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Can There Be a Silver Lining in Sandy? (Part 1)

William S. Becker | Posted 01.27.2013 | Green
Read More: Hurricane Sandy, Natural Disasters, Floods, Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, Dams, Relocation, Flood Control, Levees, Army Corps of Engineers, Great Flood of 1993, Kickapoo River, Green News
William S. Becker

In the late 1970s, a small community in Wisconsin made a big decision. The Village of Soldiers Grove decided that when people and nature come into conflict, it's sometimes better for people to get out of the way.

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A Silver Lining in Sandy? (Part 2)

William S. Becker | Posted 01.26.2013 | Green
Read More: Floods, New Orleans, Hurricanes, Heat Waves, Lower Ninth Ward, Soldiers Grove, Katrina, Disasters, Hurricane Sandy, Sustainable Development, Extreme Weather, Great Flood of 1993, Wild Fires, Valmeyer, Pattonsburg, Green News
William S. Becker

There is no question that sustainable recovery from disasters -- particularly moving out of harm's way -- can be a slow, frustrating, arduous process. More enlightened federal funding policies and programs would make it easier and more common.

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