Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, at Copenhagen climate talks, says "conspicuous conservation" on the way

By Alexander Kelly and Blair Kelly

COPENHAGEN -- Outgoing Seattle mayor Greg Nickels, attending the United Nations climate treaty summit here, says in an interview that Americans need to rethink what represents a successful economy. He says making buildings energy efficient and similar measures should take the economic place of manufacturing lots of stuff:

See more from Nickels on how he sees his role in Copenhagen and how Seattle led in the fight to curb climate change.

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