gilchristfan
June 27th, 2007, 12:39:28 AM
We made the top 5. And 2 Kansas cities in the top 10.
Yahoo! Names Winner of the 'Greenest City in America' Challenge
http://www.sys-con.com/read/394352.htm
HASTINGS, Neb., June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yahoo! Inc. today announced that Hastings, Nebraska, has won its "Be a Better Planet" Greenest City in America challenge. The birthplace of Kool-Aid, Hastings will receive a grand prize of $250,000 to be dedicated toward city greening projects, developed in conjunction with Global Green USA. More than 350 cities participated in the "Be a Better Planet" (http://better.yahoo.com/planet) program, which challenged Americans to take action against climate change and use tools such as Yahoo! Green, Yahoo! Answers and Yahoo! oneSearch to become better planetarians. Yahoo! also announced the challenge's top ten cities, which ranged from Mill Valley, Calif., to Fairfax, Va.
"The determined green spirit demonstrated by the people of Hastings, Nebraska, underscores Yahoo!'s belief that individual actions can add up to significant change," said Yahoo! Co-Founder David Filo. "Cities from the coasts to the heartland rallied together to participate and we're encouraged by how the citizens came together around this important cause."
Yahoo! will declare Hastings the "Greenest City in America" at a Yahoo!-hosted Nebraska-style BBQ and celebration this evening at 6:00pm at Hastings' Chautauqua Park. Residents of Hastings are invited to join Mayor Matt Rossen as he accepts the award on behalf of the city. Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy will also be in attendance, as well as other state government officials and surrounding city mayors.
"Hastings is honored to be a part of Yahoo!'s 'Be a Better Planet' program and to be crowned as the greenest city in America," said Mayor Rossen. "This achievement has spurred us to become even greener, and we thank all of the citizens in central Nebraska who have supported us and helped promote this great city and state in which we live."
Better City, Better Planet
Following the month-long campaign, the top ten Greenest Cities in America were determined as:
1. Hastings, Nebraska 2. Pelzer, South Carolina 3. San Carlos, California 4. Mill Valley, California 5. Topeka, Kansas 6. Dover, Delaware 7. Spring, Texas 8. Lawrence, Kansas 9. Walnut Creek, California 10. Fairfax, Virginia
And a big FU goes out to Al Gore. we don't need you.
Yahoo! Names Winner of the 'Greenest City in America' Challenge
http://www.sys-con.com/read/394352.htm
HASTINGS, Neb., June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yahoo! Inc. today announced that Hastings, Nebraska, has won its "Be a Better Planet" Greenest City in America challenge. The birthplace of Kool-Aid, Hastings will receive a grand prize of $250,000 to be dedicated toward city greening projects, developed in conjunction with Global Green USA. More than 350 cities participated in the "Be a Better Planet" (http://better.yahoo.com/planet) program, which challenged Americans to take action against climate change and use tools such as Yahoo! Green, Yahoo! Answers and Yahoo! oneSearch to become better planetarians. Yahoo! also announced the challenge's top ten cities, which ranged from Mill Valley, Calif., to Fairfax, Va.
"The determined green spirit demonstrated by the people of Hastings, Nebraska, underscores Yahoo!'s belief that individual actions can add up to significant change," said Yahoo! Co-Founder David Filo. "Cities from the coasts to the heartland rallied together to participate and we're encouraged by how the citizens came together around this important cause."
Yahoo! will declare Hastings the "Greenest City in America" at a Yahoo!-hosted Nebraska-style BBQ and celebration this evening at 6:00pm at Hastings' Chautauqua Park. Residents of Hastings are invited to join Mayor Matt Rossen as he accepts the award on behalf of the city. Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy will also be in attendance, as well as other state government officials and surrounding city mayors.
"Hastings is honored to be a part of Yahoo!'s 'Be a Better Planet' program and to be crowned as the greenest city in America," said Mayor Rossen. "This achievement has spurred us to become even greener, and we thank all of the citizens in central Nebraska who have supported us and helped promote this great city and state in which we live."
Better City, Better Planet
Following the month-long campaign, the top ten Greenest Cities in America were determined as:
1. Hastings, Nebraska 2. Pelzer, South Carolina 3. San Carlos, California 4. Mill Valley, California 5. Topeka, Kansas 6. Dover, Delaware 7. Spring, Texas 8. Lawrence, Kansas 9. Walnut Creek, California 10. Fairfax, Virginia
And a big FU goes out to Al Gore. we don't need you.