To date, over one thousand mayors from cities and towns across America have signed on to the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement.  This initiative, started in 2005, aims to encourage cities meet or beat the emissions reductions outlined by the Kyoto Protocol—raising mayors to a level a leadership yet to be seen by our country, which at the national and international levels has remained so woefully incompentent. 

However, though most major and lots of minor cities have joined in the pledge, from New York City (population 8.3 million) to Hilo, Hawaii (population 135,000), there are many mayors who have yet to embrace this movement. Three of the top-20 biggest cities in the U.S. by population size are conspicuously absent from the Agreement, including the fourth largest city in the country, Houston, TX, and the 19th largest city, Memphis, TN. (Charlotte, NC was also originally on this petition, but has been removed because the mayor has already signed onto the climate agreement.)

Help these mayors understand that this next decade of the 21st century demands their leadership as much as it does our President's. Sign the below petition asking them to join the 1047 other mayors in this country who are working towards a more sustianable future for our cities, country, and planet. If you are a resident of one of these three cities, make sure to edit the petition to say so.

If you are from another city, check out the list of signatories here and make sure your mayor has signed on. If not, start your own petition or let us know (environment@change.org) and we'll be sure to get a petition up to them, too.

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