Posts by Oscar Perry Abello — Guest Contributor
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“Green infrastructure” for clean water shows its worth in DC
A small number of cities, including DC, are starting to embrace “green infrastructure” — rain gardens, bioswales, tree trenches, permeable pavement, green roofs, and other forms that combine old and new technology to absorb more rainwater where it falls. Keep reading…
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Green banks, explained
Green banks are part of a long tradition of using public or collective dollars to sway private investment into serving markets that it hasn’t served, or providing products it hasn’t provided before. Neither they nor the private sector can fund everything that’s needed to address climate change, but green banks exist to bring the private sector’s attention and resources to the issue in ways that it isn’t or can’t otherwise. Keep reading…