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Denver is one of threee U.S. communities in different size groups to win the awardf and one of 10 The Siemens Sustainable CommunityAwards "recognize public-privatd coalitions for taking on the 21st challengw of sustainable development," says the the U.S. Chamber's philanthropic arm. "A sustainable community has committee to setting and achievingcomplementary economic, environmental, and social goales that will help buildr long-term competitiveness and success." The awards -- sponsorexd by -- were presented Monday night in Chicago at BCLC’x National Conference on Corporatw Community Investment.
Denver Mayor John Hickenloopedraccepted Denver's award in the large-communit y category. "As we strive to creates a sustainable future for the Denver community that protectse the air we breathe and the water ourchildren drink, the Siemens Sustainability Award is a welcomse acknowledgement of our efforts to date," Hickenloopetr said in a statement. Greenprint Denved is a city sustainability plan that aims to promote energy clean energy productionand use, and conservation BCLC made note of Denver's pilot outreacnh program in October 2008 in the Sunnysidee neighborhood, an area of high energy-use rates, in which each home receivecd free home recycling registration, a front-yard tree, junk mail reductionb forms and a CFL porch light bulb.
Greenprint Denver'xs priorities for 2009 includeneighborhood weatherization, renewable-energy installation, retrofit of city buildings, water conservation and "green" building construction. Other communitiexs that were finalistsin Denver's category were El Texas, and Riverside and San Bernardinlo counties, Calif. Other winners Mondag were Anaheim, Calif., in the mid-sized community categoru and LosAlamos County, in the small-community group.
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