Two years ago, a devastating tornado wiped out most of Greensburg, Kansas, including the City Administrator’s home and everything he owned. But Steve Hewitt believes the tornado had a silver lining, for it gave this town of 1,400 people a clean slate from which to reinvent itself.
Today the town is rebuilding as a model green community. City leaders are using solar and wind technology to harness power and geothermal to heat. A new nonprofit is building 12 houses with energy-efficient features.
(Read the inspiring story in CNN)
Thanks to Aaron Fein for sending in the link!
Awesome!
You can follow their progress on the Planet Green channel. It’s inspiring.
Wonderful read. It certainly helps one to be hopeful about the future.