Do You Live in One of the World's 15 Greenest Cities?
And the winner is....
1. Rekyjavik, Iceland
Remember the grade-school memory device "Greenland is icy and Iceland is green"? It's truer than ever thanks to progress made by Iceland and its capital city in recent years. Reykjavik has been putting hydrogen buses on its streets, and, like the rest of the country, its heat and electricity come entirely from renewable geothermal and hydropower sources and it's determined to become fossil-fuel-free by 2050. The mayor has pledged to make Reykjavik the cleanest city in Europe. Take that, Greenland.
One reason I've always been very curious about visiting Iceland...
There are cities promoting 'car free' days...could anyone imagine Cowtown doing that? People would have fits...not to mention our 'mass transit' would completely self destruct. It's funny...I've been getting more & more interested in urban planning. It's probably a field that is way over my little BFA head but I seem to think it is a way to make a difference in the world & influence how people impact the environment & each other. Honestly, most Canadian cities need it (although one made the list above & another got a honorable mention.)
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