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Belle Isle's ecological stewards take no invasive species prisoner
Kelli B. Kavanaugh
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
More urban farm chatter, this time from the Infrastructurist
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Source: The Infrastructurist
$8M Midtown Loop greenway project to break ground April 15
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
More wildlife returning as Detroit River distances itself further from a polluted past
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Source: Detroit News
Green your mind, and Detroit will follow
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Source: Metro Times
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A vision for a shrinking city: Community development professionals lay out ideas for Detroit
Dennis Archambault
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Progress Report: Windows, insulation, heating and cooling up next at Green Garage
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
After last year's success, UCCA to plant second community garden at John R and E. Palmer
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Green Space: NextCAT partners with Wayne to bring new biofuel technology to Detroit
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Sweet Juniper blogger bombs Detroit
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Source: Sweet Juniper
Zoning for urban farming could be part of Detroit's future
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Source: Crain's Detroit Business
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Join us for April's Speaker Series: Eating Green, from Garden to Grocery
Monday, April 5, 2010
Green Space: Goodwill launches Green Works in 94,000 sf East Side facility
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Grab a shovel: Greening of Detroit to plant 1,750 trees by June 5
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Surprise, surprise: More articles about Detroit's urban agricultural
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Source: CBC
WARM Training Center, Arts & Scraps, Green Garage named Michigan Green Leaders
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Source: Detroit Free Press
Marygrove College investing in state-of-art golf practice course for area youth
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Think-tank says Detroit is a top 5 city for green jobs
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Source: Center for American Progress
Green Place works with students to build container housing in Southwest Detroit
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Urban Garden Center greens up Southwest Detroit with organic and hydroponic plant supplies
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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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.
Across Our Network
Arc of Appalachia has acquired 14,000 acres to protect the region’s temperate forest biome forever
Source: Soapbox
Community Impact Day expands, mobilizes volunteers across Michigan
Source: The Lakeshore
How Fort Wayne food entrepreneur Johnny Perez built and scaled a restaurant empire
Source: Input Fort Wayne
Shared humanity that crosses language, religious and cultural barriers
Source: Second Wave Michigan