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NEWS ABOUT: rebuilding

rebuilding stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - Four years after Katrina, the rebuilding of New Orleans is becoming an exercise in environmentally friendly reconstruction, Bryan Walsh writes in Time. Global Green USA, the American arm of a group founded by Mikhail Gorbachev, is leading the pack by building a sustainable village in the city's Lower Ninth... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • green building • construction • reconstruction • housing industry • rebuilding • Global Green USA

 Guests Return 
 to Battered 
 Mumbai Hotels 

Reopening marks city's quick rebound

Dec 22, 08 1:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Both five-star Mumbai hotels targeted in last month's deadly terror attacks reopened for business yesterday, marking the defiant rebound with glitz and prayer, reports the Los Angeles Times reports. Amid tight security, Bollywood stars and top government officials celebrated at the century-old Taj Mahal—whose flaming building became the iconic... More »

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terrorism • India • Mumbai • rebuilding • gunmen • Mumbai attacks • Taj Mahal hotel • Oberoi hotel

Mother Nature's Wrath Creates Prosperity

Disasters spur economic growth,
but at what cost?

Jul 8, 08 7:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Casualties aside, natural disasters may not be so devastating after all. Catastrophes like the recent earthquake in China destroy old buildings and roads, making way for new and improved infrastructure that may not have been created otherwise and pumping cash into the economy. In the long term, updated technology and... More »

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flood • Chinese economy • natural disaster • hurricane • Tsunami • economy • rebuilding • China earthquake

OPINION

WTC Rebuilding an Emblem of Can't-Do Politics

Morass of competing parties and gridlock mirrors US system

Jul 3, 08 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - We’re having an entertaining campaign season, Daniel Henninger allows in the Wall Street Journal, but the US' fundamental political system is in deep trouble: “It’s an open question whether we have one, or are losing the one we’ve got.” He finds a microcosm in the... More »

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terrorism • World Trade Center • government • 9/11 commission • rebuilding • 9/11 attacks

Bush Salutes Tornado Town in Speech to Kansas Grads

US communities 'stronger than any storm,' he boasts

May 5, 08 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush returned to praise Greensburg residents yesterday to mark the first anniversary of the day the Kansas town was struck by a devastating tornado that killed 11. Bush applauded the community's resilience and determination in a speech to the town's high school graduating class of just 18 students, reports... More »

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tornado • Marine • rebuilding • George W. Bush • disaster • Greensburg Kansas • Greensburg High School

New Fear for Katrina Victims: Collectors

Company claims it overpaid on some rebuilding grants

Mar 29, 08 7:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - A contractor responsible for doling out federal rebuilding money to Katrina victims is seeking another company to collect what may amount to hundreds of millions of dollars from Katrina victims. ICF International claims it overpaid some applicants in a rush to get $11 billion out the door; meanwhile, a third... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • investigation • New Orleans • contractors • Federal aid • Kathleen Blanco • collection agencies • rebuilding • subcontractor

Landmark NY Library to Be Renamed for Donor

Wall Street financier donates $100 million

Mar 11, 08 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Following the style of sports stadiums, Manhattan's stately beaux arts library on Fifth Avenue will be renamed for a key contributor to a billion-dollar expansion of the library system. Private equity king Stephen Schwarzman is giving the library $100 million from his several-billion-dollar fortune, reports the New York Times. Schwarzman,... More »

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Stephen Schwarzman • Blackstone Group • New York City Ballet • Museum of Modern Art • expansion • Lincoln Center • New York Public Library • Beaux Arts • Landmarks Preservation Commission • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts • Frick Collection • Astor Hall • refurbishing • rebuilding • Mid-Manhattan library

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