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Major solution to global warming – Urban planning and transit-oriented development

Urban planning can save the earth

Unlike the cure for the common cold, solutions to a significant cause of global warming are commonly known. In fact, more than a few middle-schoolers understand that reducing the number of personal automobiles on the road, reducing the length of time such cars are driven, will in-turn reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

by Adrienne J. Tissier, The Examiner

Full Story: http://www.examiner.com/a-651599~How_urban_planning_can_save_the_earth.html

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Incentivizing Green Building

The British Columbia village of Saanich has passed a measure that will make it easier for developers building energy-efficient projects to get approval. Green builders will also receive building permit fee rebates.

Full Story: http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=82649b87-c8b7-46dc-957b-57253e926c6b&k=11205

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