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Green Streets: Hall of Fame - July/August 2006 - Sierra Magazine - Sierra Club - 0 views

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  • The Second City's green-roofs program is second to none, with more than 2.5 million square feet devoted to providing cooling and insulating cover.
  • CHICAGO population 2,862,244
  • The first major city to tackle global warming, Portland creates less greenhouse gases than it did 15 years ago, while saving $2 million annually on city energy bills--and attracting new business with its efficiency expertise.
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  • Its green-building standards are the toughest in the nation.
  • PORTLAND, OREGON population 533,492
  • San Francisco proves its worthiness with progressive purchasing policies (including phasing out toxic products and those from sweatshops)
  • $100 million invested in solar power
  • and an innovative study of the potential for generating renewable energy from the waves off its shores.
  • The city's acclaimed recycling program also contributes to its top-notch culinary reputation by sending compost made of food scraps to the region's famed vineyards and farms.
  • SAN FRANCISCO population 744,230
  • Mayor Greg Nickels (D) brought Seattle into the national spotlight when he launched the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement to reduce global-warming pollution nationwide.
  • The city government is retrofitting its heavy-duty diesel vehicles with devices that will cut particulate pollution in half
  • By investing in renewable energy and efficiency programs to offset its contributions to global warming, the city-owned utility has become the first in the country to reduce its net greenhouse-gas emissions to zero.
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