The Innovators

When it comes to combating global warming, these communities are re-writing the best practices handbook with real innovation, real action and real results. They come in all sizes - from tiny Plymouth, N.H., which is serious about buying local, to Chicago, home of the world's first skyscraper and now home to the nation's most green roofs -- but each of their solutions can be adapted to towns of any size. The Innovators A Local Food Web Site in Plymouth, N.H. The Eternal Sunshine of Solar Access in Boulder, Colo. The Green Roof Revolution in Chicago, Ill. Clean Mobility in the Twin Cities