I Explode Things.
I know that there are two main circles in “green building.” One follows mainly prefab, shipping containers, and all things modern. The other is in love with the dirt and all things old. Again, I might be saying too much about myself, but I am a dirt guy. I can appreciate the efficiencies of prefab and the … Read more Building Cities with Dirt
Here is an idea. What if local churches and other such entities which represented a significant amount of cumulative wealth banded together to bail out local home owners in danger of foreclosure. I know of one example I heard of several years ago of an urban church financing members’ homes at a below market percentage. … Read more Keeping Bailouts Local
Recently Michael Katz was a guest on The NPR show, Morning Edition, where he discussed his controversial ideas on rural America and Broadband access. Rightly so the question of what to do with Rural America is becoming a legitimate hot button issue again. Over twenty years ago Frank and Deborah Popper began to call for their visionary “Buffalo … Read more Should We Kill the Country?