Two Cool Choices: Host an event or submit your signature during Local Climate Action Week
Forecasting Obama: What an Obama presidency might mean for local climate action and urban sustainability
Upcoming Events: Register for ICLEI's latest webinars and conference calls
Final Reminder: Fill out your ICLEI member survey and win!

ICLEI members: Make your voice heard with President-elect Obama and the next Congress by getting involved in Local Climate Action Week, December 8-12. During this week, the climate protection priorities -- and accomplishments -- of local governments will be spotlighted for federal leaders. You can take part in two different ways:

1. Host a local media event to showcase your successes, publicly endorse the Climate Action Blueprint, and call for federal support for the critical role local governments play in climate protection. >> Learn More

2. Endorse the Climate Action Blueprint. Even if you can't host an event, your local elected officials can simply endorse the Blueprint -- without passing a resolution! -- which outlines the actions and policies needed from the federal government to address climate change, all through the local government lens. The Blueprint will be released to President-elect Obama and Congress. Click the link to learn more about why your participation is crucial.
>> Learn More and Read the Blueprint

Have you completed ICLEI's 2008 member survey yet? All jurisdictions that complete the survey by Nov. 19 will be entered into a drawing, and the winner will have membership dues waived for 2009.
>> View the Survey

Since 2006, 750,000 green jobs have been created in the United States. Where are the hot spots for these jobs? Think Houston, Washington D.C., Boston, and a few other cities that may surprise you in this Forbes article.
>> Read It Now

Will President Obama deliver climate action we can believe in? In this feature story, ICLEI and its partners examine and discuss what an Obama presidency may mean for urban sustainability and local climate action -- and detail how local governments can help shape his administration’s climate and energy plans.
>> Read It Now

ICLEI Webinar: How to Make Your School Buses Cleaner Dec. 4 (technology retrofits) and Dec. 5 (switching to biodiesel)

ICLEI Webinar: CACP and Portfolio Manager Software -- Linking ICLEI and ENERGY STAR Dec. 2

Join ICLEI USA and Climate Communities for conference calls each Friday at 2 p.m. Eastern until Dec. 12. Experts will discuss how local governments can secure green jobs, cap-and-trade legislation, funding for building retrofits, and more.
>> View the Event Calendar

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Obama Could Quickly Reverse Bush Climate Policies

Environment America Research and Policy Center releases new report: Renewing America: A Blueprint for Economic Recovery

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“We need to stop seeing our cities as the problem and start seeing them as the solution. Because strong cities are the building blocks of strong regions, and strong regions are essential for a strong America. That is the new metropolitan reality and we need a new strategy that reflects it.”

--President-elect Obama, speaking before the U.S. Conference of Mayors in June 2008 

The ICLEI network welcomes the following new local governments:

• Morro Bay, Calif.
• Salinas, Calif.
• Santa Cruz County, Calif.
• South San Francisco, Calif.
• Spartanburg, S.C.
• Trenton, N.J.