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talk more about lifestyle and less about light bulbs
An interesting look at Green Urbanism that proposes changes to the tocken solutions proposed so far, "We need to talk more about lifestyle and less about light bulbs".
Find this article: http://www.metromodemedia.com/features/GreenUrbanism0022.aspxGreen Urbanism
By: Amy E. Whitesall, 6/7/2007
Green and urban. At first glance the two go together like balloons and thumbtacks. But combine green building concepts and urbanist ideals and you've got just that, "green urbanism," a growing movement toward walkable communities that are not just nice to live in but good for the environment, too.
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We Americans tend to look for green solutions when we can see the savings, which is why so many people have turned down the thermostat in the winter; turned it up in the summer, and installed curly light bulbs all over the house.
"All those things are really good things for us to do," said Mark Nickita, president of Archive DS, a Detroit architecture and design firm that specializes in improving urban areas. "But theres far too much emphasis on the little things everyone can do and not enough emphasis on the most important things that have big impact - the amount you drive every day, the amount of miles you live from your work, the amount of sprawl."
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One comment he heard there struck him with particular clarity: "We need to talk more about lifestyle and less about light bulbs."
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