CitiesGoGreen - February 2009 - (Page 2) In This Issue 6 In Motion Phasing Out the Gas Tax? • Carless in Chicago • NACo’s Green Government Initiative • Visualize Smart Growth • Helena, Montana Beats Kyoto Targets Already • Pouring Money Down the Drain? • California Green Car Label • Renaissance for Rail • Iowa: Energy Independent by 2025 • Green Tops for Landfills Cut Methane • San José Charges Ahead • Nationwide Town Hall—April 18 FEBRUARY 2009 100% Recycling Participation Saves Money Orange Village cuts landfill costs and doubles its recycling volume in two months. 11 Living on One Planet An abandoned business park is being transformed into a carbon-free, resilient community of 5,000 residents. by Susan Kraemer 14 Solar Balloons Could Power the Earth by Sam McNeil 13 Our Advertisers IFC APWA www.apwa.net/SustainConf 1 GreenCities www.greencities.com 4 CivicPlus CivicPlus.com/GoGreen 10 National League of Cities NLCGreenCitiesConferenceandExpo.org 12 Sire Technologies SireTechnologies.com 22 American Forests/CityGreen www.americanforests.org IBC Aeration Industries www.aireo2.com 2 February/March 2009 http://www.apwa.net/SustainConf http://www.greencities.com http://www.CivicPlus.com/GoGreen http://www.NLCGreenCitiesConferenceandExpo.org http://www.SireTechnologies.com http://www.americanforests.org http://www.aireo2.com http://www.CitiesGoGreen.com
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