Can New Orleans be rebuilt to be a model for sustainability? We certainly think so. So too does Brad Pitt, apparently. Pitt and Global Green have teamed up to sponsor a design competition, Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans Neighborhoods:

[The contest presents] an opportunity for talented architects, urban planners, designers, ecologists and students to put forward a creative and implementable vision for the reconstruction of a New Orleans neighborhood including a multi-use community center and multi-family housing... [and] combines Global Green USA's commitment to green affordable housing, sustainable cities, and climate solutions that work for communities, with Brad Pitt's passion for intelligent architecture and determination to combat inequity
(thanks, Jane!)