Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
My friend David Dixon, and his Boston-based architecture firm, Goody Clancy, has been doing some fabulous smart growth work, and I’m here to give them a well-deserved pat on the back for it. I mention this because I’m off...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , The Media and the Environment
Robert Rauschenberg was my favorite artist, certainly my favorite of those that have been well known. I paid a small – well, actually, not so small – fortune for a signed screenprint of his LA Uncovered #7, image above, which...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
After so many wonky posts in a row, this time I'm going to lighten up with one of those fun internet quizzes that I can do more or less all day when I have something I want to procrastinate. This...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke
My day-to-day work life focuses on relatively concrete notions: passing global warming legislation, getting more energy efficient appliances into the hands of consumers, pushing automakers to produce more efficient cars. These are the tools I believe we must use to...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
When faced with a situation where rapid growth is occurring, such as I discussed yesterday, the best thing to do environmentally is to manage and shape it so that a good quality of life is maintained with the least environmental harm. This...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
The housing market may be in a slump right now - in part because we've been building too much sprawl - but over the next 25 years or so the US is going to experience rapid population growth, and the...continued→
Posted by Alba Garzon in Living Sustainably
For years, when faced with the "are you vegetarian" question I’ve responded with "no, but I am veggie-friendly." This of course always leads to raised eyebrows and more questions. It's quite simple actually: I eat (and enjoy) vegetarian food, I...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has released important new research detailing the benefits of smart growth on transportation emissions and air quality. In particular, the report reviews the effects on traffic and pollution that would occur if new growth and land development...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably
The balance of healthy-vs.-unhealthy food options near your home has a major impact on your health risk, according to a new report released this week by PolicyLink, UCLA's Center for Health Policy Research, and the California Center for Public Health...continued→
Posted by Courtney Hamilton in Living Sustainably
Now I’m not a mom yet, and my mom lives on the west coast (leaving me pretty much off the hook when it comes to Mother’s Day) but that’s not to say that I don’t have plenty of ideas...continued→
The director of NRDC's smart growth program, Kaid Benfield is the author of several books, including Once There Were Greenfields and Solving Sprawl.
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