Green

There are lots of hopeful signs that Detroit is taking sustainability seriously, with bicycling, recycling, urban agriculture, green architecture and renewable energy each at the forefront of serious conversations about the city's future. A long time coming, but well worth the wait.

Green Features

Interview with the insect: BEE Green buzzes through Detroit

Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Detroit's most celebrated insect mascot -- BEE Green of Recycle Here! -- talks with us about why the bug has been buzzing around the city's schools.read on…

Andre Brumfield: Right-sizing Detroit brings opportunities for a slimmer, trimmer, healthier city

Andre Brumfield Tuesday, January 26, 2010

When we re-imagine Detroit, can "right-sizing" be an opportunity for the city to be innovative and to attract investment? Urban planning expert Andre Brumfield, who is working on a master plan for the Northend neighborhood, shares some of his thoughts.read on…

One TechTown entrepreneur's biodiesel dreams for Detroit

Ryan Kelly Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Detroit will be the center of the biofuel industry, if TechTown entrepreneur Oliver Baer and associates at Clean Emission Fluids have their say. read on…

Belle Isle: How to manage Detroit's island beauty

Kelli B. Kavanaugh Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Especially since Mayor Bing brought it up recently, Detroiters are weighing in on what to do with Belle Isle. A gate with a toll? Make it a Metropark? Leave it be? What's a city with limited resources but a lot of love for its beautiful island to do?read on…