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Surrounded by water on three sides, San Francisco fights to keep climate change at bay
Cities are where the real action is at, says Melanie Nutter. The San Francisco sustainability director works with other cities to stave off the worst effects of climate change.
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Holy crap it used to take forever to get anywhere in this country
Six weeks to get from New York to Chicago! And FORGET about L.A.
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Awesome metal squid will guard your bike
We want these everywhere. Because who would dare steal a bike from the tentacles of a squid?
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China’s going greener, even if it means flattening 700 mountains
Expanding the country's dirtiest city will mean flattening the landscape.
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There’s still time if you act now: ‘Carbon Zero,’ conclusion
Carbon zero cities aren't a utopian ideal. It may be late in the climate game, but there's still so much we can do. Let's get started!
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A live chat with sustainability smart guy Alex Steffen
The author and futurist talked with Grist readers about carbon zero cities. Check out a replay of the conversation.
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Why we’re still fighting the smog that once choked London: It still kills
As the EPA gets close to finalizing new soot standards, a look at how this pollution affects our health.
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Russia had a three-day traffic jam
There was a three-day traffic jam in Russia because of a snow storm. You thought maybe Russians were good at dealing with snow? Apparently they are not.
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Big-city problems, small-farm solutions: ‘Carbon Zero,’ chapter 6
Reorganizing our food system provides an opportunity to ratchet down our cities' carbon emissions while also reconnecting them to the natural world.
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Drawbacks of the digital city: ‘Carbon Zero,’ sidebar 3
If we want technology to be a force for good, here are a few things we should keep in mind before we weave it into every element of our carbon-zero cities.
