Posted January 4, 2012 by Deron Lovaas in Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
The holidays finally provided a chance to catch up on some reading, including a remarkable book from 2006 called The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger, by Marc Levinson. I figured this...continued→
Posted January 3, 2012 by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably
When talking about reducing the footprint of our living patterns on the landscape and the earth’s limited resources, I always stress that this does not necessarily mean high-rises or even multi-family living at all. Those can be perfectly accessible...continued→
Posted December 30, 2011 by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably
The Urban Land Institute’s latest forward-looking report for the real estate industry has lots of hopeful news for the environment, if perhaps also some sobering news for the economy. Titled What’s Next? Real Estate in the New Economy (print...continued→
Posted December 29, 2011 by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably
In 2011, I posted some 250 entries on my NRDC blog, quite a few of which were also published by The Atlantic, The Atlantic Cities, the Sustainable Communities Collective, and others. I am always grateful when they are. As...continued→
Posted December 28, 2011 by Bob Keefe in Green Enterprise, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment
Fossil fuel lobbyists and their allies in Congress continue to dispute the need to support development of more renewable energy in America. Never mind that more 90 percent of Americans say developing renewable energy should be a national priority. Never...continued→
Posted December 27, 2011 by David Goldstein in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, U.S. Law and Policy
Recent economic news is not encouraging. The New York Times reports that when it comes to recovery, “experts see a false dawn.” One particularly troubling area is housing, where a new report shows home sales were 4 percent lower this...continued→
Posted December 23, 2011 by Rebecca Stanfield in Green Enterprise, Solving Global Warming
Late yesterday, Kansas City Power and Light (KCPL) asked state regulators for approval to offer more and better energy efficiency programs to reduce electricity demand and lower energy costs for its customers. Under the plan, KCPL will invest about $25...continued→
Posted December 22, 2011 by Doug Sims in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Saving Wildlife and WIld Places, Solving Global Warming
Last May, in the middle of increasing public concern about energy mega-projects, particularly the proposed mega-dam complex called HidroAysén, President Piñera appointed a multi-disciplinary panel of experts to a special advisory body called La Comisión Asesora para el Desarrollo Eléctrico...continued→
Posted December 21, 2011 by Carolina Herrera in Green Enterprise
How does 15,000 new gifts for the holidays sound? Much like great holiday gifts, the approximately 15,000 new species discovered around the world every year can be surprising, extraordinary and sometimes down-right odd (like this a crab that grows its...continued→
Posted December 20, 2011 by Kaid Benfield in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably
We’ve made such a mess of the suburbs we constructed in the last fifty or so years that one wonders whether they can ever be made into something more sustainable. Strip malls, traffic jams, cookie-cutter subdivisions, diminished nature, almost...continued→
