Thursday, April 26, 2012

A Daunting Emissions Quest for U.S. Cities

New York Times: Carbon dioxide emissions declined by 30 percent from 1970 to 2000 in the Pittsburgh area because the economy and the population contracted. More than 1,000 American cities have voluntarily committed themselves to ambitious targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. A recent case study focusing on Allegheny County, Pa., home to Pittsburgh, highlights how hard it will be for some to meet those goals, however. At first glance, one would think that the county is on track. According to a study...

URL: http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/26/a-daunting-emissions-quest-for-u-s-cities/
Enclosure: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/04/25/science/pitt/pitt-blog480.jpg

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