Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
This is a follow-up to add to the record concerning the wisdom of the proposed office park and subdivision north of Frederick, Maryland. The property in question is highlighted in red jutting out from the existing city limits to the...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
I don't think so, either. But the leaders of the city of Frederick, Maryland, apparently think otherwise. This is despite strong opposition from the leaders of surrounding Frederick County, which until now has had jurisdiction over the property. Basically this is...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
These wonderful photographs of Frederick County, Maryland, are all by my friend Kai Hagen, writer, photographer, conservationist, entrepeneur, and County Commissioner. Kai is concerned that development is sprawling out onto prime soils even while there are ample sites within...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
I want you to bear with me today, because this one is going to be a little long. America's best farmland is in trouble, and will only be in more trouble when the recovery comes. The American Farmland Trust,...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
As I suspect most readers of this blog already know, NRDC has been one of the founding partners in LEED for Neighborhood Development, the national program to rate and certify smart growth projects. (The other two lead partners are...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
When farmland that was slated for an exurban housing development is sold by the developer at a loss back to farming interests, you know that sprawl has passed its peak. Especially if it is just beyond the edge of...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
I’m not sure I quite understand the fervent passion of what seems to be a full-fledged movement to get consumers to buy and eat local, but I can think of some very good reasons to do just that. For...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
Davis, California is the country’s most bicycle-friendly city, according to the League of American Bicyclists. More about that soon. In the meantime, though, be advised that a highly self-indulgent post follows. Yes, even more than usual. But think of it...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
This news is a couple of weeks old but just reached me, as I was going through old email. I am sad to report that the country has lost one of its truly great conservation pioneers.Norman Berg practically invented the concept...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
In my post yesterday on les bastides - the well-planned medieval towns in France, I mentioned that their town walls could be seen as a precursor to the gated McMansion "communities" that we see in suburban America today. Indeed, the word...continued→
