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MichelleMalanca

  1. In Italy, Electric Buses Wirelessly Pick Up Their Power: nyti.ms/M8izhk
  2. Baltimore: 10% increase in street trees translates to roughly a 12% decrease in crime grist.org/cities/in-balt…
  3. 78% of Senior Execs say sustainability vital to future growth of their businesses bit.ly/KXwQvL
  4. Biking Saves US Riders $4.6B/year. Replacing one 4-mile car trip by bike every week would save 2B gallons/year -Forbes onforb.es/JtXNkT
  5. Direct correlation between income and the amount of urban trees. Aerial photos to boot! bit.ly/MEe1vA
  6. Brookings Inst: neighborhood walkability dramatically increases rents for offices, retail & apartments, home prices. nyti.ms/Ljk8X9
  7. NYC green roofs cut heat gain in summer by 84 percent & 1 sq meter removes C02 equivalent of one car going 12K miles. nyti.ms/Jx7cPh
  8. Lucky to be in beautiful Medellin now. Next stop: botanical gardens! Great article - A City Rises, Along With Its Hopes nyti.ms/JCizDr
  9. RT @FastCompany How To Create Engaged Citizens - tech, storytelling & civic identity bit.ly/JNX299
  10. On water management "Cities should be intelligent hydrologic machines" - Hector Camargo @cccscolombiagbc #CCCS
  11. Go Toronto! Toronto plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. -Lisa Bate @CaGBC at @cccscolombiagbc conference
  12. For every 1% increase in urban population energy consumption goes up by 2.2% -Lisa Bate, @CaGBC #CCCS
  13. RT @EnvironmentView Cuffed For Landing Giant iPod at Apple HQ - Wired News bit.ly/MhtFPT
  14. RT @grist Going solar doesn’t mean you’re some weird pickler guy, say new ads bit.ly/J3dl5x
  15. Wasn't expecting Forbes to be funny...The Six Enemies of Greatness (and Happiness) onforb.es/wNOyPs
  16. Excited to be speaking on sustainable cities at the Colombia GBC annual forum next week in Bogota bit.ly/xdOezj #CCCS
  17. New York Sees Source of Electricity in Water Pipes nytimes.com/2012/05/09/nyr…
  18. Chemical companies used fear and falsehoods to push laws that have put scary loads of #flameretardants into our bodies trib.in/IP3kFV