL
Mayor Susan Ornelas
City of Arcata, CA
Mayor Esther Manheimer
City of Asheville, NC
Mayor Steve Skadron
City of Aspen, CO
Mayor Steve Adler
City of Austin, TX
Mayor Gordon Ringberg
City of Bayfield, WI
Mayor Jesse Arreguin
City of Berkeley, CA
Mayor William Bell
City of Birmingham, AL
Mayor Ron Rordam
City of Blacksburg, VA
Mayor John Hamilton
City of Bloomington, IN
Mayor Dave Bieter
City of Boise, ID
Mayor Suzanne Jones
City of Boulder, CO
Mayor Carson Taylor
City of Bozeman, MT
Mayor Eric Mamula
City of Breckenridge, CO
Mayor Lori S Liu
City of Brisbane, CA
Mayor Brenda Hess
City of Buchanan, MI
Mayor Byron W Brown
City of Buffalo, NY
Mayor Miro Weinberger
City of Burlington, VT
Mayor Elizabeth B Kautz
City of Burnsville, MN
Mayor E Denise Simmons
City of Cambridge, MA
Mayor Edwin Garcia
City of Camuy, PR
Mayor Lydia Lavelle
City of Carrboro, NC
Mayor Lydia E Lavelle
City of Carrboro, NC
Mayor Pam Hemminger
City of Chapel Hill, NC
Mayor John J Tecklenburg
City of Charleston, SC
Mayor Jennifer Roberts
City of Charlotte, NC
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville, VA
Mayor Andy Berke
City of Chattanooga, TN
Mayor Mary Casillas Salas
City of Chula Vista, CA
Mayor Frank G Jackson
City of Cleveland, OH
Mayor Stephen K Benjamin
City of Columbia, SC
Mayor Brian Treece
City of Columbia, MO
Mayor Brian Tobin
City of Cortland, NY
Mayor Biff Traber
City of Corvallis, OR
Mayor Jeffrey Cooper
Culver City, CA
Mayor Michael S Rawlings
City of Dallas, TX
Mayor Robb Davis
City of Davis, CA
Mayor Cary Glickstein
City of Delray Beach, FL
Mayor Michael Hancock
City of Denver, CO
Mayor T M Franklin Cownie
City of Des Moines, IA
Mayor Mike Duggan
City of Detroit, MI
Mayor Josh Maxwell
City of Downingtown, PA
Mayor Roy D Buol
City of Dubuque, IA
Mayor William V Bell
City of Durham, NC
Mayor Kris Teegardin
City of Edgewater, CO
Mayor Janet Abelson
City of El Cerrito, CA
Mayor David Kaptain
City of Elgin, IL
Mayor Lucy Vinis
City of Eugene, OR
Mayor Stephen H Hagerty
City of Evanston, IL
Mayor Edward Malloy
City of Fairfield, IA
Mayor David Coulter
City of Ferndale, MI
Mayor Coral J Evans
City of Flagstaff, AZ
Mayor Karen Weaver
City of Flint, MI
Mayor Jack Seiler
City of Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mayor Tom Henry
City of Fort Wayne, IN
Mayor Bob Scott
City of Franklin, NC
Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson
City of Gary, IN
Mayor Bruce J Packer
City of Glen Rock, NJ
Mayor Rosalynn Bliss
City of Grand Rapids, MI
Mayor Nancy Vaughan
City of Greensboro, NC
Mayor Joy Cooper
City of Hallandale Beach, FL
Mayor Karen Majewski
City of Hamtramck, MI
Mayor Luke Bronin
City of Hartford, CT
Mayor Peter Swiderski
City of Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Mayor Gayle Brill Mittler
City of Highland Park, NJ
Mayor Nancy R Rotering
City of Highland Park, IL
Mayor Patrick Taylor
City of Highlands, NC
Mayor Tom Stevens
City of Hillsborough, NC
Mayor Dawn Zimmer
City of Hoboken, NJ
Mayor Josh Levy
City of Hollywood, FL
Mayor Alex B Morse
City of Holyoke, MA
Mayor Paul Blackburn
City of Hood River, OR
Mayor Candace B Hollingsworth
City of Hyattsville, MD
Mayor Svante Myrick
City of Ithaca, NY
Mayor Steven M Fulop
Jersey City, NJ
Mayor Sly James
Kansas City, MO
Mayor Nina Jonas
City of Ketchum, ID
Mayor Steve Noble
City of Kingston, NY
Mayor Jose Alvarez
City of Kissimmee, FL
Mayor Christine Berg
City of Lafayette, CO
Mayor Adam Paul
City of Lakewood, CO
Mayor Michael Summers
City of Lakewood, OH
Mayor William Sprague
City of Lapeer, MI
Mayor Richard J Kaplan
City of Lauderhill, FL
Mayor Mark Stodola
City of Little Rock, AR
Mayor Robert Garcia
City of Long Beach, CA
Mayor Dennis Coombs
City of Longmont, CO
Mayor Marico Sayoc
City of Los Gatos, CA
Mayor Paul R Soglin
City of Madison, WI
Mayor Skylar Peak
City of Malibu, CA
Mayor Kirsten Keith
City of Menlo Park, CA
Mayor Tomas Regalado
City of Miami, FL
Mayor Philip Levine
City of Miami Beach, FL
Mayor Gurdip Brar
City of Middleton, WI
Mayor Daniel Drew
City of Middletown, CT
Mayor Reuben D Holober
City of Millbrae, CA
Mayor Jeff Silvestrini
City of Millcreek, UT
