Top Ten Green U.S. Cities

[Nathanael]

Interestingly, they come pretty much from three states. Check it out.


Using careful but easily understood criteria, the editorial team at the Mother Nature Network (MNN) has come up with their top ten "green" cities in the U.S.

Calling a city "green"--make that calling anything "green" these days, can conjure up a slew of ambiguities. Part of this is due to how cliché and overused the term "green" is. Everything from socks to fuel to garbage bags is given the ascription these days. But what exactly makes a particular item green in the environmental sense? It surely isn't just a matter of color and the EPA has yet come up with a definitive explanation.


Link: http://www.energyboom.com/bio-energy/top-ten-green-us-cities

[ananda]

1. Austin rocks!

Yeah buddy!

[Terry in Austin]

5. Right on, Austin!

Green. Hot, but green.

:toast:

[tavalon]

6. The only thing that made my last 6 years in that hellish state liveable

was living in Austin. But I moved up the list to Seattle.

[Speck Tater]

2. Yeah! My town made the list!

Well, sort of. I'm actually a dozen miles outside Eugene in farm country. But I still consider it my town.

Of course I always thought that Eugene Oregon was called "The Emerald City" because of the "three M's", moss, mold and mildew, which are everywhere and are all very green.

[XemaSab]

3. Oaktown!

Home of the country's oldest wildlife refuge. :D

[tularetom]

4. I've lived in two of those places

Berkeley and Portland. Loved every minute of it.

So why the hell am I living in this brown expanse of dead grass as far as the eye can see. With only a few trees here and there to provide any shade.

Plus its about 105° here now.

[tavalon]

7. And the answer is?

[tularetom]

10. Land rich and cash poor

I gotta live somewhere and I own this big ol farmhouse on 40 acres that I couldn't sell for what I paid for it 20 years ago. Lots of room for my dogs to run around in and to keep a couple of horses.

[hunter]

8. I'm sorry. You live in Tulare?

But look on the bright side. You could be a cow standing shoulder to shoulder with the other cows on a twenty foot pile of shit in Tulare.

[tularetom]

9. No. I just spent most of my childhood there

Right now I live in the "above the fog and below the snow" belt of the western foothills of the Sierra.

In the summer it's pure hell. Tulare would be better.

In the fall, and winter, and especially in the early spring, there's no place on the face of the earth I'd rather be.

[Windterra]

11. Windterra presents distributed energy help with a VAWT

WINDTERRA (Green) News June 2009

In this issue:

1. OFF – Grid capability
2. Poles. Poles, Poles
3. FIT program
4. Financing
5. Permitting

The ECO 1200 is a now both a “Grid Tie” and “off grid product. The ECO 1200’s vertical axis design is an industry leader. The “all inclusive” simplistic mount, turbine, generator and matched inverter make an easily installed complete package. How much simpler than joining a wire to a breaker in the panel box or tie to your battery bank can you get! We are always facing the wind!

The inclusion of an off-grid option allows the power created by the ECO 1200 to be stored in batteries. The Battery Charger is only intended to be connected to a battery bank. The ability to convert energy into a range from 24 v - 48 v DC power leaves many options. This device also has an operating range from – 25 to 40 degrees Celsius.

In response to customer interest we continue to expand our recommended installation options. Last issue we promoted the use of outbuildings as an option. After working with different supply companies, using our specification requirements, we have suppliers in place for three types of poles…steel, composite, and wood. All three would place our unit about 30 ft. above ground. The steel pole requires a cement foundation. The composite and wood poles require a bored hole. Poles can be purchased for as little as $1000.00.

Recently we read about a “FIT” program. There is a movement towards a feed in tariff program. This program is designed to pay the small energy producer for each KW produced. This is a significant change in support of “Green Energy”.

We have worked with lending agencies and have a simplified process in place. By working with lending agencies we have virtually removed the bureaucracy of financing a wind turbine. These lending agencies know our product and have a great offer to help diminish the immediate cash outlay.

Work on the permitting side is also developing. We have example letters to neighbors, a sample ordinance along with advice on permitting available for your use.

Please contact us for further information or a reseller contact

Have you looked at our brochure lately?

Windterra is Building Tomorrow’s Energy Future …Today!

Contacts:
Larry Wagner Phone [phone]

[mopinko]

12. go chicago!!

i love my city!!