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May 6, 2008

Post-twister, Kansas town comes back green

  • Homeowners and businesses are being encouraged to use energy-saving systems and rainwater collection as they rebuild. All public buildings will meet LEED platinum standards.
    • By ROXANA HEGEMAN
    Associated Press Writer

    GREENSBURG, Kan. — A year after it was practically wiped off the map by a tornado, Greensburg is rising again — and going green, too, with solar panels, wind turbines, tinted windows, water-saving toilets and other energy-efficient technology.

    Environmentalists and civic leaders have seized on the disaster as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to re-engineer the town.


     
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