Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
The more the merrier, and one only wonders what took them so long. Back in March, the Obama administration announced an exciting new partnership between the federal transportation and housing & urban development departments to pursue together an agenda for...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
I am not an expert on water quality, but I have learned a lot about the subject over the last few years. My tutors have been my NRDC colleagues, my colleagues on the LEED-ND core committee, and the amazing...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
I'm biased, because he is a longtime professional friend, but I think the Obama administration made a great choice in appointing the University of Maryland's John Frece as the new head of the US EPA's Smart Growth Office. For the past few years,...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
A new report from the US Environmental Protection Agency documents a dramatic shift in the pattern of new development in the nation over the past two decades: Central cities and counties are now claiming a much larger share of overall...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
Wednesday afternoon I attended the presentation of EPA's annual National Awards for Smart Growth Achievement. There are four worthy winners, each of which gave a brief presentation: Downtown Silver Spring (MD) Redevelopment Project (Award for Overall Excellence) Just...continued→
