New York - Environmental Model for the Northwest?
Northwest Environment Watch's Executive Director, Alan Durning, recently wrote an interesting article for Grist Magazine on environmental lessons that the Northwest could take from New York City, of all places. While Durning is quick to point out that New Yorkers produce far more trash, consume considerably more water per person, and aren't exactly known for their clean air and water, he notes that New Yorkers uses far less energy per resident than Northwesterners. In fact, Northwest residents use one third more energy than your average New York City dweller. Energy use is widely considered the most important environmental metric and according to Durning, "arguably the biggest environmental threat of the new century." What is it that New York has over on the emarald city? The answer is public transportation, which is largely as a result of population density, amongst the highest in the world. Are there lessons to be learned from New York City without changing the pristine Northwest into a bulging megalopolis? Find out on the Grist Magazine website:
Ecotopia on the Hudson
http://www.gristmagazine.com/soapbox/durning081903.asp
