Green Cities

The key to ensuring municipal ownership of the GHG reduction is in understanding the types of sources of municipal GHG emissions. Municipal GHG emissions, like those of any other organization, include numerous sources of direct and indirect emissions from within and beyond the geopolitical boundaries of the municipality.

 A list of the Top 10 Greenest American Cities. 

Using data compiled from the U.S. Census Bureau and National Geographic Society’s Green Guide, as well as rating the cities in four major categories, PopSci shows America that we are making progress in the fight against global warming.

It seems a bit counter-intuitive; we are used to seeing Dutch floating projects,not buried ones. Architect Moshé Zwarts says ""There has always been a lack of space in the city,so what we are doing is building a city under the city by using a new construction technique, which will not interfere with street traffic."

Ranking of top green cities. Sadly, my home town of Washington, DC was #12

Want to see a model for successful and rapid environmental action? Don't look to the federal government—check out your own town. Here, our list of the 50 communities that are leading the way. Does yours make the cut?

Ithaca, NY was ranked second on a list of Greenest Cities, in part due to the Ecovillage at Ithaca, an intentional community focused on sustainability. The Ecovillage has 60 cohousing units and an onsite organic farm. Ecovillagers give workshops and generally promote sustainability in Ithaca, which has the highest percentage of people who walk to work in the country.

Levels of consumption in even the greenest cities are far too high, said the WWF, formerly the World Wide Fund for Nature

Yesterday’s “back-to-school” post touched slightly on public buildings with the construction of LEED-certified libraries, sponsored by various cities. We were so impressed by the initiatives of some, that we decided to find out what else our cities were doing to green public services. The results were far beyond what we imagined.