Earth Equity News

Shaun McGrath: Obama's Green-Leaning Liaison to the States. By Kate Sheppard, Grist, January 20, 2009. "The Obama administration has scooped up Shaun McGrath, the green mayor of Boulder, Colo., to serve as the deputy director of intergovernmental affairs within the White House. McGrath has been mayor of Boulder since 2007 and a city council member since 2003. He has also worked on environmental issues for the Western Governors' Association since 1995. It was under his leadership that Boulder set out to become the first smart-grid city in the country. Voters there also approved the country's first carbon tax in 2006, and the city has been recognized with a platinum-level 'bicycle-friendly community' award from the League of American Bicyclists."