Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Want to assess or reduce your carbon footprint? Ever wondered how rail travel compares to, say, a Prius when it comes to energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, on a per-passenger-mile basis? If so, GOOD magazine has a chart...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley announced yesterday that he was introducing six bills in the state legislature to influence the state's land development in a "smart, green, and growing" way. Collectively, the bills would do the following: Strengthen...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Solving Global Warming
From today's Washington Post:"He [Former EPA official Jason Burnett] told the panel that senior EPA officials met with representatives from Exxon Mobil, the American Petroleum Institute, and the National Petrochemicals and Refiners Association, who argued that Bush should not undermine...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
California has a chance to pass an exciting new law that gives its metropolitan regions the opportunity and responsibility for reducing greenhouse gas emissions through sensible land use planning. This is long overdue – anyone can see the chaos on our...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 Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
Hello. My name is Kaid and I’m a new urbanist. (All together, now: “Hello, Kaid.”) No, really. New urbanists - members of the school of architecture and planning that advocates compact, walkable, mixed-use communities - catch some grief in the...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
I love these acronyms: LULU – Locally Unwanted Land Use. NIMBY – Not In My Back Yard. NOPE – Not On Planet Earth (!). And my absolute favorite: BANANA – Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything. I hope you’re at...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
In my previous entry, I name-dropped the great modernist architect I.M. Pei. Most architecture buffs and probably quite a few readers know that his firm, Pei Cobb & Freed, designed many striking buildings that are regarded as icons of our...continued→
