Based on the picture above, one can see a significant different in regards to smog and pollution in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is a big commuter city, as people travel from all over the city to work in the heart of downtown. Due to the high prices of gas and the pollution cars produces, carpooling or taking public transportation has been of the rise. More people are taking buses, bikes, subways, walking, and carpooling to get where they need to go. It saves them a little green (money), while making the city of Los Angeles more green (the color, not money).
The Los Angeles Sustainability Collaborative is one of the many organizations dedicated to creating a more sustainable environment. Through research and observation, they are providing solutions to emerging environmental challenges in Los Angeles. According to their site, lasustainability.org, "LASC has since been serving as match maker between academia, non-profit organizations, and policy makers — pioneering a model of collaboration and problem solving." Some of their initiatives are reinventing the streets of Los Angeles, protecting the water (oceans and rivers), re-powering the city, and creating new ways to sustain this beautiful city.
1) "The Los Angeles Sustainability Collaborative Is Dedicated to Creating a More Sustainable Los Angeles by Facilitating Research, Informing Stakeholders and Providing Solutions to Emerging Environmental Challenges." Los Angeles Sustainability Collaborative RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2013.
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