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World’s largest green financial district planned
A unique ’green building’ experiment is underway to create the world’s largest international financial center and one of India’s biggest ever infrastructure projects. The Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) will occupy a green field site of more than 500 acres in the rapidly developing state of Gujarat in India. It is slated to be the world’s largest international financial services center and IT hub when it is completed in 2017.
This landmark project is an attempt to harness the growth and ambition of India, and direct it toward a concentrated urban setting as the focal point ... |
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Bordering on disaster - US and Mexico fight to green their borders
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the 14 metropolitan areas along the US-Mexico border suffer from `abysmal air and water quality` as well as a host of other unacceptable environmental hazards. Last week, governors from Mexican and American states along the border were hosted by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to discuss these and other environmental issues of mutual concern.
Environmental degradation in the border regions stems in part from rapid population growth which has spurred poorly planned development, increased energy demand and amplified already ... |
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