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reduce the city’s air pollutionby 32percent
by 2012. Registered users will be able to
pickupacar fromoneofhundredsof rental
centers and then drop it off at one close to
theirdestination.
Spain
has grown spectacularly in its
ability to develop renewable energy. The
country now ranks second in the world in
wind-energy production and is a leader in
the production of solar and biofuel tech-
nologies. This past March, thousands of
wind turbines provided 27 percent of the
country’s total electricity supply.
Hammarby Sjöstad, a waterfront dis-
trict in
Stockholm, Sweden
, is undergoing
a green redevelopment. The areawas given
aWorldCleanEnergyAward for innovative
methods such as processingwaste in away
to turn it into energy and fertilizer, using
clean constructionmethods, andusingbio-
gas to fuel public transit and heating. And
officials in
Sweden
aremaking good use of
the 185,000 gallons of alcohol they confis-
cate each year: Insteadof dumping it down
the drain, they have it converted into bio-
gas to power 1,000 of the country’s trucks
andbuses (plus one train).
By next year, allMcDonald’s restaurants
in the
UnitedKingdom
will reuse old cook-
ing oil to power the chain’s fleet of biodie-
sel delivery trucks. This measure will save
more than 1,650 tons of carbon each year,
which is equivalent to removing2,400 cars
from the road.
It has been announced that some Holy
See buildings in
Vatican City
will start to
use solar energy. The Paul VI auditorium
roofwillbe replacedwithphotovoltaiccells,
and more cells may be installed on other
Vaticanbuildings.
In
Vauban,Germany
, public transporta-
tion is king. Parking anywhere there will
cost you, andnoparking spaces areallowed
near homes. Instead, houses arebuilt along
tramlines and bike trails, and businesses
and schools are located close to the center
of town.
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