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Los Angeles to ditch coal power by 2025
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Los Angeles has set out plans to eliminate the use of electricity coming from coal-fired power stations and invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency in a bid to … -
IBM helps Boston become smarter city
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IBM is working with the city of Boston, Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Boston University to tackle energy use in buildings, traffic congestion and other urban … -
New York City plans to lead electric vehicle charge
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has set out plans to expand the use and access to electric vehicles in the city. In his 12th and final state of city address, Bloomberg … -
New York City unveils designs for first micro apartments
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New York City has unveiled designs for its first micro-unit apartment buildings. The ‘My Micro NY’ proposal is the winner of the adAPT NYC competition, which was launched in … -
The greenest vehicles for 2013 - and the meanest
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The Toyota Prius C has been named the greenest vehicle by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEE). In its 15th annual ‘Green car list’, the compact … -
New York City looks to reinvent the public payphone
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has launched a challenge to reinvent the iconic public payphone. The ‘Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge’ calls on urban designers, … -
Imagine if you could see New York's carbon emissions
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Imagine if carbon wasn’t a formless gas, but rather a solid ball. We’d be forced to deal with our emissions problem much faster, because look at what would happen to New York … -
A 3D visualisation of the greenhouse gas emissions to come from New York City's buildings
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Three quarters of New York City's greenhouse gas emissions come from the energy used by buildings. Reducing this energy is a goal of both building managers and the City of … -
NYC converts old phone booths into interactive information hubs
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New York has become the first US city to introduce a network of publicly accessible interactive displays on its streets offering information such as neighbourhood news, … -
Hestia project: Visualising total city carbon emissions
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Arizona State University's Hestia Project 2012 has taken data from multiple sources to demonstrate a comprehensive picture of the Indianapolis city environment. The software …
