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Sustainable Land Development Today November 2009

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Our Voice

Debate Without Rancor
How much good, objective information is really exchanged?
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The Bottomline

Where Are We One Year Later?
It has been a little over a year since the collapse of such steadfast financial firms as Lehman Brothers, Bear Sterns, Merrill Lynch, and many others.
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Wastewater

Sustainable Alternative to the Centralized Paradigm

Arguments in favor of decentralized wastewater systems gain traction.

Technology

Trash to Treasure
A promising biomass gasification process uses waste material to create a substitute for natural gas.
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Urban Redevelopment

Municipalities Building Green
Effective strategies to target and manage sustainable building programs.
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SLDI in Focus

Best Practices System Being Put to Test
In last month's SLDI in Focus section, we introduced the Best Practices System and opened the process up for inquiries regarding participation in the pilot phase of the implementation of the system.
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Energy

Making Green Pay
Demonstrating the ROI potential of high-performance construction.
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Trends

Diamonds in the Rough
Green-retrofit alternatives for older buildings gain momentum.
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The Last Word

“Turn Turn Turn”—Viewsheds and Ecclesiastes
The best show this side of the Northern Lights started in September in our back pasture on the north-facing bank of Key Run—a bratty little stream that feeds the Potomac River.
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