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Global Green New Orleans

Global Green USA Responds to Hurricane Katrina through smart solutions to climate change and the green rebuilding of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast

Immediately after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, Global Green USA was on the ground in New Orleans, evaluating how we could respond to the disaster. Since then, Global Green has unveiled an aggressive plan to rebuild New Orleans green, including:

• THE HOLY CROSS PROJECT
  With lead funding from the Home Depot Foundation, Global Green USA is building a sustainable low-income housing community for New Orleans’ ravaged Ninth Ward.
   
• GREEN SCHOOLS INITIATIVE
  With the help of a $2 million grant from the Bush Clinton Katrina Fund, Global Green launched a high performance schools initiative that is helping benefit thousands of New Orleans students.
   
• INFLUENCING POLICY IN NEW ORLEANS AND THE GULF COAST
  Global Green USA is working with local and state authorities to implement green rebuilding policies in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
   
• THE GREEN BUILDING RESOURCE CENTER
  In early 2006, Global Green opened an office in New Orleans, which now serves as a focal point for the community and is a beacon for sustainable building and design.