Green Daily

Towns and cities across the country are offering financial incentives to get people to go green, citing insufficient action at the state and local levels, according to a recent AP article.

In Parkland, FL, residents who install low-flow toilets or showerheads will get $150. Buy a hybrid? $200. Replace an old air conditioner with an energy-efficient one? $100.

In San Francisco, the city will offer homeowners rebates of up to $5,000 for installing solar panels with local contractors. Berkeley is offering a similar program. Baltimore offers at least $2,000 in closing costs to people who buy new homes close to their jobs. In Arizona, many cities will pay residents to replace water-gobbling grass with artificial turf or plants that require less water.

These all sound like great ideas to me. How about you? Do you think paying people to make green choices or changes, with taxpayer money, is fair?