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The ups and downs of an Audubon nature center in the middle of low-income urban L.A.
by Cally Carswell,
May 05, 2010
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Westerners have a knack for new and innovative thinking: Green detective, Healthcare for the hard up, Developing to stop development, Low carbon brews and more.
by Jodi Peterson, Ray Ring, Terray Sylvester, Jonathan Thompson, ,
Mar 11, 2009
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In Boulder County, Colo., a megachurch that wants to
expand is using a little-known but powerful federal law to bypass
local land-use rules.
by Isabelle Groc,
Dec 24, 2007
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Buyer’s remorse is strong in Oregon, where Measure
37 has sparked a developer’s feeding frenzy that has
Oregonians’ heads spinning
by Russell Sadler,
Dec 25, 2006
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A new breed of land trusts seeks not merely to preserve
undeveloped landscape, but to keep it in agricultural use –
particularly in organic farming.
by Seth Zuckerman,
Sep 18, 2006
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In Skinny Streets and Green
Neighborhoods, writers Cynthia Girling and Ronald Kellett
examine ecologically sound communities
by Staff,
Mar 20, 2006
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Practical Ecology for Planners, Developers and
Citizens and Nature-Friendly
Communties are two new handbooks on innovative land-use
planning and habitat protection
by Ray Ring,
Feb 06, 2006
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Attilio Genasci has devoted himself to preserving land in
Sierra Valley, Calif., where he has lived and farmed for 96
years
by Jane Braxton Little,
Nov 28, 2005
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Energy companies are planning to drill on open space in
Boulder County, Colo.
by Michelle Burkhart,
Oct 03, 2005
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The West’s rural areas are erupting with large-lot,
big, expensive homes, but the actual costs of this new rural
lifestyle extend far beyond the purchase price
by Paul Larmer,
Jun 13, 2005