So many interesting things in the news today that it's tough to come up with a coherent post that draws attention to them and explains why you (and the next mayor) should be paying attention, but here goes.
Leading off, is an editorial in today's Inquirer about air pollution that makes this unfortunate point about the Greater Philadelphia region:
It was a report card that any savvy third grader would feed to his dog, rather than suffer the consequences of presenting it to his parents.
In this case, the American Lung Association awarded the five-county Philadelphia region an F for ozone pollution in the group's 2007 "State of the Air" report. "Needs Improvement" doesn't even begin to cover it.
That's why it is all the more significant that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is due in Philadelphia today to hold one of only five hearings scheduled across the country on reducing the ozone levels that produce smog pollution.
Air pollution is perhaps the perfect example of an issue that doesn't stop at the city-suburban boundary. If the air's dirty in West Philly, it's going to be dirty in Upper Darby too. It's also an issue (like the airport issue that Wendy blogged about yesterday) that provides a great opportunity for regional cooperation among our elected officials.
In fact, Michael Nutter, who's going to "Mayor School" in New York today, recently visited Chicago and undoubtedly learned about their Metropolitan Mayor's Caucus. Mayor Daley and all of the mayors of the surrounding small towns get together and work on issues of regional significance, using their collective strength to lobby for change in that state's capital. (Quick, what is the capital of Illinois?) One of the first issues they worked on was regional air quality.
A neighboring county is already taking some steps to free us from dependence on coal-produced electricity that's generated in plants that dump tons of pollution in the air. The effort in Bucks County will result in one of the nation's largest solar panel arrays that will produce enough electricity to power 400 homes per year. You're probably thinking, "400 homes, big deal." If the entire region could make a commitment to work together to bring more such projects to fruition, we could reach that tipping point that sends us on the way to a truly, energy independent region.
Anyone interested in learning more about green living and finding out what Michael Nutter thinks about it can check out GreenFest Philly on September 9th. This article in Eastern University's paper, The Waltonian (don't ask) has more details.
A separate environmental issue, the quality of the visual environment, was discussed in "Trash Me," the Philadelphia Inquirer's blog about... well... trash. Both Michael Nutter and Al Taubenberger contributed to the blog yesterday in response to the complaints of several users about the city's inaction on keeping things clean.
So we don't lose sight of the city's most pernicious, most devastating issue, Inky and Daily News have stories about the latest casualties in our losing battle against violent crime and homicide. This time, a 5-year-old girl, a 12-year-old girl and a 1-year-old boy were left without mothers - and the 5-year-old and 12-year-old get to spend the rest of their lives with the memory of finding their mother in a pool of blood.
Hey, but at least Fumo will be ok (.mp3) and Wireless Philly is on track. Sorry... forgot to take my anti-cynicism pill.
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