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Where will be in 2014? Let's Create it

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Submitted by Jackie Sy on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 8:31am

Flash forward to year 2014- can you even imagine how things will have developed? How many more people will be living in Austin? Will even more children have asthma? Will Austin develop a reputation as a clean energy community? Pace consultancy reported financial projections on a "Quit Coal by 2014" scenario and blogger Chris Searles breaks it down and offers commentary. Click to read more.

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