Local 'Green' Economies Seen as Boost to Progressive Politics

"City governments are enacting laws that favor the local, green economy. Local governments now realize that downtown infill development makes more economic and social sense than suburban sprawl, and they are passing measures designed to foster that kind of redevelopment. Local governments are also passing numerous laws directing government spending toward goods and services that favor social equity, local purchasing, and restoring the environment...Some local governments are also realizing the green economy investments create more and better jobs than do traditional polluting industry investments."