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Amid growing climate impacts, the City of Lakes is fighting back with a citizen-backed action strategy.
by Mike Hower
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Every four years, billions of dollars are poured into construction projects for the Olympic Games. Promises about sustainable development and protecting the environment follow. But host cities struggle to reach the goal.
by Mike Hower
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Vancouver has a long history of environmental activism, and the city has made major strides in improving urban sustainability. Now, it's working on resilience.
by Mike Hower
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Brew City is removing financial barriers, embracing partnerships and touting a 'new triple-bottom-line' ethos.
by Mike Hower
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Climate change is turning up temperatures in sunny San Diego, creating an array of health and water challenges for the regional economy. Here's how businesses are dealing with it.
by Mike Hower
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EPA chief McCarthy and Land O'Lakes CEO Policinski joined mayors and other leaders to swap strategies for resilience.
by Mike Hower
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The limelight is on nation-states at COP21, but cities around the world are getting serious about climate action.
by Mike Hower
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How can cities move from 'talk to walk” and scale up resilience projects? Business and government leaders shared lessons at the VERGE City Summit.
by Mike Hower
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Miami is one of the most at-risk cities in the U.S. for climate change fallout, but surprisingly little has been done to bolster resilience.
by Mike Hower
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Copenhagen, Johannesburg and Singapore are among the stars of a new report that touts better transportation, buildings and waste management to generate massive savings.
by Mike Hower
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A research and design firm has a plan to remake Atlantic City's ailing economy to become a global center for research on resiliency.
by Mike Hower
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Scientists can’t be everywhere to measure air pollution. Thanks to these developments, they may not have to be.
by Mike Hower
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As Capitol Hill idles on climate issues, the District of Columbia is taking decisive action on emissions cuts — starting with a citywide green building campaign.
by Mike Hower
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The German Climate Computing Center is now using IBM's data analytics technology to manage the world’s largest cache of climate simulation data.
by Mike Hower
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By 2050, 2.5 billion more people will live in global cities — 90 percent of whom will reside in Africa, Latin America or Asia. But how do these less-developed urban centers fit into the hype about smart city technology?
by Mike Hower
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The American South isn’t exactly known as a bastion of sustainability, but Atlanta is looking to lead the way toward widespread regional change — a role it has played historically.
by Mike Hower
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Chicago's CSO describes the Windy City's comprehensive strategy for improving sustainability and resilience.
by Mike Hower
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See how the combined strengths of governments, businesses and non-profits are addressing some of the world’s social and environmental problems.
by Mike Hower
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Kenya's tech hub is developing technologies to solve local problems with global impacts.
by Mike Hower
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We may not have achieved 'Back to the Future's' 1985 rendition of a 2015 marked by flying vehicles, but rapid innovation in the realm of mobility is nothing to scoff at.
by Mike Hower
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NAZCA is a new online tool that aggregates individual climate action, including those by cities and businesses.
by Mike Hower
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Big Data, intelligent networks and green infrastructure are only a few ingredients of smarter cities. Here's how to get cooking.
by Mike Hower
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Behind closed doors, major players from major U.S. cities joined with companies in planning radical progress to combat climate change.
by Mike Hower
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The Clinton Global Initiative takes on the world's toughest challenges. This year, it gets cities and businesses on board for for GHG reduction and more.
by Mike Hower
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From the VERGE Salon NYC: Planning tomorrow's cities can be a part of a brighter future — but we have a small window in which to act.
by Mike Hower