One of Democracy for America's main goals has been to elect Progressive candidates. Once they are in office, what can they do? A great example comes from Salt Lake City where Mayor Peter Carroon is about to turn the city green.
The Salt Lake Tribune says Carroon has unveiled, "a sweeping proposal today
that someday could speckle the rooftops of every county-owned edifice -
from tiny branch libraries to the sprawling Salt Palace Convention
Center - with solar panels.
"If completed, the project would eclipse virtually every other solar initiative in Utah, experts say."
Salt Lake may not be the first place we think of when we consider Progressive politics, but Carroon doesn't seem to mind. He's moving ahead -- and not just with solar panels.The solar study comes as part of broader environmental agenda that includes $250,000 to introduce more hybrid vehicles into the county's fleet, $2 million to
clean up the Jordan River and $5 million to outfit government buildings
with energy-saving lights, insulation and other behind-the-scenes green
infrastructure, according to the Trib.
It's a great program, but it's far from a done-deal. It still must be approved by the City Council and it's not packed with Progressives.
But it does show what one leader can do -- and what could be done if we had more Progressives in office.
- Jim Grinstead
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