Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
Chicago may soon boast the largest urban solar array in the country, writes Mariana Rodriguez Orte in The Architect's Newspaper: "Solar power plants are blooming all over the world, each one claiming to be the biggest and most powerful....continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , U.S. Law and Policy
One of the recurring themes of my writing (for example, here) has been that, to achieve sustainability in our cities, suburbs, and rural areas, we need to get beyond the accidents of history that comprise our local jurisdictions. Environmental, economic,...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
Last week my NRDC colleague Josh Mogerman wrote a rave review of the City of Chicago's new climate action plan. Given the plan's apparent emphasis on efficient transportation, green building, and renewables, he won't get any argument from me....continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
Continuing the walkability theme, Chicago is now using undercover police to pose as ordinary pedestrians in order to remind motorists to yield the right of way. Sounds like a job I’d rather not volunteer for, but the way it works...continued→
