City Moment
Usually I am asking you to help make our planet a greener place, but today I want to tell you about a few cities who are doing great and important things toward a livable future. There are 5 of them listed in Sierra Magazine's July/August, 2006 issue.
First is Chicago, which is doing a number of things to improve the environment. They have 2.5 million square feet devoted to providing cooling and insulating covers in their green roof programs. They have over 7,300 acres of protected natural habitat, and they are the first city to charge higher fees for SUVs.
Next is New York City with the largest hybrid-bus fleets in the country, and the first to have hybrid taxis. They also have 18% of their land devoted to parks, which is one of the highest percentages in the country.
Portland, Oregon is the leader in several areas with the toughest building standards in the nation, and was the first large city to tackle global warming. It is saving $2 million a year on city energy bills.
San Francisco has an acclaimed recycling program which sends compost made of food scraps from its many restuarants to the area's vineyards and farms. It was the first city to host a United Nations World Environment Day and is doing an innovative study of the potential for using the waves off its shore for potential energy production.
By investing in renewable energy sources, Seattle has become the first city in the country to reduce its net greenhouse-gas emissions to zero. It is creating "urban villages" that group stores, offices and homes in walkable communities.It also has mandatory recycling.
First is Chicago, which is doing a number of things to improve the environment. They have 2.5 million square feet devoted to providing cooling and insulating covers in their green roof programs. They have over 7,300 acres of protected natural habitat, and they are the first city to charge higher fees for SUVs.
Next is New York City with the largest hybrid-bus fleets in the country, and the first to have hybrid taxis. They also have 18% of their land devoted to parks, which is one of the highest percentages in the country.
Portland, Oregon is the leader in several areas with the toughest building standards in the nation, and was the first large city to tackle global warming. It is saving $2 million a year on city energy bills.
San Francisco has an acclaimed recycling program which sends compost made of food scraps from its many restuarants to the area's vineyards and farms. It was the first city to host a United Nations World Environment Day and is doing an innovative study of the potential for using the waves off its shore for potential energy production.
By investing in renewable energy sources, Seattle has become the first city in the country to reduce its net greenhouse-gas emissions to zero. It is creating "urban villages" that group stores, offices and homes in walkable communities.It also has mandatory recycling.
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