Leading environmental cities -- such as Singapore Portland San Franciscoco; Wellington, New Zealand; and now, Washington, D.C. -- have joined, and another 20-30 cities are now exploring signing on.
There's $1 million out there for a team that wants to propose a potentially viable solution for issues around environmental sustainability, city planning, clean technology, sustainable cities, public health, health and wellness, global education, cross-cultural exchanges, and poverty alleviation.
The prospect of gas drilling in upstate New York has stirred strong opposition from a coalition of environmental groups, city politicians and residents, who fear that expansive operations of this sort could contaminate the city's drinking water.
The announcement came after years of efforts, sometimes sputtering, by environmental advocates, city officials and nonprofit groups to protect the bay.
In their environmental assessment, city planners estimated the rezoning had the potential for 321 units, said Kelly Murphy, deputy director of the Bronx planning office.
Healthcare, clean energy, environmental issues, city design.
After a referendum vote in its favor, Wal-Mart is seeking environmental and city approvals for a store there.
Meanwhile in New York City, Action Carting Environmental, the city's largest commercial garbage collection company, saw about 400 clients go out of business in first quarter of 2009, meaning less trash for the firm to haul.
Two blog posts appeared, bemoaning the lack of focus on this issue and the missed opportunity to create a fundamental change to the nation's travel infrastructure with all its attendant environmental and city planning advantages.
