Removing Market Barriers to Green Development
The Northeast-Midwest Institute, U.S. EPA Region 5, and the Delta Institute, are carrying out an EPA-funded project designed to define and help overcome the barriers to broad adoption of green building and sustainable development practices. The final report for the project is:
Working documents outlining some specific issues, as well as workshop results, are as follows:
In the News
Muskegon County Prosperity
Click the link below to an article by Dave Alexander, published January 5 in the Muskegon Chronicle and headlined, "Muskegon prosperity not quite sustainable" Chronicle article: http://www.mlive.com/muskegon/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1231179312190050.xml&coll=8&thispage=1
Regional Sustainablity Conference
Click the link below to an article published October 22, 2008, in the Muskegon Chronicle and headlined: "Muskegon on cutting edge of 'sustainability' movement'" Chronicle article: http://www.mlive.com/muskegon/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1224688528322900.xml&coll=8#continue .
Prosperity Index
Click link in box to download article by Joe Boomgaard, published October 13, 2008, by MiBiz, and headlined:
"Nearly sustainable times 2"
Click: MiBiz Article - Prosperity Index
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