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Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) Chicago's Wicker Park (CNT's home base) is testing out LED street lights. http://bit.ly/5yvNYq. Also congrats to Alderman Manny Flores for being named Chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission! http://bit.ly/5SRXzo
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For Steve Wise I am becoming a renewable energy contractor for the West Interconnected Corridor. www.environmentalsystems.info
For Dr. Perkins www.pcrenvironmental.org
Perhaps I can become an affiliate.
Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) THANK YOU to all of our Facebook followers for making our 'foray' into social media this year always fascinating, sometimes puzzling! Best in 2010! http://www.cnt.org/
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Since 1978, CNT has been a leader in promoting urban sustainability—the more effective use of existing resources and community assets.
Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) Still time to make one more smart choice this decade! http://eepurl.com/gg4q
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Dear Friend, Our fiscal year ends tomorrow, and your support of CNT’s unique vision for healthy cities is now more critical than ever. This year, CNT capitalized on the many remarkable opportunities ...
Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) CNU's John Norquist writes this piece challenging Congress on the new "Jobs for Main Street" legislation: let's actually get it to Main Street this time, http://shar.es/a94en
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Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) After historic lows in 2007, Lake Michigan levels are rising again. What does it mean for boaters, beach-goers and the future of the Great Lakes?
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Muskegon and West Michigan News from the Muskegon Chronicle. Muskegon, Michigan - MLive.com
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Oh the weather outside is frightful! Tired of scraping ice off the windshield and digging out your car each morning? Let transit do the work! Save time and money by switching out your car with a train or bus trip. Research shows that reducing your weekly Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by just 10 miles can save an average... of $51! How about ending 2009 with a little $51 surplus in your pocket! Or giving a gift to your favorite mass transportation advocate?
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Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) Bill McKibben's reflections on Copenhagen, international politics, the leaked UN document, Obama's speech, China's role, and the international media response to the talks...
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The Copenhagen summit turned out to be little more than a charade, as the major nations refused to make firm commitments or even engage in an honest discussion of the consequences of failing to act.
Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) "Green Infrastructure" trickles up to the national stage
Next Up: Federal Recognition of Green Infrastructure as a Preferred Stormwater Tool : Center for Nei
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The U.S. House has recognized green infrastructure’s tremendous potential for clean water, energy, jobs and community health with the introduction of the Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2009.
Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) A Chicago architect pioneering wind turbine usage for residential buildings - including her own!
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From today's print edition By Mary Umberger/On Real Estate The popular image of wind power is of a windmill-like tower cranking away on the prairie. The wind power at Kathleen O'Donnell's North Side home, however, comes from a rooftop device...
Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) Great interview with CNU co-founder Andres Duany on smart growth, citizen participation in planning, climate change, local food...
Interview: Andres Duany on Smart Growth - Land Planning, Land, Development, Zoning - Builder Magazin
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A founding father of the Congress for New Urbanism talks about zoning reform, climate change, and the fate of greenfield development.
Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) Have you considered making a tax-deductible gift to CNT this season? If you donate $43 and above (the average savings from turning your thermostat down by just one degree this winter), you'll have a chance to win this handmade scarf, made from recycled yarn! www.cnt.org/donate
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Donate $43 to CNT today and be entered to win this beautiful handmade scarf (and a matching hat too!), knitted by one of CNT's very own. Here is the progress, using recycled yarn!Make a gift today at www.cnt.org/donate
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Peirce reports that DC "policy wonks" take to bicycling! It's a
sustainable transportation strategy for urban and healthy living!
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WASHINGTON — Can you imagine several hundred of this capital city’s policy wonks turning out for a two-hour discussion of bicycling?
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Analysis Finds that Funding Public Transit Creates More Jobs Than Funding Highway Projects
In a new analysis of ten months’ worth of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) data released last week by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, three publ...ic interest and smart growth groups found that for every billion dollars spent on public transportation projects, 1...
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See MoreIn a new analysis of ten months’ worth of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) data released last week by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, three publ...ic interest and smart growth groups found that for every billion dollars spent on public transportation projects, 1...
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