http://seattle.ideascale.com/akira/dtd/492-498 <table width="100%"> <tr><td width="100" valign="top"> <div id="IdeaScale_Vote" align="center"><div style="padding:5px;font-size:2em">8</div><div><a href="http://seattle.ideascale.com/akira/dtd/492-498">Vote&nbsp;On&nbsp;Idea</a></div></div> </td><td valign="top"> <div>With the mayor's latest climate initiatives, there needs to be more incentives (tax breaks, etc) for businesses in the city that enable green initiatives. </div><div id="IdeaScale_IdeaFooter"><span style="border-right: 1px solid silver; margin:0 10px 0 0; padding: 0 5px 0 0; color: #666;"><a id="DiscussionTopic_492" href="http://seattle.ideascale.com/akira/dtd/492-498">Comments (2)</a></span><span id="DiscussionTopicTag_492">Category/Tags : <a href="/akira/ideafactory.do?discussionID=889">City Taxes (2)</a>&nbsp;green taxes climate change</span><span style="border-left: 1px solid silver; margin:0 10px 0 0; padding: 0 5px 0 0; color: #666;">&nbsp;&nbsp; Mark as <a href="javascript:ajaxLink('DiscussionTopicFlag_492', '/akira/flagDiscussionTopic.do?mode=duplicate&discussionID=889&ID=492')">duplicate</a></span><div style="margin-top:3px;" id="DiscussionTopicFlag_492"></div><div style="margin-top:3px;" id="DiscussionTopicComment_492"></div></div></td></tr></table> Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://seattle.ideascale.com/akira/dtd/492-498 http://seattle.ideascale.com/akira/dtd/492-498 I like the idea, but how do they determine what level they give the tax break to and which businesses meet that level? Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://seattle.ideascale.com/akira/dtd/492-498 http://seattle.ideascale.com/akira/dtd/492-498 Buying green energy is a good start. Also, selling products that align with Seattle's climate goals. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://seattle.ideascale.com/akira/dtd/492-498