A first sustainability conference for the Freeport Apollo Group (FLAG) near Pittsburgh:
Notable speakers on historic preservation, outdoor recreational tourism, stormwater management, urban forestry, green building practices, and locally grown food and agriculture are at the crux of a “sustainability conference” being hosted by the Freeport Leechburg Apollo Group.
Also interesting is that they’re including a panel
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The City of Pittsburgh Hires Its First Sustainability Director:
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced Friday the city has hired a sustainability coordinator for the Office of Sustainability and Energy Efficiency.
The announcement comes as the ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) plans to open a project office in Pittsburgh next week, “to increase the momentum of the region’s green
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From WTAE-TV:
The old town of Vandergrift hopes to be the new face of sustainable energy — and what’s in the water could be the most powerful boost ever for the local economy.
University of Pittsburgh researchers want to generate electricity by putting conducting fibers at the bottom of the Kiski River. The faster the current moves
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