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April 2007 Features

The Greening of Oakland

by Jeff Swenerton (Photography by Mark A. Tinsley)

In recent years Oakland has identified some of its greatest environmental offenders in the areas of waste, air pollution, energy inefficiency and building construction and is taking action.

21 Ways to be Green

by Jeff Swenerton (Photography by Mark A. Tinsley)

Being a good environmentalist is easy, right? Drive less, put on an extra sweater, recycle. It doesn’t sound so hard. And sure enough, it’s not.

Prefab Becomes Fab

by Keri Hayes Troutman (Photography by John Swain)

Oakland-based architect Michelle Kaufmann’s novel prefabricated housing designs have turned the vision most Americans have of “prefab” houses on end.

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