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U.S. Cities Serve as Test Beds for Sustainability Initiatives

The FiveCities group from The George Washington University's Urban Sustainability class  found that American cities are implementing sustainable practices in a variety of ways...here are just a few....
Bart Bickel

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January 17, 2011
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The FiveCities group from The George Washington University’s Urban Sustainability class  found that American cities are implementing sustainable practices in a variety of ways…here are just a few.

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