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The greening of Greensburg
How one small town in Kansas is turning disaster into progress |
Maywa Montenegro |
28 Dec 2007 |
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| There wasn't much to be happy about on today's media spectrum. So I thought I'd share one heartwarming story about one Kansas town's efforts to pick up the pieces after a devastating tornado:Townhomes are beginning to rise from the ragged tree trunks, weeds and ruins off Main Street. They mark a radical departure from traditional low-income housing, according to Duncan Trahl, who is from Pennsylvania and on contract with the National Renewable Energy Labs.The to ... |
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| Topics: green building, Kansas, placemaking, urban planning (all these topics) |
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