The Greenest City in America

I read an article today on the Greenest City in America on the CNN website. What an inspiration! Greensburg, Kansas was almost completely destroyed two years ago by a tornado. Since then, the community has joined together to rebuild. The community, knowing it was rebuilding from scratch, decided this was an opportunity to better their community and to give their children opportunities. In then end, they are becoming an example to the rest of the world on how to live, build, and grow in an environmentally friendly way. Their new homes, city buildings, and businesses are all energy efficient using technologies such as solar, wind, and geothermal power. To find out more, visit the Greensburg, KS homepage.

To find out more about green energies and how to implement them in your community, check out these sources from our collection:

The New Ecological Home : the complete guide to green building options
TH4860 .C45 2004

Green By Design : creating a home for sustainable living
NA2542.36 .D43 2003

Green Business : a five-part model for creating an environmentally responsible company
HD30.255 .T69 2006

Ritual House : drawing on nature’s rhythms for architecture and urban design
NA2542.4 .K66 2006

Wind and Solar Power Systems : design, analysis, and operation
TK1541 .P38 2006

Power With Nature : solar and wind energy demystified
TJ809.4 .E95 2003

365 Ways to Live Green : your everyday guide to saving the environment
TD171.7 .M373x 2008

The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook : community solutions to a global crisis
TJ163.2 .P33 2007