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Arabs Building First Green City

Run on solar power, Masdar City will cost $22 billion and take 8 years to construct

By Caroline Zimmerman,  Newser User

Posted Feb 10, 2008 5:14 PM CST

(Newser) – Earth's first carbon-free city is being built in the United Arab Emirates and will take 8 years and $22 billion to complete, the BBC reports. Called Masdar City, it will run on solar power and shuttle residents on travel pods via magnetic tracks. But critics...   Read full story »

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