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Top 10 green U.S. cities

Top 10 green U.S. cities

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Suzy 01/28/2012 05:59 AM

I agree that global warming is very serious. All the tsunamis and icemelt in the Arctic, global warming, ecosystems out of balance; there is talk on some scientific websites that say we are entering what was referred to as the Great Dying some 250 M years ago. The Great Dying, was an extinction event that occurred 252.28 million years ago due to the concentration of methane in the atmosphere. It was the Earth's most severe extinction event, with up to 96% of all marine species and 70% of.... More

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Rbicknese 01/23/2012 23:08 PM

Global warming is dead seriously real. The science is surprisingly clear.

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a 08/29/2011 09:58 AM

Global warming is nothing but propaganda !

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Anonymous 11/07/2011 20:33 PM

Efficient alternatives to fossil fuels and clean water solutions are pretty solid though :P

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samba 08/26/2011 08:36 AM

recently people all over the world are worried about their future and the future of their descendant, and that because of the neglec of our environment
my thought go to the renewable energy, i am talkink about (sun, wind ..?

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del.james 07/09/2011 16:34 PM

How about a small heartland city going green-busters! Check them out in a piece I read here - they are about 1/2 way down: http://bit.ly/pYpcuX

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abbas saeed hakim 03/19/2011 12:14 PM

acres of land devoted to green space is a good clean option, but that would account to about the map area of pakitan and americas population is double that of pakistan.

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SmartLifeways 06/16/2010 18:32 PM

In spite of the tragedy in the gulf coast, and I do mean tragedy, more and more cities are realizing that "going green" is essential to the future of our cities. We basically need new skill sets to move us ahead. Many of these skills our parents or grandparents had and now we see how valuable they are.
It is time to be kinder to the earth and each other.

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Arvind 12/12/2009 04:58 AM

Sustainability pracititioner

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The greenness of a city

Although the EPA has not established official criteria for ranking the greenness of a city, there are several key areas to measure for effectiveness in carbon footprint reduction. These include air and water quality, efficient recycling and management of waste, percentage of LEED-certified buildings, acres of land devoted to greenspace, use of renewable energy sources, and easy access to products and services that make green lifestyle choices (organic products, buying local, clean transportation methods) easy. MNN's editorial team rounded up our top 10. (Text: Angela Black)
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