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Getting by in America's Rust Belt: An FSRN Special Series
Thu, 09/17/2009 - 16:04
FSRN´s Daniel Denvir has been traveling across the most economically depressed areas in America´s Rust Belt, speaking to people who have found creative ways to face the crisis. This special series focuses on the cities of Cleveland, Detroit and Youngstown.
Part One: Cleveland's Evergreen Laundry Click above to stream, or download here. Denvir reports from Cleveland, Ohio on the soon-to-be open Evergreen Laundry, a worker-owned enterprise that is part of a larger effort to create jobs by locally channeling spending by the city’s big institutions.
Part Two: Detroit's Green Projects Click above to stream, or download here. Denvir takes us to Detroit, Michigan to look at two proposals for revitalizing the Motor City: green manufacturing and urban agriculture.
Part Three: Youngstown Shrinks Sustainably Click above to stream, or download here. Denvir reports from Youngstown on a bold plan to sustainably shrink a post-industrial city.
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