Mayors Take European Vacation to Green Capital 2010 Conference - (Stockholm, Sweden) $50,000

Federal funds totaling $50,000 paid for a delegation of 10-15 U.S. mayors to travel to Stockholm, Sweden to attend the inaugural European Green Capital conference. Once in Sweden, the  participants took a 90 minute boat tour of the city and participated in a "thematic networking session," among other events. From October 20th to 22nd 2010, European mayors and city officials gathered in "The Venice of the North" to discuss "urban sustainability and the role of cities in reducing greenhouse gas emissions to reduce threats from climate change."
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Federal funds totaling $50,000 paid for a delegation of 10-15 U.S. mayors to travel to Stockholm, Sweden to attend the inaugural European Green Capital conference. Once in Sweden, the participants took a 90 minute boat tour of the city and participated in a "thematic networking session," among other events. From October 20th to 22nd 2010, European mayors and city officials gathered in "The Venice of the North" to discuss "urban sustainability and the role of cities in reducing greenhouse gas emissions to reduce threats from climate change."

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