Environment & Sustainability

Coverage of green innovations, and climate and environment issues and developments, especially those told by local voices and that offer solutions for community concerns.

555 Gallery plans permanent gallery location in SW and second space on East Side

Work continues on 555 Nonprofit Gallery and Studios new Southwest Detroit home, and they hope to settle into an East Side location as well. The gallery is temporarily located at […]

Latest in Environment & Sustainability
Round-Up: Zef’s opens on Woodward, more Conner Creek Greenway under construction
Round-up: News from Cass Park, Marygrove and Midtown’s Green Alley
Huffington Post writer tours Detroit, makes arguments for clean energy now
John Hantz: The man has a plan, but does Detroit have a farming future?

John Hantz wants to put $30 million over 10 years and create in Detroit what would be the largest urban farm in the world. The plan has critics, but it's also got a lot of people the world over watching Detroit.

Model D TV: 71 Garfield

71 Garfield is one of the coolest rehabbed buildings in Midtown. The live/work spaces are in a newly renovated, green building in the heart of the Sugar Hill District. Check out the before and after shots and look around inside in this video clip.

Green Space: The sustainability efforts of one loft building, the Grinnell
Deconstruction vs. demolition in Detroit to be discussed at Aug. 17 event
City chickens: Marvin Shaouni goes off to the races in Detroit

Bwok don't run, little city chicks, to this multimedia presentation from Model D photographer Marvin Shaouni. Detroit had its first chicken race recently, and he captured the quirky display of the city's ag side.

Green Space: Vote (often) for Recycle Here! to benefit DPS environmental programs

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