12 Cities Leading the Way in Sustainability

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Seattle, WA

In 2005, Seattle’s utility company became the first in the nation to go carbon neutral, thanks in part to the high number of hydroelectric dams in the region. Mayor Mike McGinn recently pledged not to invest Seattle’s money in fossil fuel companies, and is putting pressure on those who oversee the city’s pension funds to do the same.

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