Chicago to slash greenhouse gases

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Environment  Fri, 09/19/2008 - 10:33

Chicago Mayor Richard M.<br /><br />Daley, right, shows off City Hall's rooftop garden to French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy in 2006.Mayor Richard M.

Daley has announced a plan to dramatically slash emissions of heat-trapping gases, part of an effort to fight global warming and become one of the greenest cities in the nation.



 

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