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Las Vegas: The reinvention of Sin City as a sustainable city
2013-04-26 15:38:22| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Las Vegas strip, home to the world's best known casinos where wastefulness is not just encouraged but is a key part of the business model, has been reinventing itself over the past few years as a model of sustainability. But is it really possible for the infamous strip, that according to legend is so lit up it can be seen from outer space, ever be truly green? Las Vegas (Spanish for "the meadows") was founded as a city in 1905 because, ironically, the cluster of water springs in an area that...
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