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Sandy Recovery Highlights Resilience Lessons
Graffiti in New York following the devastation cased by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. (photo: Ayasha Guerin / inhabitat.com) The Chen residence in the Midland Beach neighborhood of Staten Island is occupied...
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New SolSmart Program Helps Cities Go Solar, Create Jobs
SolSmart offers cities no-cost technical assistance to improve access and affordability of local solar projects. Launched on April 27 by the Sustainable Cities Institute at the National League of...
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How the City of Fort Collins is Making Community Resiliency a Reality
“Our city’s leaders believe that assessing and improving resilience offers assurance to our citizens, businesses, and other stakeholders that our community will be stronger and a better place to live.”...
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What I Learned at the U.S.-China Low-Carbon Cities Summit in Beijing
As Pinecrest, Florida, Mayor Cindy Lerner notes, confronting climate issues and reducing carbon emissions requires global participation at the local level. Through the U.S. State Department, cities...
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New Year, New Technology, New (Smarter) Cities
Fully connected smart cities are coming. NLC’s latest report helps cities prepare for their arrival by providing local leaders with best practices in this arena. As cities grapple with how to invest in...
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Five Ways Your City Can Benefit from the “Solar in Your Community” Challenge
Offering $5 million in cash prizes and technical assistance over 18 months, the Challenge supports local teams across the country in their efforts to develop programs or projects that bring solar to...
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Mayors Continue to Forge a Path Towards Greater Urban Resilience
Cities across the country are thinking of new ways to use resources and community assets to strengthen their response to numerous challenges presented by the on-going impacts of climate change and...
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City Leaders – Here’s Why the Better Buildings Summit Should Be on Your Calendar
More than 900 participants at the Department of Energy’s 2017 Better Buildings Summit will share proven approaches to cutting energy use in their buildings over the next 10 years. Among other...
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Why City Leaders Should Attend the Smart Cities NYC ’17 Conference
With partners such as Vice Media and the New York City Mayor’s Office of Technology and Innovation, the Smart Cities NYC ’17 conference will convene thought leaders from around the world to advance...
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D.C. Circuit Will Not Rule on Clean Power Plan — For Now
With its Friday ruling, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed the Clean Power Plan — but a Supreme Court review may be on the horizon. A plume of exhaust extends from the Mitchell Power Station,...
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