http://www.treehugger.com/.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:30:07 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/road-to-greensburg-kansas.php<img alt="windmills greensburg kansas photo" src="http://www.treehugger.com/16177_052_m.jpg" /> This Sunday July 15th, The Discovery Channel's new network - <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/">Planet Green</a>, premieres the television <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/greensburg/?page=1">docu-series -Greensburg'</a>. As Sustainability Consultant for the rebuilding of <a href="http://www.greensburgks.org/">Greensburg, Kansas</a>, the folks at the Discovery Channel have asked me to blog on the town's efforts. I'll be posting on progress of the reconstruction, offering information on green building, green energy, and thoughts on how we can design and build in a way that's better for the economy and environment. ... <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/road-to-greensburg-kansas.php">Read the full story on TreeHugger</a>http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/road-to-greensburg-kansas.phpWed, 11 Jun 2008 17:51:54 GMThttp://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/greensburg-kansas-extraordinary-transformation.php<img alt="greensburg-kansas-construction.jpg" src="http://www.treehugger.com/greensburg-kansas-construction.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.johnpicard.com/">John Picard</a> is a sustainability expert, TreeHugger guest contributor, and consultant for the <a href="http://www.greensburgks.org/">City of Greensburg, Kansas</a>. A 13-part series about Greensburg, which was leveled by a tornado and is being rebuilt green, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, will air on Planet Green television beginning in June.</em> Right now in nearly the exact geographic center of the continental United States a town in America's heartland is rebuilding from scratch after a taking a <a href="http://www.kansas.com/static/slides/050507tornadoaerials/">direct hit from a category 5 tornado</a>. All that was left were the sidewalks and the underground sewer lines. That effort merits a story in itself but what makes it even more noteworthy is that the people of <a href="http://www.greensburgks.org/">Greensburg, Kansas</a> have chosen to move from ordinary to extraordinary...... <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/greensburg-kansas-extraordinary-transformation.php">Read the full story on TreeHugger</a>http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/greensburg-kansas-extraordinary-transformation.phpTue, 22 Apr 2008 14:55:45 GMThttp://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/04/john_picard_is.phpJohn Picard is one of the preeminent environmental consultants in North America. Since his start as a residential builder in the 1980s, John has pioneered a philosophy of natural systems and sustainable design in his work as a green building engineer, corporate strategist, and executive advisor. John is a founding member of the U.S. Green Building Council, a long-standing member of Interface's Dream Team, and an environmental advisor to EarthPark, Eco-Town, and a number of corporations around the world. ... <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/04/john_picard_is.php">Read the full story on TreeHugger</a>http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/04/john_picard_is.phpThu, 28 Apr 2005 17:04:15 GMT