Some Portland skepticism

In re: the post below on Kristof's obsession with Portland, David Appell writes to say that the main claim -- that Portland has reached pre-1990 GHG levels -- is probably false anyway. The Portland Office of Sustainable Development apparently all but admitted as much.

See "Portland's Compliance with Kyoto: The Birth of an Urban Myth" (Word doc) for details.

In re: the post below on Kristof’s obsession with Portland, David Appell writes to say that the main claim — that Portland has reached pre-1990 GHG levels — is probably false anyway. The Portland Office of Sustainable Development apparently all but admitted as much.

See "Portland’s Compliance with Kyoto: The Birth of an Urban Myth" (Word doc) for details.

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