Abandoned Lots - What's a Community To Do?
Submitted by Bob Yapp on Sun, 03/01/2009 - 5:25pmAbandoned lots dot the central city landscape in small towns to big cities throughout America. Tearing down an existing historic house is one of the least green things a community can do. Doing so also takes away the cultural and historic context of our neighborhoods. Vacant lots are magnets for crime, trash and despair as well as a prescription for property taxes to plummet.
What It Means to Be Green
Submitted by Bob Yapp on Fri, 01/16/2009 - 3:01pmThere's a lot of talk these day about being environmentally "green". So, what does it all mean and why should we care?