By Michael Romain

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There are a lot of things that the Mayor and Village Board don’t agree on, but this doesn’t have to be one of them. Urge Mayor Perkins and the Village Trustees to join Mayors and public officials in places such as Washington, DC., Denver, Oakland and Milwaukee in signing the Resilient Communities for America Agreement (click here for more information). And then, pass the word on to friends and family in Chicago to press Mayor Rahm Emanuel to join in the fight. Regardless of the merits of the plan, the fact that it opens up new rhetorical possibilities for talking about climate change and ways to handle it make it invaluable.VFP