October 26, 2007 | Volume 4, Issue 2
The Heinz School Review team is making exciting changes to HSR operations to improve our relationship with our readers. We are introducing a new, more visually-appealing layout and transitioning to rolling content. These changes not only improve the reading experience, but also encourage readers to return to the site regularly to check for new content. Readers should look forward to being active members of the HSR community as we plan to launch a forum to discuss articles. If you have any comments or suggestions, contact us.
This series of releases has an environmental focus. We hope you will anxiously await fresh content in the coming weeks.
Like Drinking From a Fire Hose
GTECH Treads New Paths on Risky Ground
The Heinz School Review recently sat down with Heinz School alumni and founders of GTECH: Growth Through Energy & Community Health, Matthew Ciccone, Andrew Butcher, and Chris Koch, to discuss their experience founding a non-profit social enterprise following the completion of their Heinz School degree. The interview illuminates the details of reclaiming polluted urban land, creating opportunities to train a ‘green collar’ workforce, and producing crops for clean burning biofuels.
Memorandum on Pittsburgh’s Vacant Land Problem
The neglect of vacant land is a pressing issue. The City of Pittsburgh must develop a comprehensive strategy in order to combat the social, economic, and environmental drain caused by the presence of vacant land. This strategy should include streamlining the process for obtaining this land, mobilizing existing resources by creating a citywide taskforce, and designing and implementing green solutions to this problem.