Comments on: Sustaining Ann Arbor’s Environmental Quality http://annarborchronicle.com/2012/01/15/sustaining-ann-arbors-environmental-quality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sustaining-ann-arbors-environmental-quality it's like being there Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: john floyd http://annarborchronicle.com/2012/01/15/sustaining-ann-arbors-environmental-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-86554 john floyd Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:24:12 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=79324#comment-86554 My sense that “Sustainability” is merely a code word for “Real Estate Devlopment” has not been altered by the report of this meeting. There are many pretty words about “The Environment”, and “Recycling”, but in the end, it’s only about “The Varsity”.

Detroit is the core of SE Michigan. With that in mind, development in Ann Arbor IS sprawl.

“Sustainability”, in a non-cynical context, is about not needing to import outside resources to sustain life. As presented here, however, “Sustainability” is only about the “Need” to import more people.

]]> By: Mary Morgan http://annarborchronicle.com/2012/01/15/sustaining-ann-arbors-environmental-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-86531 Mary Morgan Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:36:09 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=79324#comment-86531 Relevant to the University of Michigan’s sustainability efforts, UM released its 2011 sustainability report on Jan. 16, with metrics on energy use, waste reduction, alternative transportation use and several other measures. A .pdf file of the report: [link]

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