A small beach community in Southern California has announced its plans to aim for carbon neutraility. With only 1.3 square miles, the goal may not be as challenging as it is for other cities, but Hermosa Beach mayor, Michael DiVirgilio, sees his city as a “perfect partner for those who want to collaborate with a city that’s nimble and motivated to showcase the latest emission-cutting, energy-saving and pocketbook-focused products and services.”
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Archives for the month of: October, 2010
Could the leading U.S. city in the fight against climate change be Austin Texas? The City of Austin, population approx 750,000 and metro area of 1.8 million, plans to be carbon neutral by 2020: that means government facilities, vehicles and operations.
Look out New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and all you others…here comes Austin!
According to Grist, San Francisco has “the country’s toughest mandatory recycling and composting laws” and diverts nearing 80 percent of its refuse to recycling and compost, with that figure climbing each year. This means San Francisco is giving Seattle, with a history of pioneering rigorous recycling and composting programs, a serious run for its money in the race to zero waste.
With Seattle’s King County aiming for a Zero Waste goal of 2030, looks like San Francisco could beat Seattle in this particular leg of the carbon neutral race.
PlaNYC is a comprehensive strategy to reduce New York City’s greenhouse gas footprint, while accommodating a population growth of nearly one million, and improving its infrastructure and environment. In short, they aim to be “greenest big city in the world.”
They aren’t yet aiming for carbon neutrality, but what they’ve acomplished in just three years should light a fire under every city in North America to commit to their own, aggresive plan for sustainable, prosperous, high-quality living!
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