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    Fattah's environmental plan and the Flower Show forum

    [ETA, again: I can't believe I neglected to mention Evans' environmental plan. It is here.]

    [ETA: The full plan is now on Fattah's Web site; you can read it here. The Inquirer's story on the plan is here.]

    You have to give the group that has aligned behind the Next Great City effort a lot of credit. They have succeeded in ensuring -- for all of us -- that the environment is an issue in this race. That is a real accomplishment, since crime remains such a dominant topic.

    But, thanks to them, we know that each candidate -- except Brady -- has signed on to Next Great City's 10-point environmental agenda. And the profile of environmental issues is quite high in this race. For example, let's look at today and tomorrow.

    Today, Fattah released his environmental plan. I've only seen the press release so far, but in it he sets a goal of planting 100,000 trees "over his two terms in office." (Hey, that's what it said.)

    "Any block in Philadelphia will be able to apply for tree-planting in the same way they apply for block parties. If 75 percent of the block’s residents sign a petition, the city – in consultation with community groups and the District Councilperson – will line the street with trees."

    I like the sound of that. I wonder what it would cost?

    Other goals he's set:

    "Targeting" a 20 percent reduction in energy use across all city departments by the end of his first term.

    Investing city dollars to implement the city's GreenPlan, a neighbhorhood open-space preservation program.

    Improving the City’s recycling system. Fattah's press release points out that Philadelphia’s five percent recycling rate is the second lowest of any large city in the country – far below the national average of 24 percent, and, we say, a disgrace.

    Fattah points out that such improvements do save money: "For every 1 percent increase in the recycling rate, the City can save $500,000," he said.

    The other candidate to release a specific environmental plan is Michael Nutter; you can read it on his candidate page. Also, each candidate responded to the Next Great City report with their thoughts on the environment; read what they said at the bottom of this page.

    Finally, let's look at tomorrow. That's when a sold-out, overflow crowd will gather at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Flower Show for a candidates' forum on the environment.

    This issue is clearly getting the attention it deserves.

    Posted by wendy on March 4, 2007 6:14 PM |


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