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Re-energize your Cool City with our new "Green Building for Cool Cities" project in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council. Making new and retrofitted buildings more energy-efficient is a key solution to global warming and to achieving the transition to a clean energy economy.

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Featured Cool Cities

San Jose, CA

The City of San Jose is cool because it signed and ratified the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement this past March, and in early June the City Council unanimously passed greenhouse gas reduction g

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Ottawa, ON

Ottawa Takes the Next Step to Reduce Potent Greenhouse Gases! On Sept 21, 2009, the City of Ottawa finally launched its expanded Green Bin program, which will collect food scraps and other household

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Surrey, BC

Surrey is already rather cool with over 500 parks, greenbelts and nature trails; a great recycling and waste management program; and ongoing awarness raising campaigns for the protection of our enviro

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Detroit, MI

The US Mayors Climate Agreement has been signed. We are kicking off the Cool Cities campaign in Detroit to reduce the energy impact of the city. Please contact us to find out more! If you're intere

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News & Announcements

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Announcing Sierra Club and USGBC Partnership!

The Sierra Club’s Cool Cities program and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today announced the launch of the “Green Buildings for Cool Cities” collaboration. More >   

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