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Stop Proposition 23
Submitted by JNorquist on Sat, 10/30/2010 - 6:10pmThere is a proposition on the California ballot that, if passed, will essentially repeal California’s strongest environmental protection law designed to decrease auto dependency and reduce greenhouse gasses This initiative, known as proposition 23, threatens a body of law enacted over the last few... read more »
Rail and District Energy: Streets Paved in Better Than Gold
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Thu, 10/28/2010 - 1:19pmI'd like to get your opinion: Could use of district energy for heating and cooling help to allow better urban design by increasing value in core area buildings (where it works best)? District energy was a hot topic at Portland's second annual EcoDistricts Summit Oct 25-27, 2010. ... read more »
An impressive month for the federal sustainability partnership
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Thu, 10/28/2010 - 10:42amIn a breathtaking series of press conferences and releases as well as a major report, the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities, which is led by EPA, HUD, and the Department of Transportation, have rolled out coordinated, multiple announcements of federal assistance to an impressive and wi... read more »
We're losing an acre of farmland every minute, but smart growth may be slowing the rate
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Thu, 10/14/2010 - 9:41pm41 million acres of rural land has been permanently lost in the last 25 years to highways, shopping malls, poorly planned sprawl and other development, according to
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Beyond Green Buildings
Submitted by MattBerggren on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 10:23amIn a recent article on CNN.com, Joshua Prince-Ramus, Randolph Croxton, and Tuomas Toivonen talk about the importance of thinking beyond building "green" buildings.
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The Sustainable Communities Initiative
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 1:57pmThe Sustainable Communities Initiative
View article with images, formatting, links and comments at http://blog.sustainableindustries.com/category/built-environment/
MaryVogel | July 21, 2010
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Financing the Evolution of the Built Environment
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 4:27pmFinancing the Evolution of the Built Environment http://shar.es/mKI1F
MaryVogel | June 21, 2010 originally posted to Sustainable Industries blog where it has photos and links
"I suppose it was a tragic thing that the New Urbanists made themselves hostage to the same banking system that was behin... read more »
Food, Energy, Transportation, Urban Design, Climate for an Eternity without Oil!
Submitted by kimgyr on Sun, 05/16/2010 - 8:48pm2. The specific challenges that we must all address are A) the production of food without petroleum – there were approximately 100 million Americans in 1915 and 21.5 million horses (≅5:1) to help
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Dense and Beautiful Stormwater Management
Submitted by Laurence Aurbach on Sat, 05/15/2010 - 6:49amDense and Beautiful Stormwater Management
By Laurence Aurbach
Ped Shed Blog, Friday May 14, 2010
http://pedshed.net/?p=270
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A One Stop Shop for Sustainability?
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Tue, 04/27/2010 - 1:37pmPlease add your thoughts to the discussion on my Sustainable Industries blog: A One Stop Shop for Sustainability? http://shar.es/m5rSv
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