{"product_id":"green-town-usa-isbn-9781578263127","title":"Green Town USA","description":"\"There was never a town with a truer name, though it didn't really    discover  it till tragedy created an opportunity that residents seized    with head and  heart!\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Bill McKibben\u003c\/b\u003e, author \u003ci\u003eOil and Honey:The Education of an Unlikely  Activist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eHope for a greener America . . . from the extraordinary community that made it a reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreen Town U.S.A. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003erecounts Greensburg’s inspiring story of resilience, community, and sustainability which began on the evening of May 4, 2007, when disaster struck the quiet Kansas city. A tornado topping all the scales touched down, and in a matter of minutes, Greensburg, which stood for more than 120 years, was destroyed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreensburg committed to reconstructing itself from the ground up while embracing green technology and building methods, along with solar and wind energy. The new Greensburg stands testament to the strength and viability of sustainable community redevelopment and energy-efficient living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreen Town U.S.A. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis a story of hope and opportunity—even in the face of obstacles and difficulties—and provides a real-world proving ground for sustainable solutions. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreen Town U.S.A.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e takes you through the entire reconstruction process, from Long-Term Community Recovery planning for Greensburg, to the latest advancements in green materials and technology, to the leadership and teambuilding necessary to realize an achievement of this magnitude. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery town can be a “green town.” Any community faced with rebuilding after a natural disaster, planning new municipal buildings or schools, upgrading retail or industrial centers, or building homes can gain valuable insight from the example of Greensburg, Kansas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreen Town U.S.A.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable handbook for civic leaders, concerned citizens, business owners, and anyone who is a stakeholder in America’s sustainable future.\"There was never a town with a truer name, though it didn't really   discover  it till tragedy created an opportunity that residents seized   with head and  heart!\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Bill McKibben\u003c\/b\u003e, author \u003ci\u003eOil and Honey:The Education of an Unlikely  Activist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Extreme and catastrophic climate events are the new  normal. Fox is prescient in chronicling the challenges and opportunities of  rebuilding a post-disaster Greensburg, Kansas. This is a story of what can be  learned from both the successes and failures of rebuilding communities in  Tornado Alley in the age of climate change.\" —\u003cb\u003e  Jennifer Cockrall-King\u003c\/b\u003e, Author of \u003ci\u003eFood and the City: Urban Agriculture and  the New Food Revolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \"...a global example of how clean energy can power an entire community, how it can bring jobs and businesses to a place where piles of bricks and rubble once lay.\" - \u003cb\u003ePresident Barack Obama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"From the rubble of a tornado, a Kansas town becomes a model for environmentally friendly living\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This town was almost blown off the map—now it’s back, and super green.\" - \u003cb\u003eDaniel Penner, Grist.org\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“…visionary”. – \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe  New York Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “…an example for  sustainable communities everywhere.” --  \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “…a living example of what can be achieved when we take  that leap into environmental sustainability.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Huffington  Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “…the greenest town  in America.” — \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Fox \u003c\/b\u003eis an attorney and former research editor at \u003ci\u003eReader’s Digest\u003c\/i\u003e. Fox is the author of \u003ci\u003eUrban Farming: Sustainable City Living in Your Backyard, in Your Community, and in the World\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, Wine Enthusiast\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He writes extensively on sustainability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Wallach \u003c\/b\u003eis the Executive Director and Founder of Greensburg GreenTown, a grassroots community-based organization that works side-by-side with city and county officials, business owners, and local residents to incorporate sustainable principles into their rebuilding processes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e is the Founder of BuildingGreen, Inc. in Brattleboro, Vermont and the nonprofit Resilient Design Institute.\u003cb\u003eForeword \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen natural disasters strike, we may watch the news, listen to the tragic stories of loss, and draw inspiration from acts of heroism. A few of us may send donations to the Red Cross. But, fairly quickly, these stories fade from view. Such was the case for many of us with the 2007 tornado that struck the small Kansas town of Greensburg, two hours west of Wichita. The EF5 tornado, more than a mile-and-a-half wide at its base, mowed a swath through the town on the evening of May 4th, destroying 95 percent of Greensburg’s buildings and infrastructure. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Greensburg residents, the tornado was a turning point, an opportunity to stand back and ask “what do we want to be?” The Greensburg tornado launched one of the most remarkable stories in the country of a community pulling itself from the ashes and committing not only to rebuild, but to rebuild as the greenest, most sustainable town in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreensburg became America’s Green Town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, six years later, Greensburg is ready to teach the rest of us how to do it. Green Town U.S.A. provides a roadmap that will help us use the experiences of Greensburg to transform our own communities. We don’t have to wait for a tragedy to begin this process of change. Sustainability translates into more jobs, improved quality of life, a healthier environment, and resilience, and this book will help you begin the process of achieving sustainability in your town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsider\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eGreen Town U.S.A.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e your manual for this transition. By creating a bridge to the future using sustainable practices as our measure, we can renew, restore, and rebuild this great country one Green Town at a time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Alex Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlex Wilson is the Founder of BuildingGreen, Inc. in Brattleboro, Vermont and the nonprofit Resilient Design Institute.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Hatherleigh Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302915297509,"sku":"NP9781578263127","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781578263127.jpg?v=1767728494","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/green-town-usa-isbn-9781578263127","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}