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China to Build a Zero-Carbon Green City
gormanw writes "Just outside Shanghai, there is an island about the size of Manhattan. China is going to build its first-ever 'green city', complete with no gasoline/diesel powered vehicles, 100% renewable energy, green roofs, and recycling everything. The city is called Dongtan and it should house about 5,000 people by the end of 2010, with estimates of 500,000 by 2050. The goal is to build a livable city that is energy efficient, non-polluting, and protects the wildlife in the area."
Dongtan... shit; I'm still only in Dongtan... Every time I think I'm gonna wake up back in a real city. When I was home after my first visit, it was worse. I'd wake up and there'd be nothing... no emissions at all. I hardly said a word to my wife, until I said "yes" to a divorce. She got the Prius and the Honda Clarity... When I was here, I wanted to waste energy; when I was there, all I could think of was getting back into this green city. I'm here a week now... trying to be efficient... getting more wasteful; every minute I stay in this room, I get more carbon positive, and every minute Mao squats in the bush, he gets greener. Each time I looked around, the walls moved in a little tighter...