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China Environmental News Alert
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23.5.2013 |
Switchboard, from NRDC |
| Greenlaw from NRDC China, NRDC China Program, Beijing:
May 17, 2013- May 23, 2013 NRDC has been working in China for over fifteen years on such issues as energy efficiency, green buildings, clean energy technologies, environmental law, and green supply chain issues. This China Environmental News Alert is... |
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[flenvcenter :: Environment]
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[flenvcenter :: General]
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Buyers say they'll reopen Woodcrest as golf course
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22.5.2013 |
Philly.com News |
| The Marlton real estate group that won the auction for Woodcrest Country Club is planning to reopen the Cherry Hill club as a public golf course, township officials said Tuesday. |
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Planned Minneapolis development would complement new stadium
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15.5.2013 |
Twincities.com: News |
| After five months of negotiations, Twin Cities developer Ryan Cos. said Tuesday it reached a deal to buy five square blocks in downtown Minneapolis, adjacent to the planned new Vikings stadium, for a $400 million mixed-use commercial and residential complex and public park. |
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Blockbuster development slated for Vikings stadium district
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15.5.2013 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Business |
A massive, 5-block, nearly $400 million development is headed for the area just west of the planned new Vikings stadium. |
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George Washington's Dining Room To Get Upgrade
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14.5.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| WASHINGTON -- Washington National Cathedral and George Washington's Mount Vernon estate each won $100,000 grants Monday, among 24 sites around the nation's capital competing for... |
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Cupertino Union proposes new classrooms on Sunnyvale open space
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9.5.2013 |
San Jose Mercury News: San Jose/Valley |
| The Cupertino Union School District on May 7 presented to the Sunnyvale City Council some key changes in their open space agreement. |
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The 30-Minute Interview: The 30-Minute Interview: Melanie Meyers
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8.5.2013 |
NY Times: Business |
| The 30-Minute Interview: The 30-Minute Interview: Melanie Meyers |
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Dakota County moves ahead with final mile of greenway trail
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8.5.2013 |
Twincities.com: Local |
| After clearing up a last-minute flap with the West St. Paul school board, Dakota County will move forward with the long-awaited final piece of a greenway trail that that spans the county's northern tip. |
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This Spring in Beijing: Green Spaces Blossom Both Inside and Out
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8.5.2013 |
Switchboard, from NRDC |
| Christine Xu, Program Assistant, China Program and Energy & Transportation Program , Washington, D.C.:
Spring has arrived and this year, the greenery is not just outdoors: NRDC’s office in Beijing has been awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Gold certification for Commercial Interior design (LEED-CI). USGBC Sr. Fellow Mark Ginsberg in Beijing... |
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Mark Tercek: Dialogues on the Environment: Q&A With Edward Norton
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6.5.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| "Too much of the external costs have been left off the books and it's up to the environmental movement to force them internal. That's going to change everything. Much more than people changing what kind of light bulbs they use, frankly." |
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[flenvcenter :: Species Conservation]
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[flenvcenter :: Campus]
[flenvcenter :: General]
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Open house seeks ideas for regional park in Kearns
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3.5.2013 |
Salt Lake Tribune |
| the Salt Lake Tribune
Published May 2, 2013 01:43PM MDT
What do residents want at Lodestone Regional Park, which will be built in Kearns? To get a feel for their answers, Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation officials will hold an open house Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m. at Thomas Jefferson Junior High School, 5850 S. 5600 West. A master plan for the 62-acre park at 6170 W. 5990 South was developed in 2010. A small first phase was built a year later, producing a pavilion, two playgrounds and a perimeter path on 2½ acres. When Salt Lake County voters appr... ... |
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Cats Estate could split in half to entice buyers
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30.4.2013 |
San Jose Mercury News: San Jose/Valley |
| The historic Cats Estate in the hills above town remains for sale, but the owners are now willing to divide the 75-acre spread in half. |
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Vail Valley Voices: Wrong land for Habitat
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30.4.2013 |
Vail Colorado: News |
| Everyone who cares about open space - and the integrity of the county commissioners - should be aware of a rezoning request scheduled to be heard Wednesday by the Eagle County Planning Commission.
Tract K of the Remenov C ... |
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Blockbuster Lakeville housing development getting back on its feet after recession
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30.4.2013 |
Star Tribune: Local |
| Lakeville’s most ambitious housing development has lengthened its timetable, altered some plans. |
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Defense Department becomes a wildlife protector
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28.4.2013 |
LA Times: Science |
The military is working with environmental groups and local governments to create buffer zones around bases where development threatened to encroach on combat training. It's been a conservation boon.
Many of the nation's 440 military bases were established in what were once sparsely populated hinterlands where soldiers trained without complaints from neighbors about the roar of warplanes and the sound of gunfire and explosions. |
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Letters: A Look Into the Future of Midtown Manhattan
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27.4.2013 |
NY Times: Editorials |
| Letters: A Look Into the Future of Midtown Manhattan |
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Mark Tercek: Dialogues on the Environment: Q&A With Stewart Brand
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24.4.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| "In short, we should bring back extinct animals for the same reasons we protect endangered species: to preserve biodiversity, to restore diminished ecosystems, to advance the science of preventing extinctions and to undo harm that humans have caused in the past." |
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The Nature Conservancy in California: From Mojave to Gobi: Sharing What Works in California to Help Guide Mongolia's Future
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24.4.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| At 500,000 square miles, the Gobi is the fifth largest desert in the world, and nearly all of it is undeveloped. |
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Nature reserves in UK may be fair game for developers, if they "offset" the damage on less valuable real estate
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22.4.2013 |
TreeHugger |
There's lots of less valuable land farther away from cities. Why protect it when you can offset it? |
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Kevin Riordan: His new challenge: Saving historical Cherry Hill clubhouse
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18.4.2013 |
Philly.com News |
| Even as it crumbles, the little cottage on a knoll overlooking Evans Pond manages to charm.
It has so captivated Cherry Hill resident Kevin Cook that he's started a campaign to save the vacant structure, built as the Wallworth Park clubhouse in 1927. |
