Mayor Bloomberg's Eco Action Plan
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With 127 green initiatives to be accomplished by 2010, Mayor Bloomberg's plan to green NYC is chugging toward its goal of reducing carbon emissions 30% by 2030.
Sustainable Planning for Tourist Destinations
The "Aspen Effect" -- in which communities build their economies around high-priced tourism -- can become an issue whenever a destination hits the tourism radar screen. With good planning, though, communities can make tourism work for, rather than against them.
Water collection is a green building fundamental, but in the West, cisterns are beginning to look like a lot like theft.
The American Institute of Architects evaluated the effectiveness of incentives for green building; see what works best.
The Urban Ecology Institute has a suite of programs to help Boston to gain both trees and environmental awareness.
Seattle joins LA and Boulder in limit ing mansion size -- an interesting cultural trend.
Packing environmental and health benefits, a new program in Pennsylvania helps get healthier foods into neighborhoods that lack grocery options.
In a new sustainability effort, Chicago will be re-paving its allies with a permeable substrate that will filter water back to Lake Michigan.
We've got biofuels, now we need more distribution centers like the energy-efficient Zarco 66 station in Lawrence, Kansas. 
Why not harness kinetic human energy? Oregon's Olympic trials were powered in part by pedaling fans.
Breaking away from stereotype, Los Angeles has passed an ordinance limiting the size of building conversions.
Incorporating universities into downtowns is the route to vibrancy and wealth for both.