Madrid / San Francisco / Istanbul / Bogotá / Paris / Santiago / Xi’an / Washington / Lyon / New York City / Hanoi / Shanghai / Lyme / Barcelona / Mexico City / Boston / New York / Quito / Zhengzhou / Seoul / Beijing / Los Angeles / Annapolis / São Paulo / London / Brussels / Chicago / /
Company
Efficient Global Economy 109 Northwest National Laboratory / Phillips / Nissan / Toyota / C40 / Kirkland and Ellis / GE / Honeywell / Bank of America / LEDs / Johnson Controls / The Chesapeake / /
Continent
America / Europe / North America / /
Country
Netherlands / Colombia / Japan / Brazil / China / Finland / Denmark / Taiwan / Germany / Saudi Arabia / Russia / United States / South Korea / Spain / /
building American / New York’s Empire State Building / United States.7 Building / Emory University / Rocky Mountain Institute / Saudi Arabia.58 Building / Texas Transportation Institute / American Institute of Architects / Earth Policy Institute / St. Xavier University / University of New England / Ripon College / Pike Research / U.S. Pacific Building / America tower / /
IndustryTerm
travel patterns / less electricity / transportation / electricity supply / Urban transport systems / oil dependency / steel beams / public transportation systems / energy use / energy savings / energy / wasted energy / renewable electricity / metal / energy bills / electricity bill / medium and longer distance travel / less energy / large-cities climate leadership / energy efficiency / wind-generated electricity / electricity bills / energy economy / urban bicycle rental systems / steel / personal transportation / intercity travel / car share / rail network / household and commercial products / transportation sector / fewer chemicals / costly new infrastructure / electricity grid / transportation budget / renewable energy / energy-saving technologies / rubber / plane travel / refillable beverage containers / oil / steel surplus / electricity use / geothermal electricity / renewable energy gaining momentum / rail systems / urban public transportation / electricity / energy service / technology / annual energy savings / construction steel / electricity needs / oil insecurity / oil imports / subway systems / intercity network / law / transportation system / all-electric car / /
Organization
U.S. Department of Energy / Rocky Mountain Institute / Natural Resources Defense Council / U.S. Green Building Council / U.S. Congress / Obama administration / Greenpeace / European Union / National Complete Streets Coalition / Xavier University / Texas Transportation Institute / Ripon College in Wisconsin / Earth Policy Institute / American Institute of Architects / Emory University in Atlanta / Clinton Foundation / University of New England in Maine / /
Person
Edward Mazria / Michael Braungart / Eisenhower / Barack Obama / William McDonough / Lester R. Brown / Zia Eftekhar / Richard Register / Bill Clinton / Bertrand Delanoë / Antonio Villaraigosa / /
Position
Mayor / President / architect / Urban planner / head / chemist / Economist / driver / Runner / climate-conscious architect / /
Product
Prius hybrid / Chevrolet Volt / Prius / /
ProvinceOrState
Maine / New York / Washington / New Mexico / California / Georgia / Wisconsin / Maryland / Illinois / New Hampshire / /
from World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse, by Lester R. Brown © 2011 Earth Policy Institute 8