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Fighting for Economic Development and Environmental Justice with a Wireless Router
August 28, 2014
Dispatches from the Shareable Cities A recent post in Think Progress tells a fascinating story about Michigan’s most toxic zip...
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Getting Green (Roofs) in the TNT Eco-Innovation District
July 29, 2014
One of our Target Cities districts, the Talbot-Norfolk Triangle (TNT) Eco-Innovation District in Boston, is doing some excellent work on...
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Up Close and Personal with DC’s Target Cities Projects
July 11, 2014
A few weeks ago, we announced the eight cities and 11 districts that comprise our Target Cities pilot program. These...
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Here Comes the EcoDistricts Protocol
June 25, 2014
I confess that I ‘geek-out’ on rating tools. I’ve used them, built them, researched them, and educated people on them....
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Is Green Design Ready to Take Root in Neighborhoods?
May 30, 2014
Editor’s note: Repost from GreenBiz.com Published May 28, 2014 If you follow the big conversations, you get the distinct feeling...
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Ten Cities, Ten Projects - Rob Bennett in Huffington Post
July 24, 2012
Huffington Post This month, leaders from Austin, Bellingham, Boston, Charlotte, Cleveland, Guadalajara (Mexico), Mountain View, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Vancouver...
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From Green Building to Green Cities - Rob Bennett in Huffington Post
October 17, 2011
As we read in international papers in recent weeks, the Chinese government is actively working — sometimes violently — to...
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EcoDistricts: Good for Community, Business
April 10, 2011
Sustainable Business Oregon It is amazing what happens when business gets hold of a good idea. A powerful and growing...
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