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|Apr 21 2009 - 7:25am|
In January 2009, Portland City Council merged the Bureau of Planning with the Office of Sustainable Development to create the new ...
|Apr 20 2009 - 9:38pm|
From the Washington Post article, about two weeks ago, the...
|Apr 20 2009 - 3:02pm|
From the Washington Post articleThe Environmental Protection Agency put hundreds...
|Apr 20 2009 - 9:19am|
The Gowanus Canal is severely impacted by contaminated sediments as a result of its history of heavy industry. The proposed Superfund listing would allow the EPA to further investigate...
|Apr 20 2009 - 9:17am|
Chancellor Klein and Sustainability Director Aggarwala announced that the Department of Education has taken a major step towards reducing energy consumption by City schools by analyzing the energy...
Part of the process of sustainable community development involves recognizing the interrelationship between local and global forces, that not only is the local human community part of a larger bioregional community, but that it is also part of a larger global community of communities. Thus, our sense of local identity includes an understanding of the global impacts of our local consumption and production patterns.
One of the vital dimensions of CitNet's work is the promotion and support of sustainable communities. (See Sustainable Communities Initiative)