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Video: CEOs for Cities' Driven to the Brink
Submitted by norabeck on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 4:03pmCheck out this fun video from CEOs for Cities:
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All that (and much less) in a gallon of milk?
Submitted by Jon Davis on Mon, 06/30/2008 - 3:37pmThe June 30 edition of the New York Times saw fit to print news of a major step forward for both the lactose tolerant and efforts to reduce vehicle miles traveled: Costco and Wal-Mart are using ... read more »
Energy Prices Spurring "Reversal of Desirability"
Submitted by norabeck on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 3:19pmGreat article by Peter Goodman in today's New York Times, "Rethinking the Country
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Write Your Senator Today on the Lieberman-Warner Bill!
Submitted by norabeck on Thu, 06/05/2008 - 10:46amAs the senate continues debate on the Lieberman-Warner Bill today, please consider sending a message to your Senator in support of the bill, but also urge them to increase the proport
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CNU planners, SmartCode play key role in first deep-green "One-Planet" development in U.S.
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 11:06amLEED-ND, CNU's partnership with the USGBC and NRDC is an important guide to creating sustainable neighborhoods -- and Sonoma Mountain Village north of San Francisco is a LEED-ND pilot project.
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Wired: Urban Living Is Kinder to the Planet Than the Suburban Lifestyle
Submitted by crandell on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 2:37pmWired magazine this month covers 10 "green heresies" that challenge our assumptions about sustainability in the article
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Washington Post: A Transportation Crossroads
Submitted by crandell on Mon, 05/12/2008 - 11:01amMore encouraging mainstream news coverage that "gets it."
A Transportation Crossroads
By Judith Rodin
Washington Post, Friday, May 9, 2008; Page A27
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another environmental cost of sprawl
Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 1:37pmRandall O’Toole has another piece out on Cato Institute letterhead (http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=9325 ) in which he argues that rail transit is less efficient than bus service.
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More evidence that sprawl means more pollution
Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 8:21amEdward Glaeser of Harvard and Matt Kahn of UCLA have a new study out, showing that sprawling cities really do consume more energy and pollute more. Some of their conclusions:
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NPR Covers the Impact of Urbanism on Driving/Climate Change
Submitted by crandell on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 5:44pmNPR ran a great two-part report on the impact of driving on climate change.
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