Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
Some time ago, I did a post on my friend John Norquist's wonderful phrase, "the convenient remedy [or solution, in my adaptation] to the inconvenient truth." Smart neighborhoods can be just that, bringing convenience while enabling a lower-carbon lifestyle. ...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
A couple of weeks ago, syndicated columnist and keen observer of community issues Neal Peirce published a very interesting column on the transportation features of Amsterdam. Fewer than half of trips taken within Amsterdam are by car, which stands in...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
With the federal government and an effective majority in Congress utterly unwilling to address global warming in any meaningful way, we must turn to states and localities for leadership. It doesn't get any more local than Greensburg, Kansas. After Greensburg was...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 Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
The blogosphere is awash this week in chatter over a new report from the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (a NAFTA creation). The report points out that a substantial portion of greenhouse gas emissions come from buildings, along with all...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
If you know anyone who is still in denial that growth is real and that we had better get our act together quickly in figuring out how to live and develop sustainably, send them to Peter Russell's World Clock. The...continued→
