If you weren't still out for Valentine's Day Thursday at 10:00pm you might have seen the TV 20 news coverage of Springfield being named a top Green City by Popular Science magazine. They showed clips of interviews with Mayor Davlin and myself.
The city put out a press release about the list which spurred local news coverage. I said in the interview that it's good to see the Mayor and other city leaders take pride in the agreement and the recognition Springfield receives for it. Spending a little more time bragging about what we're doing instead of worrying about the controversy of getting it passed will earn the city even more recognition around the country. Naturally, I was very happy to see this story in the news.
Over the next year the city council will have the chance to approve further energy conservation efforts and a green buy-in program as part of the Sierra Club agreement. The next steps can earn Springfield additional recognition while doing more to reduce global warming emissions and other pollutants.
After featuring the recognition in "breaking news" online the State Journal Register had a short story in the Business section that didn't mention the wind power purchase or the Sierra Club agreement that are primary reasons for the listing. Odd.