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Will a greener White House complex mean a more productive president?
Arrrrr ye gettin’ more done now?Official White House photostream via flickr[UPDATE: A White House spokesperson called me to clarify that it’s parts of the White House complex, not the White […]
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Wal-Mart’s history of destroying sacred sites
A re-consecration ceremony was held this past weekend at a damaged Indian mound in Oxford, Ala. As we reported last month, the 1,500-year-old sacred and archaeologically significant site was partially […]
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Blood, sweat, and vision: The JP Green House in its ugly duckling phase
Innovation in progress. Excuse our dust. For more images from the JP Green House, visit Leise Jones Photography.I was bringing two new friends down the street for a tour of […]
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Portland’s newest high-rise has wind turbines on the roof
The cermonial urban-turbine installation.indigo12west.comTwo weeks ago in Portland, Oregon, a new 23-story building added something you don’t usually see in an urban setting: a series of four Skystream wind turbines, […]
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Alabama city backing away from destruction of ancient Indian mound?
Following local protests and international outcry, the city of Oxford, Ala. appears to be backing away from plans to destroy an ancient and archaeologically significant Indian mound in order to […]
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Competition dreams up new ways to harass suburbanites
Dwell magazine and Inhabitat have teamed up to sponsor a “Reburbia” competition in which designers re-envision suburbia in ways that make environmentalists seem as scary and dingbatty as possible. The […]
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Tim Halbur on sprawl, propaganda, and Obama’s approach to urban issues
This marks the first of a series of interviews with people working to make U.S. communities smarter, greener spaces. Got a suggestion for an interviewee? Send it our way or […]
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Neighborhood stores: An overlooked strategy for fighting global warming
Our new neighborhood fresh food market.What I find most striking about my mother-in-law’s memories of the neighborhood where I live, and where she spent her childhood in the 1940s, is […]
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Puppies and bunnies and carnivorous eco-curmudgeons
Carl M via flickrThose of you following our last post (Should Kuba Have a Puppy?) can see that both votes and comments on this question are running 9 to 1 […]
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Alabama city destroying ancient Indian mound for Sam’s Club
City leaders in Oxford, Ala. have approved the destruction of a 1,500-year-old Native American ceremonial mound and are using the dirt as fill for a new Sam’s Club, a retail […]
