Smart growth stops global warming!
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A new national report shows that land-use planning can help reduce global warming pollution by reducing driving by 20-40%.
Smart Growth America, the Urban Land Institute, the Center for Clean Air Policy, and the National Center for Smart Growth Research & Education have come out with
Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and
Climate Change
The report details how land use planning can
contribute greatly to stopping global warming including reducing driving by 20-40%!
Reducing our driving dependency is especially important here in Washington where half of our green house gas emissions come from automobiles.
Find out more and download the report here: