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3 Cities That Are Going Green

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Posted December 17, 2012 with 1224 reads

Keywords: Public Transportation, Biking, Green Building, Sustainability

Green business practices are booming in three American cities: Chicago, Illinois; Seattle, Washington; and Portland, Oregon.

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“Brilliant!Long-term committed asset holders like schools, municipalities, hospitals, ... tend to be the greatest beneficiaries from energy retrofits, so it's great to see Impington showing leadership. And the Skanska financing program is a lifesaver: similar programs are emerging all over. We've found that one of the important "little details" that make all of this possible is that of having a ...”

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“I love the term "food rescuer". This is something I'd love to do and wish I'd done in college. My friend started bike co-ops and it would've been easy to add food onto the mission. We had weekly Sunday dinners and even rescuing food and serving it on Sunday would work. Thanks for sharing.Blog OnJanet”

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“Great article Jeff! The infographic is useful.It's important to note the opportunities for synergies in these items as well. Obviously the infographic is oversimplified to the point that you can make a graphic of it, and there is much more to say behind each item. For example, avoiding facing west ...”

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“Brilliant!Long-term committed asset holders like schools, municipalities, ...”

May 19th, 2013 by dsatnik

“Brilliant!Long-term committed asset holders like schools, municipalities, hospitals, ... tend to be the greatest beneficiaries from energy retrofits, so it's great to see Impington showing leadership. And the Skanska financing program is a lifesaver: similar programs are emerging all over. We've ...”

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“A "grid" works fine when it's laid on a flat surface, but on other types of ...”

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