Sun Valley Signs Climate Protection Agreement

On January 18, 2007, the Sun Valley City Council passed a Resolution adopting the U.S. Conference of Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement. In doing so, we became the third city in Idaho, along with Boise and Pocatello, to step up to the plate and recognize the importance of global warming on our local environment and economy as well as the world's.

Four days later, in front of 10,000 plus Idahoans at Boise State University, former Vice President Al Gore gave his wholehearted approval to the Cities of Sun Valley, Pocatello and Boise for signing the Climate Protection Agreement. Since then Hailey and Bellevue have stepped up to the plate and signed on too!

The entire Sun Valley City staff, Council and Mayor deserve credit for stepping up to the plate for doing, as Gore said, “the moral, ethical and spiritually correct thing.” It has become obvious to a significant majority of the world, including many major industrial corporations, that global warming is having a serious discernable influence on the climate that affects all aspects of our lives.

I spent the day in Boise attending the 23rd Annual Frank Church Conference on Public Affairs at BSU. This year’s daylong conference “Global Warming Beyond the Inconvenient Truth” covered discussions with international experts on policies and practices to consider in addressing the problem. It was highlighted by Gore’s two-hour speech and slide show.

Earlier in the evening I had the opportunity to discuss Sun Valley’s efforts with the Vice President.