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• Discovery Channel: Project Earth
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Sources:

• "A Virtual Tour of Masdar City." The New York Times. (March 28, 2008)
  http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story
  =84fd892bc8475ea4b0756a1
  e32c8eb78457b902e
• "Abu Dhabi's Masdar Initiative Breaks Ground." Masdar. Feb. 9, 2008. (March 28, 2008)
  http://www.masdaruae.com/text/news-d.aspx?_id=52
• "Work starts on Gulf 'green city.'" BBC News. Feb 10, 2008. (March 28, 2008)
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7237672.stm
• Gunther, Marc. "Building the world's cleanest city." CNN Money. (March 7, 2008. March 28, 2008)
  http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/05/news/
  international/gunther_masdar.
  fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008030708
• Revkin, Andrew C. "Car-Free, Solar City in the Gulf Could Set a New Standard for Green Design." The New York Times. Feb. 5, 2008.
• Walsh, Bryan. "An Oil Giant's Green Dream." TIME. Jan.21, 2008. (March 28, 2008)
  http://www.time.com/time/business/
  article/0,8599,1705616,00.html?imw=Y
• Wordsworth, Araminta. "Abu Dhabi unveils zero-waste city." National Post. Jan. 22, 2008.(March 28, 2008)
  http://www.nationalpost.com/news/
  story.html?id=253829