And how about the very notion of suburbs themselves, which are an
ecological nightmare - dependent on sprawl development, redundant use of
building materials, wasteful energy use, and extensive car travel?
Doug
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On Fri, 23 Sep 1994, tumbling gnomes are cool wrote:
> of course housing needs to be built; that wasn't the issue. and of course
> responsible development is what most of us are looking for. but how many
> developers consider the environment before profit? how many people living
> in the suburbs have seen inane construction methods, such as bulldozing
> everything in forested land, building houses, and having to replant grasses
> and trees- often choosing those that will die in a few years because they are
> not adapted to the area's climate? i think this was the point doug was making,
> and i think this was generally understood.
>
> sarah posniewski
>
