Chicago Offers Model For Sustainable Urban Design

Source: SustainableBusiness.com, 10/23/12.Can the asphalt jungle be reengineered to help communities reduce pollution and conserve water? The greening of a “street” may not sound like much, but a 1.5-mile stretch of road in Chicago’s Pilsen...

Social Innovation and the Question of E-Waste

Source: JustMeans, 10/30/12.As tech mobile companies keep ‘out-smarting’ their smartphones with the latest social innovation technology, and as consumers keep updating their devices, it got me thinking about our e-waste. According to a report published...

Rep. Candice Miller calls for review of Lake Michigan outflows

Rep. Candice Miller asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to determine whether the Lake Michigan outflows are partly responsible for the recent drop-off, although she acknowledged that experts say the biggest culprits are drought and evaporation.

Anti-wind lawsuits stacking up in Ontario

A group of Ontario landowners from Wallaceburg has filed a lawsuit against a wind power project, the latest in the escalating legal skirmishing over renewable energy.

COMMENTS- Who pulled the plug on Lake Huron?

What is behind the diminishing levels? Is this just nature being nature, or is human manipulation involved? Answering such questions is difficult, even for the scientists who devote their careers to studying the Great Lakes.

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