Can the United States lead the way to a bright green future for the planet?

Here at Worldchanging, we believe that the answer is yes. As Alex Steffen wrote in our December feature Worldchanging and the American Future:

"If the world is going to figure out one-planet prosperity, a bright green way of life that can lift everyone out of poverty while averting catastrophe, to some very serious extent, we Americans will need to invent our own version of it first."

Sustainability experts Peter Newman and Timothy Beatley share a similar view about both the opportunity and responsibility facing the United States. And they believe that the change must take place first in our urban communities.

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