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The past ten or so years haven't been great for environmentalists. Climatologist predict imminent global cataclysm unless we sharply reduce carbon emissions, but the federal government doesn't seem to care. When given the chance to sign the Kyoto Protocols and pledge to reduce greenhouse gases, Bush was like, "Nah," and refused to ratify it. Just about every other nation on earth, of course, signed off.
But that didn't stop America's plucky city mayors, who, in 2005, with true DIY spirit, put together their own agreement to cut emissions, by offering companies tax credits for creating low-emissions businesses, changing municipal transportation systems and local zoning laws. It's called the U.S. Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement, and it seems to be working, too. As mayor of SteveopolisLOL in Sim City 2000, I'm a proud signatory. Non- imaginary cities in every state in the country have at least paid lip service to encouraging a better earth too, but in some, the Clean Tech industry is flourishing. Below are the seven best cities for clean technology, according to earth2tech.com:
My two favorite American cities, Detroit, Michigan and Tampa, Florida have signed the agreement, but did not make the list, so it's not like agreeing to think about the environment instantly brings jobs and clean air, especially if your city is not so much an on-the-grow municipal center as a horror-ravaged, blighted hellscape.
But seriously, the Mayor's list and the reported success of the Eco-tech programs in the above places indicates that living a high-tech lifestyle and working to sustain the planet aren't mutually exclusive. Technological advances at the kinds of businesses this initiative supports might eventually be the only thing standing between us an environmental disaster. Of course, we're probably just buying time until an alien and/or robot army enslaves us all and forces us to work in outer space diamond mines.
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