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Want to green the Olympics? Stop moving them around
Photo courtesy BinoCanada via FlickrFor all the efforts to minimize the impact of the Olympics, one big solution never gets taken seriously. So much of the environmental and financial cost […]
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The 10 greenest and brownest things about Vancouver
Courtesy Ecstaticist via FlickrAll eyes are on are Vancouver this month — not just on the Olympics, but on the city itself. Is the world’s biggest athletic circus making the […]
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Smart Growth even makes snowstorms better
Mixed land use is a tenet of Smart Growth development that has a lot of virtues. But the name is boring and not very descriptive. Here’s Matt Yglesias describing what […]
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The little solar that could
I spotted a rare critter on the streets of San Francisco this week — a smiling, optimistic businessperson. Then again, Ron Kenedi is in the solar panel business. “The big […]
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Freeway in LA…for bikes?
Advocates in famously car-centric Los Angeles are advocating for a new freeway system. For bikes. The weather is great, the streets are gridlocked, and the city is flat-ish. No brainer.
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Cities get rebuilt more often than you think
When I hear folks like Alex Steffen talk about “remaking cities,” my gut reaction is that U.S. cities seem mostly permanent, like they’re already built and we’re stuck with them. […]
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On neighbors & the speed of plasterers
On the wall of many offices of the Fund for Public Interest Research, a spinoff outfit of the state PIRGs which dominates the market for progressive door-to-door and telephone canvasses, […]
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Dispatches from the Phoenix Green Building Conference
Recently, an interior designer and massage therapist named Becky Anderson helped me certify an Aspen Skiing Company building (Sam’s Restaurant) to LEED Gold. As a reward for her remarkable work, […]
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How cities can foster demand for electric cars
When Tesla Motors opened its new showroom in Boulder, it did so in style. Hosting an invitation-only party, the automaker brought out a lively group of local politicians, environmentalists and […]
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Dark winter days at the JP Green House
Family and crew show their climate commitment at the JP Green House.As I write this, the Northeast is methodically being blanketed with a thick blessing of snow, shutting everything down, […]
