Article on Alternet about Detroit

[pontiac4ever]

Green Detroit: Why the City Is Ground Zero for the Sustainability Movement


http://www.alternet.org/environment/146577/green_detroit%3A_wh~~~he_city_is_ground_zero_for_t he_sustainability_movement?page=1

[gazhekwe]

I like the image of Detroit as the crucible of development for sustainability. Nice conclusion, this:

The world is going to wake up sooner than it realizes and find that it desperately needs an electric grid and transportation system that runs on renewable energy. From a karmic perspective as much as a practical one, what better place for the United States to take all that talk about building a green economy and put it into practice than the city that put the internal combustion engine on every street? Ignore the mainstream media. Detroit is not about architectural ruins. The future of Detroit is happening in plain sight. The people of the D are re-imagining their lives and their city in fresh and courageous ways. They are on the front lines and there is a lot to learn from them.