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Isle of Wight: eco trailblazer

Green roofs start to sprout on urban homes

U.S. mayors meet in Seattle to push for a green revolution
Washington’s largest prison gets green certification

A new book on meeting challenges of peak oil and global warming shows city leaders how to create their own plans to reduce local vulnerability to rising prices and volatile energy markets.

Willits has become a focal point for the peak oil movement because it is now on the leading edge of relocalization efforts. Some readers who are thinking about where they should live in the coming energy decline may be looking at Willits (and perhaps other places that are taking peak oil preparations seriously).