Skyscrapers are good for the environment.
1) They reduce urban sprawl, which reduces loss of habitat for animals
2) They are built out of steel, which means less wood use
3) They concentrate everything into an urban center, requiring less fossil fuel consumption
Also, they are a reflection and product of human ingenuity. And they are quite neat to look at.
Here is a really cool site that offers up schematics of Portland's tallest. They probably have one for every major city in the US at least. Though I haven't checked that.
Pictured are the schematics for the Chrysler Building, one of my personal favorites.
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