http://www.treehugger.com/.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:30:11 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/05/daniel-wallach-on-greensburg_kansas.php<img alt="greensburg-kansas.jpg" src="http://www.treehugger.com/greensburg-kansas.jpg" width="468" height="280" /> <em>View from a grain elevator in Greensburg. Nearly all of the town's buildings were destroyed or heavily damaged by the May 4, 2007 tornado.</em> <br>The middle of nowhere and the center of everything. That is how it feels in Greeensburg, Kansas right now. May 4 (Sunday) is the anniversary of the storm that destroyed the town. It is a bit surreal all that has occurred in the past year. And this week just seems reflective of that year. A multitude of media outlets from around the world is in town and the President is coming to speak and acknowledge the success of the recovery. There are over 30 buildings being rebuilt to exemplary levels of energy efficiency and green building standards (it will be the largest concentration of LEED certified buildings in the country). The power supply for the town is planned to be 100% renewables and there is a green industrial park being developed to create many green collar jobs. Many houses are also exceptionally green and many more are planned. Without a doubt (from me anyway) Greensburg will be "America's greenest city".... <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/05/daniel-wallach-on-greensburg_kansas.php">Read the full story on TreeHugger</a>http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/05/daniel-wallach-on-greensburg_kansas.phpFri, 02 May 2008 11:30:36 GMThttp://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/introducing_daniel-wallach-greensburg-kansas.php<img alt="greenburg-after-tornado.jpg" src="http://www.treehugger.com/greenburg-after-tornado.jpg" width="400" height="226" /> <em>The town of Greenburg, Kansas--the subject of a forthcoming series on Planet Green--after a tornado leveled the town in 2007.</em> My name is Daniel Wallach, and I am Executive Director of <a href="http://www.Greensburggreentown.org">Greensburg GreenTown</a>. My wife, Catherine Hart, is the Coordinator of Educational Services. GreenTown is a private nonprofit that is helping lead the effort to rebuild the town, <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/greensburg/">Greensburg, Kansas</a> that was devastated in a tornado (an EF-5 intensity, 1.7 mile wide tornado) back on May 4, 2007. The process will be documented in a 13-part series produced by <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/10/leonardo_dicapr_3.php">Leonardo DiCaprio</a> on the upcoming <a href="http://www.planetgreen.com">Planet Green</a> network. ... <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/introducing_daniel-wallach-greensburg-kansas.php">Read the full story on TreeHugger</a>http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/introducing_daniel-wallach-greensburg-kansas.phpMon, 07 Apr 2008 09:45:43 GMT