Malmo

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Last week as we were getting ready for work, Brian asked me, "Now that everything is falling apart, what is your plan?" My first thought was that by everything he meant the state of our climate and politics. I initially answered, "Move to Canada." However, I keep thinking about the consequences of trying to extract oil from the tar sands, soo perhaps Malmö, Sweden is a better place to go. (Photo from BBC)

From BBC:
Sustainability is the motto of the Western Harbour (Vaestra Hamnen) project in the southern city of Malmo. A nearby 2MW wind turbine provides much of the electricity for Bo01, the rest coming from solar panels. Solar collectors on 10 of the buildings provide 15% of the heating, but a more important source is a heat pump connected to aquifers 90m (297ft) underground.
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