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Well, Los Angeles is determined to absolutely be the greenest city in the world. And that starts with the L.A. Convention Center, which if you know it, is a massive structure.

Supposedly it's LEED certified on a platinum level, which is unheard of for a structure that's 80,000 square feet. Everything served (well, except for the concession food) is organically grown, and now the LACC has started a program where it recycles its cooking oil into bio-fuel.

L.A. City will never again buy purely gasoline-powered cars - it's all hybrid, clean diesel, hydrogen or electric from here on.

L.A. Port is about to turn in all their old diesel short and long haulers into battery operated vehicles.

L.A. has mandated that any new City construction must comply to LEED standards of at least a gold level. That includes environmentally-friendly deconstruction as well as construction. The City's first big project in accordance with that is the new police headquarters.

Sure, it's political. But what isn't? At least there can be some benefit from going Green on such a massive scale. Attractive buildings with a lot of thought put into them. And I'd rather see the politico operators drive around in fuel-friendly cars than some big hoggish V8. It makes me feel a wee bit better about the municipal taxes I pay out.