Greening Our Planet, One Bulb at a Time
by Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa
At 6,500 miles, Los Angeles has the largest network of streets and roads and the second largest number of street lights – 210,000 – to light the way. In 2009, the City of Los Angeles teamed up with the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) to find out how much those lights were costing the City - and our climate.
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Creating a Culture of Wellness: El Monte City School District
The Clinton Foundation and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation continue to assist the El Monte City School District (EMCSD) in creating a “culture of wellness” with its school community. EMCSD has participated in the Alliance’s Healthy Schools Program for...
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Lift Up Women to Lift the World
This story originally appeared on CNN.com on Sept. 23, 2012. The authors, Melanne Verveer; United States ambassador-at-large for global women's issues, and Penny Abeywardena; head of the Girls and Women program and associate director at the Clinton Global Initiative, both attended the 2012 CGI Annual Meeting on Sept. 23-25, 2012 in New York City. Women have finally arrived.
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Why I’m Optimistic
For eight years now, the CGI Annual Meeting has brought together leaders from around the world, from the public sector, the private sector, philanthropies, foundations, NGOs and the UN system to share what they’re doing that’s working – and not yet working – to make our world healthier, safer, stronger. Given the relentless...
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2012 CGI Annual Meeting Day 3
President Clinton, Mutar Kent, and Gabriel Jarmillo discuss distribution systems and supply chains during the Closing Plenary Session of the 2012 CGI Annual Meeting. Yesterday, the third and final day of the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting focused around the theme “Designing Our Systems,” highlighting how the world requires systems of governance, community...
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2012 CGI Annual Meeting Day 2
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton gives opening remarks during the second day of the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. The second day of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting focused around the theme of “Designing Our Environments," highlighting the need to produce holistic approaches for built and natural environments in order to...
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