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Denver is one of three U.S. communities in different size groupas to win the award and one of 10 The Siemens Sustainable CommunityAwards "recognize public-privatr coalitions for taking on the 21st challenge of sustainables development," says the BCLC, the U.S. Chamber's philanthropi c arm. "A sustainable community has committed to settingg and achievingcomplementary economic, environmental, and social goal s that will help build long-term competitiveness and The awards -- sponsored by -- were presentes Monday night in Chicago at BCLC’s National Conference on Corporate Community Investment.
Denve r Mayor John Hickenlooperaccepted Denver's award in the large-community "As we strive to create a sustainable futur for the Denver community that protectss the air we breathe and the water our children the Siemens Sustainability Awarcd is a welcome acknowledgement of our effortds to date," Hickenlooper said in a statement. Greenprint Denve is a city sustainability plan that aims to promoteenergh conservation, clean energy production and use, and conservation BCLC made note of Denver'sx pilot outreach program in October 2008 in the Sunnyside an area of high energy-use rates, in which each home receives free home recycling registration, a front-yard junk mail reduction forms and a CFL porchu light bulb.
Greenprint Denver's priorities for 2009 include neighborhood weatherization, renewable-energy installation, retrofit of city buildings, waterr conservation and "green" building construction. Other communities that were finalistsin Denver'se category were El Paso, and Riverside and San Bernardini counties, Calif. Other winners Monday were Anaheim, in the mid-sized community category and LosAlamos N.M., in the small-community group.
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