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Local cities defy federal government, make their own climate policies

by iclei | February 17, 2005

San Francisco, CA - Today, the Kyoto Protocol -- the international treaty to limit damage to the atmosphere from so-called greenhouse gases -- comes into force.

Unfazed by this seeming lack of interest on the part of our federal officials, local governments around the country are getting serious and acting as though they have signed the Kyoto Protocol themselves -- and the Bay Area has quietly become a leader in this movement.

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