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Put your green city on the map in WWF’s 2014 Global Earth Hour City Challenge
Although it seems like just the other day Vancouver was crowned the first Global Earth Hour Capital and People’s Choice winner, the recruitment phase for next year’s challenge has begun!

Panda-monium at Vancouver City Hall
May 1st marks the kick-off for cities across Canada to sign up for the 2014 Earth Hour City Challenge. Put your city on the map as an Earth Hour City Capital! Join the greenest city challenge.

Rooftop power – A closer look at a 6000 sq foot rooftop garden
Unused rooftop parking lot into urban salad producer- putting concrete to work for greenery

Power to the people
Exciting design is one way to pump up the fun factor in urban living . The neighbourhood of Västra Hamnen, in Malmö Sweden, transformed industrial lands into a compact city space, and is now at the vanguard of low carbon design innovation .

City power: How cities are leading the way on climate change
Transformational Urban Sustainability Strategies Catch on - I was blown away by the stories I heard last week from Earth Hour City champions of how cities are leading the way on climate change.