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Greensburg, greenest town in the United States
"Greensburg: Better, Stronger, Greener!".On May 4, 2007, an EF5 tornado cut a 1.7-mile path of destruction through Greensburg, Kansas. Winds reaching speeds of 205 miles per hour uprooted trees, demolished homes and leveled the town. Eleven people died and 95% of the buildings were destroyed beyond repair. Residents have since worked furiously to rebuild it in a way that is both economically and environmentally sustainable and to...
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Greensburg, greenest town in the United States
"Greensburg: Better, Stronger, Greener!".On May 4, 2007, an EF5 tornado cut a 1.7-mile path of destruction through Greensburg, Kansas. Winds reaching speeds of 205 miles per hour uprooted trees, demolished homes and leveled the town. Eleven people died and 95% of the buildings were destroyed beyond repair. Residents have since worked furiously to rebuild it in a way that is both economically and environmentally sustainable and to meet the highest environmental standards. Greensburg, whose population has dropped from about 1400 to 800 following the storm and is now growing again, is currently the greenest town in America and the first in the United States to pass a resolution to certify that all city-owned buildings earn LEED Platinum accreditation, the highest level of the LEED rating system
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