BBC: NY to reduce greenhouse emissions

Posted on 27 December 2007 | 0 Comments

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By Matthew Wells BBC News, New York, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007 The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will now be eco-friendly New York City has begun an ambitious project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030. The first symbolic change has already occurred in the lights on the famous Rockefeller Center Christmas tree - it now has energy-saving bulbs. The lights on the Brooklyn Bridge will also be replaced next year with low-energy bulbs, costing $500,000. Since they last three-times longer than conventional bulbs, the city is expected to make long-term savings. New York is going "green" - that is the headline billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to see going into the New Year, as he starts to tackle the huge energy costs of a city that accounts for a whole 1% of America's carbon emissions. New hybrid police and fire vehicles will also be phased in, along with hybrid garbage trucks, subject to a trial period. Read the whole story.