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A Census data report released last week showed that migration rates across the United States plunged sharply in 2008 to levels that haven’t been seen since the Great Depression. For the period July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008, the number of people migrating away from domestic metropolitan areas with populations of 1 million or more was 336,000, versus 688,000 people during the same period in 2005-2006, according to an expert’s analysis of the data. This represents a 50 percent decline in people moving out of urban areas, and that is significant.

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Last week Senator Tom Harkin, Democrat of Iowa, and U.S. Representative Doris Matsui, Democrat of California, introduced "The Complete Streets Act of 2009" to their respective Houses of Congress. If passed, this bill promises to decrease both traffic congestion and transportation costs for commuters across the nation.

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In the evolving journey towards widepread sustainability and green principles, you sometimes come across stories that seem innocuous, but actually bear closer attention. One of these happens to be an announcement by the Hunt Oil Company boasting the attainment of LEED Silver Certification for Commercial Interiors for its headquarters building in Dallas.

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In Time Magazine's recent feature entitled, "25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis," all sorts of villains were listed, some very easy targets and some were at the levels of the sublime. It's easy to vilify George Bush and Bill Clinton, as for the past sixteen years, the two were in charge of overseeing the economy.

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