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Updating the Green Cincinnati plan

Jay Hanselman — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:47:23 +0000

Officials are working to update the city's sustainability plan called Green Cincinnati.

Environmental Quality Director Larry Falkin said it's the roadmap preparing the city to be environmentally, economically and socially successful in competitions with other cities and parts of the world.

The plan was drafted in 2007 and city council adopted it a year later.

Now Falkin said it's time for an update.

Yellow and Gray Buses Can Go Green

Ann Thompson — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:31:10 +0000

A zero-emission bus is on a cross country tour, stopping off in Cincinnati to demonstrate its super green features. Take a test drive with Ann Thompson in this week’s Focus on Technology.

The Great Outdoor Weekend

Betsy Ross — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 05:30:05 +0000

Brewster Rhoads from the Green Umbrella Regional Sustainability Alliance is in The Front Row with Betsy Ross to talk about next weekend’s Great Outdoor Weekend, an opportunity to participate in over one hundred environmentally friendly activities around the area.

myactions.org

Thane Maynard — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:46:05 +0000

Thane Maynard welcomes Craig Young and his son, Michael, to talk about a new mobile app they have created called myactions.org to not only increase environmentally positive behaviors, but to also raise needed funds for the Cincinnati Zoo and other environmental organizations.