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Greensboro’s eco-attractions

“Eco” doesn’t have to mean austere, said William Powers in The Washington Post. I realized this while gazing up at the high ceilings that “allowed sunlight to warm our bed” in Greensboro, N.C.’s Proximity Hotel. The 4-year-old Proximity was the first U.S. hotel to gain the highest rating from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, making it a fitting launchpad for seeing a city that’s become a leader in green innovation. The Proximity provides bicycles for guests, and as we glided along the city’s “excellent bike paths,” we saw the beginning of what will be “the country’s first urban greenway loop.” We stopped to sample locally sourced food and to explore Elsewhere, a “living” museum where artists use “recycled material to create interactive sculpture.” I was only in Greensboro one night, to give a lecture about sustainability. As I packed the next day, I wished I had longer to explore the city’s 17-acre bog garden or the Greensboro Arboretum. Next time.

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