Congratulations, Seattle!
Posted by MEC on October 31, 2007
Seattle, Washington, is one of the first major U.S. cities to claim it has cut greenhouse-gas emissions enough to meet the targets of the Kyoto Protocol.
Seattle’s reductions were largely the result of energy conservation by households and businesses, and changes in power production at Seattle City Light, the report said.
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Part of the cuts are due to changes in power production at Seattle City Light, which provides clean-running hydropower to homes and businesses.
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Seattle has started trying to lure people from their cars. Two tax measures approved by voters in 2006 are aimed at improving bus service, bike lanes and sidewalks.
The city also has passed development rules to encourage people to move downtown, where they will drive less, said Nicholas, with the Office of Sustainability and Environment.
More like this, please. What is your city doing to encourage people and businesses to reduce energy consumption?
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Phoenix Woman said
This is excellent! It sounds like it wasn’t that difficult to pull off, either.