Cities Enticing Residents to Go Green
PARKLAND, Fla. - Free hybrid-car parking. Cash rebates for installing solar panels. Low-interest loans for energy-saving home renovations. Money to tear up desert lawns and replace them with drought-resistant landscaping. Frustrated by what they see as insufficient action by state and federal government, municipalities around the country are offering financial incentives to get people to go green. “A lot of localities recognize they’re going to get a lot more done using carrots and incentives rather than regulatory means,” said Jason Hartke, director of advocacy for the U.S. Green Building Council.
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