Cait Speaker and Max Hall

City targets greenhouse gas emissions

In an effort to clean up the environment, the City of Charlottesville recently joined Cool Cities, a national campaign that encourages countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. John Cruickshank, chair of the Piedmont Group of the Sierra Club, said the campaign, which is sponsored by the Sierra Club, encourages cities to commit to the Kyoto Protocol, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions seven percent from 1990 levels by 2012. According to Charlottesville Mayor David Brown, increasing energy efficiency and lowering gas emissions are important issues facing Charlottesville. "There are really two categories in addressing the issue," he said.