Greener Cities

Palestinians face hurdles to a greener West Bank - Boston.com
Boston.com
Palestinians face hurdles to a greener West Bank
Boston.com
In a society preoccupied with the struggle for independence from Israel, protecting the environment has often been sidelined -- as evidenced by the ubiquitous sight of burning trash and piles of garbage bags on sidewalks in this city of 30000 north of ...

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Pedestrian-Friendly Cities - Construction Digital
Pedestrian-Friendly Cities
Construction Digital
As the green building movement continues to gain momentum, city planners are embracing and expanding the sustainability concept to include personal health and wellness into urban design. One simple fix for today's metropolitan sprawls is to make cities ...



'Go Green' gears up June 1 recycling launch - Worcester Telegram
'Go Green' gears up June 1 recycling launch
Worcester Telegram
“Get Ready, Get Set, Go Green!” kicked off the recycling drive earlier this spring, letting the Elm Street neighborhood know about the city's plan to enact a new trash/recycling ordinance this summer. Aura Gorski brought her two sons, Liam and Aidan, ...



Denmark aims low with green energy policy - The Republic
Denmark aims low with green energy policy
The Republic
As awareness has grown, cities like Copenhagen and some of the nation's hundreds of islands are vying for the accolade of "zero carbon" while Danes from across the social spectrum can tell you how much energy they use to the kilowatt.

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Palestinians face hurdles to a greener West Bank - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Palestinians face hurdles to a greener West Bank
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By DANIELLA CHESLOW AP In this Monday, May 14, 2012 photo, birds fly over piles of garbage in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Trying to raise awareness to environment protection, Palestinian officials are encouraging thousands of children to collect ...

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London's green belt: the forgotten strangler of the capital - The Guardian (b...
The Guardian (blog)
London's green belt: the forgotten strangler of the capital
The Guardian (blog)
In 1875, Octavia Hill, the patron saint of housing management and one of the founders of the National Trust, called for a green belt to be placed around London to stop the city sprawling over the surrounding countryside. Had she succeeded, places such ...

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Singapore sets about making the world a greener place - ITCM
Singapore sets about making the world a greener place
ITCM
The annual Clean Enviro Summit (CESS), the World Cities Summit and Singapore International Water Week will all take place over a 4 day period from 1st-4th July addressing liveable and sustainable city challenges. Acting as a global platform for ...

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Rust Belt Chic: Not Just for Hipsters - Rust Wire
Rust Wire
Rust Belt Chic: Not Just for Hipsters
Rust Wire
“The biggest challenge facing a shrinking city is the move of the working class from the urban core to the suburban fringes. Rust Belt Chic is about more than the return home to help. It also concerns a reversal of the flow to greener pastures.

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Weeding out the chemicals - Winnipeg Free Press
Weeding out the chemicals
Winnipeg Free Press
The city, which has environmental policies a generation ahead of Winnipeg's, has been experimenting with greener ways of controlling weeds. That includes 'power seeding' the city's main sports field so grass will crowd out any dandelions and bagging ...

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Creating garden cities and suburbs today - 24dash (press release)
Creating garden cities and suburbs today
24dash (press release)
The UK needs more, better-quality and greener housing. Many younger people want somewhere affordable to bring up a family, and many of the older generation are looking to comfortably 'downsize'. People want to live within positive, healthy, ...