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Green Infrastructure: City Climate Action Planning

06 Sep 2016 • openbook 4 minute read
We are breaking world records this year. And I’m not just talking about the Olympics. We are on track for the hottest year on record. Already, 15 of the 16 warmest years on record have occurred during the young 21st century, and this year is adding yet another extreme …
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Green Infrastructure: Back to Basics

09 Aug 2016 • openbook 4 minute read
"Imagine this design assignment: Design something that makes oxygen, sequesters carbon, fixes nitrogen, distills water, makes complex sugars and foods, changes colors with the seasons, and self-replicates.” —William McDonough, Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We M …
Charles River Esplanade, part of the Emerald Necklace in Boston.