600 US cities committed to reducing greenhouse emissions. Nickels won the 2006 Climate Protection Award from the Environmental Protection Agency, the 2006 Edgar Wayburn Award for Environmental leadership from the National Sierra Club, and the 2006 National Conservation Achievement Award from the National Wildlife Federation. Personal life Nickels lives in West Seattle with his wife Sharon. They have two children, Jacob and Carey. Nickels is a Roman Catholic. References External links Seattle Mayor's Office Mayor leads crusade against global warming: Seattle's Greg Nickels interviewed about how he got peers to go along, June 20, 2005 Mayor Signs Executive Order Recognizing Same Sex Marriage CityMayors profile Weather calms after Mother Nature's firework show 1955 births Living people King County Councillors Mayors of Seattle Washington (state) Democrats Politicians from Chicago Presidents of the United States Conference of Mayors University of Washington alumni