- Biodiesel
- Biodiesel
blends can be used in any internal combustion diesel
engine with no special modifications or extra machinery.
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- Cleaning
Up Brownfields
- Experts
estimate that this nation has more than 450,000
brownfields – vacant or underused industrial
sites with environmental contamination caused by
chemical compounds and other hazardous substances.
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- Community
Revitalization
- Although
the issue of community revitalization may at first
appear somewhat removed from environmental concerns,
closer examination reveals that there is a strong
relationship between the strength of cities and
the health of the environment.
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- Electronic
Waste
- Each
year the U.S. generates 5-7 million tons of electronic
waste. About 2% of this is recycled, 30% is stored,
and the rest ends up in a landfill.
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- Environmental
Justice
- Communities with a large population of low-income
and/or people of color are more likely to be subjected
to environmental hazards. These communities are
often excluded from decision-making processes by
those in power and/or by deficiencies in policy,
making it difficult for them to dialogue with companies,
regulatory agencies, and municipalities; to address
double standards held by zoning codes or real estate
agencies; to access legal, scientific, and other
technical support; or, to gain full consideration
of their input.
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- Green
Building
- Our
demand on natural and finite resources such as energy,
water, and building materials can be reduced and
our contribution to environmental quality enhanced
by incorporating green building principals into
the design, construction, and renovation of buildings.
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- Healthy
Schools: Toxic Building Sites
- School
districts chronically lack resources required to
meet renovation and construction needs. Often pressure
to reduce expenses and expedite the process encourages
shortcuts. As a result, far too many schools are
located on cheap land near or on contaminated property.
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- Pay-As-You-Drive
Auto Insurance
- Unlike conventional
auto insurance policies, which charge a flat rate
based on time periods, pay-as-you-drive (PAYD) auto
insurance policy costs are based on usage or distance
driven.
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- Smart
Growth Tax Credit
- The
Smart Growth Tax Credit Act is a prime example of
how states can save money while making their cities
cleaner and greener. The proposed tax credit is
designed to give developers a break for building
in more densely-populated areas and for complying
with cutting-edge green building standards.
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- Stopping
“Takings” Legislation
- “Takings” proponents
demand payment in the form of our government tax
dollars when a law or regulation affects the use
of land.
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- Suburban
Sprawl
- As
large numbers of urban residents move out of cities,
suburbs have seized the opportunity to embrace endless
housing developments and strip malls with little
long range planning. But uncontrolled sprawl presents
more than just an “open space” problem,
it also affects our quality of life and the health
of all our communities – wealthy and lower-income,
urban, rural, and suburban.
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- Traffic
Congestion Relief
- Nearly 4 million
miles of roads and 200 million vehicles keep Americans
moving, but our mobility comes with a price. Highways
are a major cause of public health and haphazard
development problems.
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- Transfer
of Development Rights
- As the population
of the United States continues to grow rapidly,
state and local governments face a challenge in
encouraging development while preserving natural
resources, open space, agricultural land, and historic
sites. Transfer of development rights (TDR) programs
have been adopted throughout the country by both
local and state governments to maintain growth without
sacrificing sensitive lands.
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- Transportation
Funding
- This
package offers several policy options to update
your state’s transportation laws, giving greater
funds and control to local, metropolitan, and regional
organizations, and encouraging mass transit, pedestrian
and bicycle infrastructure enhancements, and other
transportation alternatives.
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- Water
Privatization
- One
of the most important trends in the water industry
is the transfer of the production, distribution,
or management of water or water services from public
entities to private corporations, broadly called
“privatization.”
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