Mayor Tom Barrett
City of Milwaukee, WI
Mayor Mark Gamba
City of Milwaukie, OR
Mayor Betsy Hodges
City of Minneapolis, MN
Mayor Mary OConnor
City of Monona, WI
Mayor John Hollar
City of Montpelier, VT
Mayor Timothy Dougherty
City of Morristown, NJ
Mayor Fred Courtright
City of Mount Pocono, PA
Mayor Ken Rosenberg
City of Mountain View, CA
Mayor Jill Techel
City of Napa, CA
Mayor Megan Barry
City of Nashville, TN
Mayor Jon Mitchell
City of New Bedford, MA
Mayor Toni N Harp
City of New Haven, CT
Mayor Mitch Landrieu
City of New Orleans, LA
Mayor Ras J Baraka
City of Newark, NJ
Mayor Donna D Holaday
City of Newburyport, MA
Mayor Setti Warren
City of Newton, MA
Mayor Francis M Womack
City of North Brunswick, NJ
Mayor David J Narkewicz
City of Northampton, MA
Mayor Jennifer White
City of Nyack, NY
Mayor Libby Schaaf
City of Oakland, CA
Mayor Cheryl Selby
City of Olympia, WA
Mayor Buddy Dyer
City of Orlando, FL
Mayor Greg Scharff
City of Palo Alto, CA
Mayor Jack Thomas
Park City, UT
Mayor Greg Stanton
City of Phoenix, AZ
Mayor Cindy S Perry
City of Pittsboro, NC
Mayor William Peduto
City of Pittsburgh, PA
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City of Portland, OR
Mayor Ethan Strimling
City of Portland, ME
Mayor Liz Lempert
City of Princeton, NJ
Mayor Jorge O Elorza
City of Providence, RI
Mayor Nancy McFarlane
City of Raleigh, NC
Mayor John Marchione
City of Redmond, WA
Mayor John Seybert
Redwood City, CA
Mayor Hillary Schieve
City of Reno, NV
Mayor Tom Butt
City of Richmond, CA
Mayor Levar Stoney
City of Richmond, VA
Mayor Lovely Warren
City of Rochester, NY
Mayor Daniel Guzzi
City of Rockwood, MI
Mayor Mike Fournier
City of Royal Oak, MI
Mayor Darrell Steinberg
City of Sacramento, CA
Mayor Christopher Coleman
City of Saint Paul, MN
Mayor Kim Driscoll
City of Salem, MA
Mayor Chuck Bennett
City of Salem, OR
Mayor Jackie Biskupski
Salt Lake City, UT
Mayor Kevin Faulconer
City of San Diego, CA
Mayor Ed Lee
City of San Francisco, CA
Mayor Sam Liccardo
City of San Jose, CA
Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter
City of San Leandro, CA
Mayor Heidi Harmon
City of San Luis Obispo, CA
Mayor Miguel Pulido
City of Santa Ana, CA
Mayor Helene Schneider
City of Santa Barbara, CA
Mayor Lisa M Gillmor
City of Santa Clara, CA
Mayor Javier M Gonzales
City of Santa Fe, NM
Mayor Ted Winterer
City of Santa Monica, CA
Mayor Joanne D Yepsen
City of Saratoga Springs, NY
Mayor Chris Lain
City of Savanna, IL
Mayor Michael J Gonnelli
City of Secaucus, NJ
Mayor Scott A Saunders
City of Smithville, TX
Mayor Joe Curtatone
City of Somerville, MA
Mayor Pete Buttigieg
City of South Bend, IN
Mayor Philip K Stoddard
City of South Miami, FL
Mayor Domenic J Sarno
City of Springfield, MA
Mayor Lyda Krewson
City of St Louis, MO
Mayor Len Pagano
City of St Peters, MO
Mayor Rick Kriseman
City of St Petersburg, FL
Mayor Michael Tubbs
City of Stockton, CA
Mayor Glenn Hendricks
City of Sunnyvale, CA
Mayor Michael J Ryan
City of Sunrise, FL
Mayor Daniel E Dietch
City of Surfside, FL
Mayor Stephanie A Miner
City of Syracuse, NY
Mayor Marilyn Strickland
City of Tacoma, WA
Mayor Kate Stewart
City of Takoma Park, MD
Mayor Andrew Gillum
City of Tallahassee, FL
Mayor Bob Buckhorn
City of Tampa, FL
Mayor Drew Fixell
City of Tarrytown, NY
Mayor Jim Carruthers
Traverse City, MI
Mayor Eric E Jackson
City of Trenton, NJ
Mayor Jonathan Rothschild
City of Tucson, AZ
Mayor Shelley Welsch
University City, MO
Mayor Diane W Marlin
City of Urbana, IL
Mayor Dave Chapin
City of Vail, CO
Mayor Muriel Bowser
City of Washington, D.C.
Mayor Oscar Rios
City of Watsonville, CA
Mayor Edward OBrien
City of West Haven, CT
Mayor John Heilman
City of West Hollywood, CA
Mayor Jeri Muoio
City of West Palm Beach, FL
Mayor Christopher Cabaldon
City of West Sacramento, CA
Mayor Daniel Corona
City of West Wendover, NV
Mayor Thomas M Roach
City of White Plains, NY
Mayor Debora Fudge
City of Windsor, CA
Mayor Allen Joines
City of Winston Salem, NC
Mayor Angel Barajas
City of Woodland, CA
Mayor Joseph M Petty
City of Worcester, MA
Mayor Mike Spano
City of Yonkers, NY
Mayor Amanda Maria Edmonds
City of Ypsilanti, MI
