> Hurricane Sandy task force releases report, urges more resilient construction in wake of Hurricane Sandy: "More than ever, it is critical that when we build for the future, we do so in a way that makes communities more resilient to emerging challenges such as rising sea levels, extreme heat, and more frequent and intense storms," the report said.
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> NPR profiles food activist Alice Waters, pioneer of the locally grown, organic food movement: "We've been separated from this experience through a kind of fast-food indoctrination that's been going on for the last 50 years. So we need to really come back to our senses and really understand, like most every other country in the world, that food is something precious."
> Planet Reuse Marketplace connects homeowners with reuse centers; offers materials that would otherwise have been discarded for use in new construction, renovations, and DIY projects.
> Beacon Food Forest, Seattle's first urban food forest will be open to foragers: "The idea is to give members of the working-class neighborhood of Beacon Hill the chance to pick plants scattered throughout the park... It will feature fruit-bearing perennials — apples, pears, plums, grapes, blueberries, raspberries and more."
> Eight Years After Katrina: New Orleans recovery still a work in progress.
> American driving levels drop as Millennials turn to public transit: “The idea that the car means freedom, I think, is over,” said travel behavior analyst Nancy McGuckin. "
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> Germany breaks monthly solar power generation record, nets 5.1 terawatt hours of power. Inhabitat adds, “The accomplishment proves once again that a lack of sunshine is no obstacle to scaling up solar energy — and if the Teutons can produce record amounts of solar power under grey skies, then the potential for countries with sunnier weather and more land mass (like the United States) is limitless.”