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As of Sept., 2009, travelers flying out of San Francisco International Airport can be the first in the nation to wipe away some of the damage their flights wreak on the planet by swiping their credit cards with three Climate Passport kiosks.
On June 10, 2009 it was announced that San Francisco, the birthplace of the United Nations, will be the lead US city to partner with the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria Partnership, a coalition of more than 40 international conservation, development, and travel industry organizations to implement sustainable tourism principles.
On June 10, 2009, "The Nalgene Least Wasteful City Study" revealed results that ranked 23 waste-focused habits of urban Americans, from recycling, to using public transportation, to shutting off the lights when leaving the room. When the results were tallied, San Francisco earned the title of America's Least Wasteful City.
On June 10, 2008 the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed legislation to implement a 10-year solar rebate program for local residents, businesses and non-profits. It is the first solar rebate of its kind and size offered by a city in the U.S. and will create the nation’s largest municipal solar program.
San Francisco currently has a 70 percent recycling rate. The city’s goal is 75 percent by 2010 and zero waste by 2020.

Green Journeys

One of the top 10 Best U.S. Walking Cities according to the American Podiatric Medical Association, San Francisco is the ideal turf to do a little sole searching. Visitors can explore the neighborhoods on self-guided walks of Union Square, Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, North Beach and Pacific Heights or explore the city step by step with City Guides. More than 80 free tours are offered by this volunteer-based group which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2008.

Mayor Newsom Announces First-Of-Its-Kind Sustainable Resources District for San Francisco's Civic Center. more >>
San Francisco is green, clean, and organic—the architecture is high-tech and eco-friendly, and the food is excruciatingly fresh and local. Is this the world’s first true 21st-century city?" So asked Travel + Leisure magazine. Read the remarkable answers.
In commemoration of the completion of the new California Academy of Sciences Building, Mayor Newsom cut the ribbon at the new "living roof" bus shelter at the Civic Center. more >>
Visit the official site of the City of San Francisco's Department of the Environment.

San Francisco has always been at the forefront of the green movement, especially now with hybrid taxis, a ban on plastic bags, a solar-paneled convention center, a solar-paneled scoreboard at AT&T ballpark and scores of hotels, restaurants attractions and tours doing their part.

Greenopia provides consumers with the means to make daily decisions that reduce their impact on the environment. Here's a directory of Bureau members included in Greenopia's "green leaf" ratings system.

Listen to what San Francisco's community of 'Ecothusiasts' are doing to contribute the green cause. Hotels, restaurants, retail shops. Everyone's doing their part. Read ECO 411 today.


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