World's first carbon-free city (in Abu Dhabi ???)

[jpak]

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/08/01/100138819/index.htm

It may seem strange that the emirate of Abu Dhabi, one of the planet's largest suppliers of oil, is planning to build the world's first carbon-neutral city.

But in fact, it makes a lot of financial sense. The 3.7-square-mile city, called Masdar, will cut its electricity bill by harnessing wind, solar, and geothermal energy, while a total ban on cars within city walls should reduce the long-term health costs associated with smog.

Masdar is still on the drawing board -- construction begins in January, with a very tentative completion date of 2009 -- but the result will be watched closely around the world.
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"If they can construct a zero-carbon city in this climate, you can do it anywhere," says Richard Young, a research manager with SustainLane, which evaluates sustainable cities and products. "It will have tremendous economic impact."

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[enid602]

1. slaves

I guess slave labor does leave a lighter carbon footprint.

[DaveJ]

2. Then why don't we have it?

[orleans]

3. well...looks like bush will have to bomb them....can't let a carbon neutral

city go springing up

i mean, how would that make his hummer tax breaks look? and his lowering of all the epa standards? why, george would be a laughing stock!

oh wait...he already is a laughing stock!