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Welcome Aboard.

hookusa wrote 4 weeks ago: Our first installment of a print campaign for The Navy Yard at Noisette debuted in a special insert … more →

Tags: Hook USA, Hook, the Navy Yard, noisette, Charleston Magazine

Green building awards

David Winzelberg wrote 1 month ago: Maybe they can call them the Greenies. Now that the Long Island chapter of the U.S. Green Building C … more →

Tags: Market Trends, Long Island, U.S. Green Building Council

local authority in peak oil tranisition

fairsnape wrote 2 months ago: Last week, Somerset County Council voted unanimously to endorse a motion that they become the UK’s … more →

Tags: sustainability, Links, News, Comment, Built environment, Resilience, bidding, Transition Towns, Peak Oil

Fall Initiative Campaign Update - Shade Tree Commission1 comment

KW wrote 3 months ago: NPCCR members have been working on three petition drives: an initiative campaign to put the Shade … more →

Tags: Tools for Democracy, Geography/Topography, ecosystem, Politics (local)

St. Joseph's Elementary School 1 comment

KW wrote 3 months ago: Closed now. What will happen next? Borough Hall Annex? Youth Center? School for Adult English as a S … more →

Tags: Education, History, Local Business, Infrastructure, Health Care

Villa Maria Discussion at the June 9 Council Meeting

KW wrote 3 months ago: An account of comments made about Villa Maria development during the June 9 Council meeting. Develop … more →

Tags: Villa María, History, Municipal Finance, Infrastructure, Geography/Topography, ecosystem, Affordable Housing, Politics (local), Public Safety

Groundwater Contamination2 comments

KW wrote 3 months ago: [Corrections and clarifications welcome, especially from Dr. Allen] Dr. Harry Allen, Chair of the En … more →

Tags: Villa María, Public Information, Infrastructure, Geography/Topography, ecosystem, Health Care, Public Safety

What Are Green Communities?

perspective wrote 4 months ago: These days there is an ever important need to consider the environment, and I have been amazed at th … more →

Tags: SEO Trends, Green Communities, eco-friendly communities, Communities, eco, Friendly, Green, Homes, Homesites

Circuit City to the Rescue?

KW wrote 4 months ago: I’ve noticed over the last few weeks that the Circuit City expected in the former Staples buil … more →

Tags: Local Business

Why can't a building be modeled on a tree?1 comment

benkeene wrote 4 months ago: Just watched ‘11th hour’ on channel 4. Brilliant – great to see some optimism about what can … more →

Tags: 11th hour, Leonardo DiCaprio, William McDonough, cradle to cradle, Channel 4

Economic Analysis Worksheet - First Messy Try2 comments

KW wrote 4 months ago: To figure out the costs v. the benefits of open space preservation at the Villa Maria (and open spac … more →

Tags: Villa María, Municipal Finance, ecosystem, Politics (local)

Value of the Dollar, Price of Bread

KW wrote 4 months ago: Interesting Article by Danny Schecter of Mediachannel.org Think twice before dismissing it as a base … more →

Tags: Public Information, Tools for Democracy, Municipal Finance, Infrastructure

Dr. Harry Allen on Achievements of the Environmental Commission2 comments

KW wrote 4 months ago: I just discovered this comment on an August 2007 post I’m not sure when it was put up there, … more →

Tags: Villa María, Public Information, Geography/Topography, ecosystem, Politics (local), Public Safety

Significant others

ascskills wrote 5 months ago: Many of my friends and colleagues expect me to discuss the considerable merits of Bill Shankly as my … more →

Tags: Peter Roberts

News from the SD research network

fairsnape wrote 5 months ago: News from the SD research network CABE ‘Climate Change Festival’ 31st May – 8th June 2008; Bir … more →

Tags: sustainability, Links, News, Built environment, community based fm, eco-cities, SD Research Network, obesity, Skills

Buy Muhlenberg - $20 per share1 comment

KW wrote 5 months ago: Olive Lynch of Plainfield has put together a business model to allow citizens to raise money themsel … more →

Tags: Tools for Democracy, Infrastructure, Health Care

Hooray! New baby shade trees!

KW wrote 5 months ago: Back in February, the Council awarded a contract for shade tree planting services to Scalora Landsc … more →

Tags: ecosystem

The health impact of climate change: promoting sustainable communities - guidance document

western4uk wrote 6 months ago: The health impact of climate change: promoting sustainable communities - guidance document (guidance … more →

Tags: Grey Literature, Public Health, Environment

New Organic Produce Cooperative Forming1 comment

KW wrote 6 months ago: News from Heather DeGeorge: I wanted to reach out to the community because we are a new drop off sit … more →

Tags: Community Events, ecosystem


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