
Lancaster Wins Alternative-Energy Award
Ann M. Simmons writes in a Los Angeles Times (6/20) blog posting, "The city of Lancaster has received the international Energy Globe Award for its success in employing alternative energy and conservation projects in the community, officials announced Tuesday. The award was founded in 2000 by Austrian engineer and environmentalist Wolfgang Neumann and is today considered one of the most prominent honors for promoting sustainability." The winner is selected from over 800 competitors from 105 countries. Lancaster was selected as the US champion.
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