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Biomass District Heating

Dockside Green, a mixed-use sustainable community in Victoria, B.C., houses residential, commercial, and light-industrial occupants, and utilizes heat and hot water generated on-site by a renewable

Cooperative Wind Farms

The government of Denmark is aiming to source 50 percent of Danish electricity consumption from offshore wind power by 2030.

Green Power

The Emerald People’s Utility District in Eugene, Oregon offers renewable green power options to their clients: 50 or 100 percent renewable for residential users and 10, 25, 50, or 100 percent

Building Codes for Energy Efficiency

In 2010, the City of Burnaby approved a municipal zoning bylaw for the UniverCity community development that makes its building standards the greenest in North America.

Energy Efficiency Resource Standards (EERS)

Passed at the provincial or state level, EERS require utilities to adopt energy efficiency as a clean, cost-effective energy resource by establishing an explicit, numerical target for incorporating

Energy Efficient Mortgages

An Energy-Efficient Mortgage credits a home's energy efficiency in the mortgage itself.

Power Smart Rebates

British Columbia’s provincial energy utility, BC Hydro, launched its Power Smart program in 1989 to assist customers in conserving electricity and help offset the province’s growi

Public-Private Partnerships for Waste Management

Public consultation, education, and public-private partnerships have helped create a sustainable waste management system in Edmonton, Alberta.

Waste-to-Energy in Copenhagen

Waste-to-Energy: Copenhagen, Denmark has dramatically changed its waste management system over the past decade with waste-to-energy plants.

Toward Sustainable Communities: Solutions for Citizens and Their Governments

TOWARD SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: Solutions for Citizens and Their Governments, Spring 2012, Pre-Order NOW for 20% discount:

Backyard Aquaculture Demonstration Project

In Maui County, the University of Hawai’i has partnered with a local high school to create a backyard aquaculture demonstrati

Toronto City Greening Project

Toronto’s Evergreen Brick Works, previously known as the Don Valley Brick Works industrial site, has been transformed into a community gathering center

Trees for Tucson program

The Trees for Tucson program is affiliated with the American Forests&rsq

Pay-As-You-Throw Garbage System

Under a Pay as You Throw (PAYT) system, residents that generate less garbage reap savings on garbage collection.

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