Here's an interesting AP story about how people in Greensburg, Kansas, are rebuilding their town after last year's tornado with a strong dedication to energy efficiency!
GREENSBURG, Kan. - A year after it was practically wiped off the map by a tornado, Greensburg is rising again — and going green, too, with solar panels, wind turbines, tinted windows, water-saving toilets and other energy-efficient technology.
Environmentalists and civic leaders have seized on the disaster as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to re-engineer the town.
"I would never say the tornado happening was a good thing. I would never wish that on anybody," said Kim Alderfer, assistant city manager. "But given the opportunity, we have to do it right — to make it better."http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24416341It's rather heartening to see most of an entire small town try to make such dramatic changes during rebuilding.
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