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On the anniversary of the event that would alter the face of its town, Greensburg residents graduated 18 high school seniors and listened to surprise commencement speaker, President George Bush. The New York Times highlights the visit in today’s edition and paints a picture of what was left post-tornado:
A new water tower rises high above […]
What would you do if something happened that wiped out your town, razed your municipal buildings and erased your house from the landscape, forcing you to start over again, from scratch? Would you pack up the little you had left and leave? Would you rebuild, and try to make your structures strong enough to withstand […]
Buildings are complex. They breathe, sweat, grow, decay, require energy and create waste. In many ways they act like living organisms.
Just like humans, animals or even ecosystems, buildings are healthiest and most efficient when all components work together and when all elements are fit.
The idea behind Integrated Design is to look at buildings as a […]
So far in the ‘Healthy People, Healthy Planet’ series we’ve covered where you live and what you eat.
Now it’s time to take a look at the connection between healthy people and a healthy planet in your work environment - the place we spend most of our waking hours.
A greener workplace is better for both you […]
Today is the last day of the 2007 Solar Decathlon, a week long design competition of sustainable, solar homes and it is also the Walk Now For Autism - both at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. If you are in the area you have a chance to see some of the most cutting-edge, […]
Researcher Brian Needelman hopes to prove salt marshes do more than trees for global warming (via Baltimore Sun, Photo Doug Kapustin)
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If you are looking for an intense ride, Leonardo DiCaprio’s film “The 11th Hour” opens in New York and Los Angeles today.
The film is charged with images of today’s environmental problems and dialogue from experts including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James Woolsey, sustainable design gurus […]
Looking for something gorgeous and green? TreeHugger, House & Garden magazine and Teragren have teamed up for a series of video podcasts “all about the fabulous world of green”…
Hosted by TreeHugger’s own Jacob Gordon and featuring green all-stars like Summer Rayne Oakes, Josh Dorfman and Greg Kiss, the “Green & Gorgeous” podcasts delve into subjects […]
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