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Sustainable USA Network

Featured Guest Speaker: Mark Fenton, On Walkable and Livable Communities
August 19th, 1999 at 1 p.m.

How do you want to live?  Are you satisfied with driving everywhere with windows
rolled up and doors locked, fearing for safety, and not even knowing your
neighbors? How long will we as a society tolerate living this way? Visit the
SUNetwork website (www.sustainableusa.org) on Thursday August 19th at 1p.m.(EST)
when we will be discussing these questions and more.

This months featured guest, Mark Fenton, Editor at Large of Walking Magazine,
will host an interactive discussion on building healthier, more walkable
communities, as a solution to the growing societal problems resulting from the
unintended consequences of the "mall and sprawl" society of the 90's.

Mark is a five-time race walking champion, and an expert on the topic of
walking. Highlighting his knowledge and sharing some of the lessons he has
learned, Mark will provide solutions to promote smart growth and other important
community issues through the development of well-designed communities that
encourage more travel on foot. A growing body of evidence suggests that people
walking in a city or town is a powerful barometer of that community's economic,
environmental, and social health, as well as an effective catalyst for change.

Global Environment & Technology Foundation (GETF), host of the SUNetwork, is
using its expertise in sustainability partnership building, information
technology development, and project management to create both a human and
electronic (www.sustainableusa.org) network that allows individuals,
organizations, governments and businesses to leverage existing resources and
more effectively address sustainable development challenges.  The SUNetwork and
its partners maximize national, regional, and local investment in sustainable
economic development.

The SUNetwork is dedicated spotlighting Americans who are striving to balance
economic growth, a healthy environment and keeping America's sustainable
progress moving forward to build the quality of life for us all. It is about
encouraging others, and providing the tools and education necessary to take
steps to build the quality of life in their own communities.

Every two weeks experts in sustainability, like Mark Fenton, are highlighted.
Featured speakers and topics are widely diverse. The SUNetwork aims to bring
people together from backgrounds with different expertise but with a common
concern for the future, serving as a means for sharing information, looking
across issues, and building new partnerships.

This is your opportunity to learn what you can do to take a step in the right
direction. So, come out to http://www.sustainableusa.org on August 19th at 1p.m.
EST, and chat with Mark and other Americans who share a similar concern. If you
would like to receive future announcements about SUNetwork features and events,
please add you name to our database at
http://www.sustainableusa.com/feedback/mailinglist.cfm.

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