... metro area organizations and individuals are implementing aggressive efforts to improve water and air quality, conserve energy, promote renewable energy, reduce and recycle solid waste and reduce ... with green purchasing, solar energy projects, fleet operations, landscaping and land management, heat island mitigation and retrofits of off-road construction equipment, as selected by the ... cities that are national leaders in climate protection (Seattle, Portland, Ore., San Francisco, Albuquerque,N.M., Denver, Dallas, and Grand Rapids, Mich.), the Sierra Club and a few other...