Greensburg, Kansas

On assignment in Greensburg, Kansas, for SonntagsBlick magazine. This town, population once about 1400, was completely destroyed by a #5 tornado in 2007. Today it is the greenest town in America, thanks to some amazing people who came up with some very green ideas on how to rebuild their town from scratch. The name Greensburg was there already, action followed. For starters they passed a resolution stating that all city buildings larger than 4000 sf should be built to US LEED Platinum Standards, which is the highest possible. Then the town has its own wind farm, generating much more electricity than the 800 remaining Greensburgers need ... anyway, it was quiet an experience for us (journalist Claudia Steinberg came along) to meet all these amazing people trying to build a better, greener town rather than just rebuilding in old fashion. Respect to you, Greensburg !!!