Tag: Haiti
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An Island Divided: What We Must Learn From the Tragedy of Hispaniola
My last image of Haiti: a faded guard tower standing amidst a dry and desolate landscape, blocking the way to green mountains beyond. [caption id="attachment_330592" align="alignnone" width="500"] Haitian border tower.[/caption] Traveling over roads that were nothing more than rutted ditches and dried creek beds, we were heading for the Haitian border. Our plans to fly…
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GMO OMG: New Film Explores Far-Reaching Consequences of Global Food Monopoly
Massive agrochemical companies like Monsanto and Dow are feeding us GMOs that have never been fully tested and aren’t labeled. This small handful of corporations is tightening their grip on the world’s food …
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GMO OMG: New Film Explores Far-Reaching Consequences of Global Food Monopoly
Massive agrochemical companies like Monsanto and Dow are feeding us GMOs that have never been fully tested and aren’t labeled. This small handful of corporations is tightening their grip on the world’s food …
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Resilient Buildings and Self-Reliance Will Strengthen Haiti Now and into the Future
Jeremy Sigmon, LEED® AP BD+C Manager, Building Codes Advocacy U.S. Green Building Council Rubble and tent villages in every direction. Mountains of trash with no place to go. A stench that makes your stomach turn. Canals full of stagnant, disease-f…
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USGBC and AIA Accomplish Shared Goals for 2011
Jason Hartke Vice President, National Policy U.S. Green Building Council Last week, hundreds of architects stormed Washington as part of the American Institute of Architects’ annual Grassroots Leadership and Legislative Conference. Grassroots serves…