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Articles on community

• Property Portfolio Best Practices for Community Real Estate Managing community properties benefit from best practices in portfolio review and planning.
  
• California Funds Communities’ Efforts to Clean Up Trash Illegal dumping activity poses a hazard to the public and the environment. CIWMB will help clean it up across the state.
  
• Harmony Communities Spread the Green Wealth with Credits Communications starts the process...actions complete it. Joining communications together with action will green our world rapidly, democratically, and positively. Here's an example of how positive actions can be rewarded.

  Harmony City from IDEO on Vimeo.

  
  
• City Climate Change Case Studies Case studies are some of the most effective ways to "tell the story" of practical solutions. These case studies for climate change might help your organization learn what works, and what creative resources are available
  
• Nonprofits Save Energy with Tax Exempt Customer Incentive (TEC) Program Nonprofits and communities can reduce the barriers to becoming energy efficient that tax-exempt organizations face, with the help of technical assistance.
  
• Solar for Low-infome Multifamily Housing Communities Reduced energy costs are very important to families with low incomes. This California program makes solar installations possible in multifamily communities.
  
• The Economics of Disaster Prevention Go Beyond Prevention Disaster preparedness and prevention can be married to community and economic development to get multiple results out of many mitigation and prevention projects.
  
• The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment by Paul Ehrlich If you've seen the population growth charts, you are probably as concerned as I am about the impact of more people and more stuff they want as they urbanize.
  
• Shifting Usage of Retail Space During the Coming Downturn in 2008-9 Retailers can become the new hub of community as "thrift" supports local shopping and social networking.
  
• Reports and Publications about Green Job Programs Green job resource and report list
  
• Create Your OWN Green Job National Green Job Programs and Resources
  
• Well Water Filter Reduces Arsenic in Drinking Water Arsenic tainted well water is sealed off while preserving the ability to pump high-quality water from the upper sections.
  
• MacMansions Cut Back in Size in Los Angeles Los Angeles limits the size of MacMansion remodeling in city neighborhoods.
  
• Community Green Collar Job Creation Strategies Green Job Programs provide both community infrastructure renewal and job training and skills for unemployed community members across the spectrum from unskilled to leader roles.
  
• "GasHole" is a new documentary film about the history of Oil prices and the future of alternative fuels.
  
• Communities Plan for Safe Drinking Water Protection of groundwater from contamination is a concern.
  
• Smart Growth Implementation Assistance
  Application due May 8, 2008 EPA grant helps communities achieve its goal of encouraging growth
  
• Give Up Carbon For Lent Bishops encourage churchgoers to cut their energy use.
  
• Community Action Guide to Reconnect Children to Nature Hands-on tool for organizers to reconnect children and nature with community programs
  
• Your Political Choices Depend on Good Information Be informed -- get unbiased information before you vote.
  
• Making Food Donations from Events or Inventory - Food Banks Food Banks are great channels of food to the hungry in local communities
  
• Total Wealth -- Nation by Nation, Resource by Resource Community and company sustainability are based in rule of law and education ... who knew?
  
• Scammers and Neighbors -- Today's Connected Neighborhoods Community is about practical matters -- like mutual safety!
  
• The Ocean Channel & Michael Hanrahan Michael Hanrahan is CEO and co-founder of The Ocean Channel is focused on the production and distribution of ocean content for internet audiences.
  
• Low Impact Development Strategies to Manage Stormwater Runoff Total capital cost savings ranged from 15 to 80% when LID methods were used...
  
• Single Person Households Are Hard on the Planet, People and the Pocketbook Per capita, divorced households use 46% more electricity and 56% more water than married households.
  
• NOTES from the California VERDE XCHANGE City sustainable plan
  
• Schumacher's Small Is Beautiful Schumacher Circle furthering the insights of E.F. Schumacher
  
• Nourish America Expands Disaster Relief for California Firefighters, Evacuees and Victims Nourish America is getting high-quality nutritional products into the hand of fire victims and fire fighters.
  
• The Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities The Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities works to improve communities through better development decisions and growth policies.