Read more Masdar City stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22569/masdar-city.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 18:22:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18688/arabs-building-first-green-city.htmlCaroline Zimmerman<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=72642&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401022040' border='0' />Earth's first carbon-free city is being built in the United Arab Emirates and will take 8 years and $22 billion to complete, the BBC reports. Called Masdar City, it will run on solar power and shuttle residents on travel pods via magnetic tracks. But critics say the $22 billion project,...Masdar City is the largest sustainability project ever launched by a government. http://www.newser.com/story/18688/arabs-building-first-green-city.htmlSun, 10 Feb 2008 17:14:00 CST