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<h2 style="font-size: 180%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">March 14, 2019</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 35px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Patricia Weisenfelder
<br />Community Relations Specialist
<br />City of Columbia Utilities/
<br />Office of Sustainability
<br />Patricia.Weisenfelder@CoMo.gov
<br />573.817.6404</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:145%;"><h3 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 170%;">Winners of the 2019 Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement awards announced</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Each year, the City of Columbia hosts the Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement awards to recognize local businesses and organizations for taking action in their own operations to reduce environmental impacts, champion sustainable practices and promote a culture of environmental responsibility. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Congratulations to the 2019 recipients: </span></p>
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<li><strong>Environmental Stewardship</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Winners actively protect the land around them or advocate for sustainable land use.</span>
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<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">A.L. Gustin Golf Course</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Roots N Blues N BBQ</span></li>
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<li><strong>Pollution Prevention</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Winners monitor and minimize their carbon footprint through means of energy efficiency and reduction.</span>
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<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Columbia Independent Schools</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Columbia Housing Authority</span></li>
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<li><strong>Resource Conservation</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Winners initiate efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle.</span>
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<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Food Bank</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hair Therapy Salon</span></li>
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<li><strong>Best Innovative Practices</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Winners implement new technologies in creative ways to be more environmentally sustainable.</span>
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<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wilson’s Fitness</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">ASI Flex </span></li>
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<li><strong><strong>Mayor’s Award</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - Recipient is a previous MCPA award winner who continues to demonstrate their commitment to sustainability and have expanded on previous efforts.</span></strong>
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<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">3M Columbia</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about previous winners and how to apply visit <a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/CoMo.gov/Sustainability/Awards">CoMo.gov/Sustainability/Awards</a>.</span></p></div>
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