Greenpeace's EfficienCity Shows the Future...in Flash Form

Written by Hank Green

Monday, 11 February 2008

Every once in a while it's nice to pretend. Personally, I'm still a huge fan of building fake cities in Maxis games and making everything as beautiful and sustainable as possible. But Greenpeace has done me one better, in their marvelous Flash Application: The EfficienCity.

Take a tour of what a real sustainable city would look like, complete with wave power, combined heat and power plants, high speed rail, and (if you look really closely) Smart Cars.

The city gives you information on all of these beautiful sustainable aspects of itself. You can zoom into the city and learn about wind power, small-geothermal power, bio-gas, solar, wave, wind, and tidal power. The amount of informating hiding in this little city is staggering.

If you want to give yourself a little tour of what it is to be an EcoGeeky city, this is a great place to start. But don't dive in if you don't have a few minutes to spare. It'll suck you in.

Via Greenpeace

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written by Deden , February 11, 2008

wow .. that's good. That would be a dream city. I wonder that model will be my future city.
tfs

More on CHP!
written by miggs , February 12, 2008

I'm glad Greenpeace has done this, especially with the attention paid to combined heat & power (CHP) plants. That's really the key, here, because 69% of U.S. greenhouse emissions come from the production of electricity and heat. Eco-friendly buildings and fuel-efficient cars are important, but in terms of mitigating global warming, they pale in comparison to what CHP and other forms of energy recycling can do. Hopefully Greenpeace will start giving more attention in general to this technology.

Thanks
written by Jerome , February 13, 2008

SimCity was one of my favorite games when I was in high school. I have visited the Flash Application. I think it's fun and gives more knowledge about environmental oriented technology. Thanks for the info.

nice
written by Sheff , July 11, 2008

I like this flash application. thanks

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		Hank Green is the founder and chief geek at EcoGeek.org. Aside from being obsessed with saving the planet with technology, he loves to write and make videos. If you want to find out more about him, visit hankgreen.com

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