There is a city in Germany that is called one of the greenest cities in the world. The high energy efficiency requirements for housing, solar panels, low vehicle admittance, a design that encourages walking and/or bike riding, and more have made it so the residents of Freiburg, Germany actually produce more energy then they use. Plus, because Germany has passed laws requiring that excess energy be bought from families at a fixed rate, the residents are making money by living in their environmentally friendly homes. (Which, I add, are very nice.)
Children play in the streets, since there are few cars and the city gives pedestrians and cyclists full use of roadways while cars are required to drive at walking speeds. Compost and waste are processed to create more energy, which is sold back to the city as well. Even the hotel in Freiburg boasts efficiency with solar paneling as does the sports complex that runs completely independently.
Below are links about Freiburg. I would like big business in the US to be boasting about placing technology in use instead of researching something that can already begin to be implemented.
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