Innovations in the Green City Movement
16 February 2008 - 5:00am
This slideshow from Popular Science shows case studies of some of the country's greenest cities and how they are achieving environmental sustainability.
A look at Oakland's zero-emission bus, Chicago's hydropower generation, rooftop solar power generators in San Francisco, geyser power in Santa Rosa, California, power from sewage in Salt Lake City, and tidal power generation in New York City.
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How America's Greenest Cities Got Green
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Popular Science, February 8, 2008
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