Sustainable Dining, At a Hospital Near You

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Two hospitals in Clark County, Washington, have been exploring ways to support local growers and offer fresher and healthier food options to patients and visitors. It’s part of move toward relying on increasingly local, and oftentimes sustainable, farms. It’s also part of a national trend toward improved experiences for those who come to the hospital as patients or visitors, or, in some cases, as diners.

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Project FROG May Push School Trailers to Leap Ahead

SAN FRANCISCO – Mayor Gavin Newsom unveiled "Project Frog," a modular classroom prototype that offers schools a high-performance building that straddles the line between a permanent facility and a modular trailer.

Newsom made the announcement at San Francisco City Hall on March 21 before a crowd of local TV newscasters, concerned citizens and city officials.

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