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March 26, 2010
Obama Administration Officials Announce White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors
WASHINGTON –– Obama Administration Officials announced today that they will host a White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors on Friday, April 16, 2010. Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, [...]
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Posted in Cities on Mar 11th, 2010
Detroit, the very symbol of American industrial might for most of the 20th century, is drawing up a radical renewal plan that calls for turning large swaths of this now-blighted, rusted-out city back into the fields and farmland that existed before the automobile. The current plan would demolish about 10,000 houses and empty buildings within three [...]
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Posted in Cities, LEED, Sustainability on Feb 26th, 2010
Hey Atlantans (and visiting greenies) be on the lookout for this traveling sustainability exhibit <– is that an oxymoron? No matter it should be an interesting exhibit. See the exhibit description below and links to more info. on the MODA web site and others:
“In celebration of Atlanta’s diverse mix of certified green building projects, Museum [...]
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Interesting article in the City Farmer News blog – the folks in Seattle, WA are growing vegetables in the no-mans land of parking strips and the Seattle Department of Transportation relaxed its rules to encourage the practice! Read more about it here.
Seattle has also declared 2010 the Year of Urban Agriculture.
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Posted in Cities, Parks, Sustainability on Jan 29th, 2010
Urban Agriculture or City Farming is not a new concept, but it certainly is one that has been gaining momentum and exposure in recent years. What is Urban Agriculture you ask? The RUAF Foundation Resource Centers on Urban Agriculture and Food Security has a pretty good explanation for you. The short of it is growing [...]
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