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PermaCorps, Haiti: Sustainable Disaster Relief pt.2
Alex Aylett, 4 Feb 10 Responding to disasters requires doing a lot with a little as quickly as possible. After my post on the use of solar power as part of the Haitian recovery, a few readers pointed me to aid efforts that are using...
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Get Your Mind Out of the Gutter
WorldChanging Team, 28 Jan 10 Curbing stormwater while trimming the bottom line. by Lisa Stiffler For years, environmentalists have touted "low-impact development" -- letting soil and vegetation soak up heavy rains, rather than channeling storm runoff into gutters and sewers -- as the best...
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Solar Recovery In Haiti: Building Tough Solar Cities
Alex Aylett, 21 Jan 10 Last week's quake cut electricity to most of Haiti's capital. Without power, residents and aid workers are struggling to maintain basic communication, lighting and water purification systems. CBC News had reports of officials queuing to recharge their mobile phones. What...
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New Energy Hubs: Transit-Oriented Development Meets District Energy
Patrick Mazza, 12 Jan 10 Advanced community design models are emerging to provide some of the greatest opportunities for reducing fossil fuel use, climate-disrupting emissions and traffic congestion, while also offering affordable, high-quality lifestyles. Envision living in a community that offers an abundance of local...

Climate Negotiators Discuss "Hierarchy" of Survival
Ben Block, 15 Dec 09 With available funds for climate change adaptation far below the amount deemed necessary for developing nations to cope in a warmer climate, international leaders have begun informally discussing the formation of a hierarchy to decide which countries would receive...
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