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Recycling, it’s the least we can do

November 16th, 2009 · No Comments

By Barbara Kessler
Green Right Now

If you haven’t seen it, please take a look at our story about America Recycles Day. Find out just how much energy we can save by recycling, a no-brainer if ever there was one.

Last year, a Harris poll found that 91 percent of Americans reported that they recycled. But that figure seemed really high, given the low recycling rates in some cities, like Houston, Dallas, Detroit and Indianapolis. Those were some of the slackers revealed in a study of municipal recycling in 2008 that showed major US cities varied wildly in the amount of recyclables they collected, from San Francisco’s near 70 percent to Houston’s under 3 percent.

[caption id="attachment_6582" align="alignright" width="206" caption="Plastie bottle spewing"]We can do better[/caption]

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U.S. Cities Will Disclose Greenhouse Gas Emissions

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments

By Nima Kapadia

Some of the largest cities in the U.S., including New York, Las Vegas and New Orleans, have agreed to measure and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions to better understand the potential risks and opportunities associated with climate change.

Thirty cities in all will participate in the pilot program coordinated by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and the International Council on Local Environment Initiative (ICLEI) Local Government for Sustainability.

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