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Ten U.S. Cities with the Costliest Water | Management content from.

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Residential Plumbing. Detroit, MI ($22.95) Sources: American Water Intelligence (water rate data); Local water utilities (usage info); National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (precipitation); National Drought Mitigation Center (drought); Texas Municipal League (Texas data). Posted 2 weeks ago in Sustainably Speaking.

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Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works

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MEDC touts recent projects such as Whirlpool, Two Men and a Truck, Stik.com and the creation of an urban innovation district in downtown Detroit as examples of its growing success. More accurately, it came with their departure from Silicon Valley and a return to Detroit. billion in investments and add 4,590 jobs in Michigan.

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New Partnership Encourages Private Investment In Natural Infrastructure

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In the wake of 2012’s unparalleled extreme weather events, a green infrastructure financing guide was released by the NatLab consortium—a collaboration between the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and The Nature Conservancy, and sustainable asset management firm EKO Asset Management Partners. Detroit: $50 million over 20 years.

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New Partnership Releases Guide To Stimulate Private Investment In Natural Infrastructure

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In the wake of Superstorm Sandy and 2012’s unparalleled extreme weather events, a new green infrastructure financing guide was released by the NatLab consortium—a collaboration between the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), The Nature Conservancy , and sustainable asset management firm EKO Asset Management Partners. Kansas City, Mo.:

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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Three other innovation hubs are being built in Canton, MI near Detroit, Youngstown, OH and Raleigh, N.C. The Detroit-area consortium of businesses and universities, announced by the White House on the same day as the Chicago lab, will a focus on lightweight and modern metals manufacturing.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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Is there no better way for GSA to meet sustainability requirement than via LEED? The recently released sustainability and energy “scorecard” by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demonstrates just how successful GSA has been at reducing costs, improving efficiency and eliminating waste. Ackerstein Sustainability LLC.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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In July 2012, the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, an applied R&D development laboratory dedicated to the commercialization of clean energy technologies, opened a PV outdoor test field in Albuquerque. We have built this community to be sustainable at every level. Array Technologies, Inc.,