Urban Sustainability
Asking Grand Rapids the 'Moral Ground' question
by Maryann Lesert (mlesert)
Submitted 10-11-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Do we have a moral or ethical responsibility to preserve the planet for the future? This question is at the heart of a new book, "Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril," and a series of town hall meetings taking place across the nation...
[AUDIO] Cockadoodle do? Or don't?
by Carolyn Schaut (Carolyn)
Submitted 07-13-2010 under NEWS
The Grand Rapids City Commission met with an unprecedented turn-out this evening to hear, among other agenda items, the proposed amendments to the city housing code that would allow hens to be raised and kept in the city limits. Dozens of families...
Waste Not, Want Not
by Britta Stifler (stiflerb)
Submitted 12-01-2009 under NEWS
An Examination of Grand Rapid’s Recycling System by Frederick Meijer Honors College students at Grand Valley State University, Kevin Bergy, Kurt O’Hearn, Britta Stifler, Emily Schneider, and Robert VanVossen. Everybody loves freebies. Better...
