Day: July 5, 2011

Converting Brownfields into Green Energy Generation Sites

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From 1801 to 1970, the Philadelphia Navy Yard served as a landfill and incinerator, contaminated by shipbuilding and other industrial activities.  Since 1970, the area has been largely abandoned, until recently, when the city decided to redevelop the area with a commitment to sustainability, reflecting Mayor Nutter’s goal of establishing the city as the greenest
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Community Members Help Develop a New Vision for an Abandoned Building

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In Fairbanks, Alaska, artist and urbanist Candy Chang invited community members to voice their vision for an abandoned building.  For the project, ‘Looking for Love Again,’ chalkboards at the building’s base provide space where individuals can write their ideas for how the building could be reused.  Chang hopes that ‘Looking For Love’ leads residents to
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