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DUST urban sustainability series kicks off
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Wrap the train station in solar panels? LTU thinks green for Southwest Detroit
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Source: Detroit Free Press
The D named a top 10 leader in energy-efficient construction
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Source: Grist
Motor City goes green in new video
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Source: YouTube
$264,000 in energy conservation grants approved for three downtown buildings
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Green Space: Detroit Thermal's network grows, EnergyStar goes to Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Downtown's Rags expands with Greenbliss, a sustainable design center
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Windows go in at new LEED-certified MLK Jr. High School
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
$1.9M in energy grants available for Woodward corridor buildings
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Super-green housing in store for Midtown's El Moore
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Detroit waste-to-energy project rehires 90 employees
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Source: Brighterenergy.org
GM finds new alt energy life for old Chevy Volt batteries
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
New deluxe SMART buses lure drivers from their vehicles
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Source: Detroit Free Press
GM, Detroit, Hamtramck lead way with solar car charging stations
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Green Space: Lithuanian Hall first in Detroit to achieve LEED rehab certification
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
VentureBeat says Detroit will still be Motor City for green automakers
Monday, October 25, 2010
Source: VentureBeat
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Rethink, remake, redo: John Gallagher explores Detroit's brave new world in visionary book
Dennis Archambault
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Real Detroit reports GreenDomes are evolving within urban farm scene
Monday, October 4, 2010
Source: Real Detroit
Huffington Post writer tours Detroit, makes arguments for clean energy now
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Source: Huffington Post
New DDOT buses coming ... soon
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Source: Click on Detroit
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With the creation of a Tech Town district and other start-ups moving into the city, why can't some of that technological brain space be directed toward green development? Some innovators already are -- and the city stands to reap the benefits of harnessing solar energy, constructing buildings with environmentally friendly features, and other green advancements.
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The 906 Adventure Team program teaches life skills with mountain bikes and more
Source: Upword - UP
How 42 Memphis restaurants came together to help raise funds for Meals on Wheels
Source: High Ground
Griskie Farms continuing the small farm legacy in challenging times
Source: The Keel
Meet Cory Krueckeberg, the Fort Wayne-born filmmaker behind the feature film ‘Glitter & Doom’
Source: Input Fort Wayne