THE EXTRAODINARILY SIMPLE THIN...

Apr 20, 2014 by

THE EXTRAODINARILY SIMPLE THING STANDING IN THE WAY OF US SAVING THE PLANET

[Translate] The Opinion Pages|Op-Ed Columnist Salvation Gets Cheap APRIL 17, 2014 Paul Krugman The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

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New York City Shifts Away from...

Apr 18, 2014 by

New York City Shifts Away from the Car

Design responses to New York City’s tangled infrastructure…

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Cities need Goldilocks housing...

Apr 18, 2014 by

Cities need Goldilocks housing density – not too high or low, but just right

Elite towers are healthy for a sustainable community…

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American penitentiaries emphas...

Apr 16, 2014 by

American penitentiaries emphasize the need for sustainability

There are as many as 2.4 million individuals…

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Living Cities, the Runners-Up

Apr 16, 2014 by

Living Cities, the Runners-Up

Austainability, flexibility, lifestyle amenities…

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The UK’s rooftops to become po...

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The UK’s rooftops to become power stations

Solar not only benefits the environment…

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U.N. report spells out super-h...

Apr 14, 2014 by

U.N. report spells out super-hard things we must do to curb warming

Mission not-quite-impossible

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NFL player tackles sustainable...

Apr 14, 2014 by

NFL player tackles sustainable beef off the field

He’s a bonafide foodie…

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Stair of the week is the cente...

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Stair of the week is the center of attention in office lobby

In many buildings today…

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House That Uses ‘Zero En...

Apr 13, 2014 by

House That Uses ‘Zero Energy’ Is Super Cute Too

How do you like the poofy house?

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CLIMATE ACTION WELL WITHIN OUR...

Apr 13, 2014 by

CLIMATE ACTION WELL WITHIN OUR REACH

U.N. Climate Panel Highlights Lack Of Action

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Cutting the Super Block Down t...

Apr 13, 2014 by

Cutting the Super Block Down to Size

Urbanization in China is the single biggest…

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Your cellphone is killing you:...

Apr 13, 2014 by

Your cellphone is killing you: What people don’t want you to know about electromagnetic fields

The industry doesn’t want to admit it…

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No Garden? No Farm? No Problem...

Apr 12, 2014 by

No Garden? No Farm? No Problem. Harvest Your Local Landscape

From Texas to Israel, urban foraging is blossoming…

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Floating farm city harvests ic...

Apr 12, 2014 by

Floating farm city harvests icebergs for hydroponics

Four French architecture students hope…

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11 steps toward going “zero wa...

Apr 11, 2014 by

11 steps toward going “zero waste” in the bedroom

“Zero waste” is a movement…

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Sprawl Messed Up

Apr 10, 2014 by

Sprawl Messed Up

Forgive us if we seem like anti-sprawl-ites…

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Evidence of Acceleration of An...

Apr 10, 2014 by

Evidence of Acceleration of Anthropogenic Climate Disruption on All Fronts

“The frog does not drink up the pond
in which he lives.”
~ Sioux Proverb

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Restoring Coastal Ecosystems C...

Apr 10, 2014 by

Restoring Coastal Ecosystems Creates More Jobs Than Offshore Oil Development

Coastal restoration also provides…

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These gorgeous sustainable tra...

Apr 9, 2014 by

These gorgeous sustainable travel mugs won’t leach harmful chemicals

Given the recent ruckus about BPA-

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Is the new Barclay Center gree...

Apr 9, 2014 by

Is the new Barclay Center green roof really green or greenwash?

The Atlantic Yards, home of the Barclay Center…

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Is achieving “Zero Waste” poss...

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Recently I lectured in my hometown…

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4 Ways You’re Hurting th...

Apr 8, 2014 by

4 Ways You’re Hurting the Environment Without Realizing It

It’s a noble pursuit to be as environmentally friendly…

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Car-free living — back to loca...

Apr 7, 2014 by

Car-free living — back to location, and a quick word on the benefits of cars

Cities vs the country vs towns

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We might get a sequel to An In...

Apr 7, 2014 by

We might get a sequel to An Inconvenient Truth

Considering Fast and the Furious 18…

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LA’s Little Tokyo Aims t...

Apr 7, 2014 by

LA’s Little Tokyo Aims to Become the Country’s First ‘Cultural Ecodistrict’

The Little Tokyo neighborhood in Los Angeles

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10 Ways Design Can Fight Clima...

Apr 7, 2014 by

10 Ways Design Can Fight Climate Change

Tis the season for Top 10 lists…

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Old toilets, other ceramic was...

Apr 7, 2014 by

Old toilets, other ceramic waste can be made into “greener” cement

Recycling old concrete into new cement…

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House Passes Bill Requiring Ag...

Apr 6, 2014 by

House Passes Bill Requiring Agencies To Put Climate Change On The Back Burner

Two days after a U.N. report warned of increased famine…

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Will BIG U, a flood-preventing...

Apr 5, 2014 by

Will BIG U, a flood-preventing ‘protective ribbon,’ wrap itself around Manhattan?

Early this week, the 10 finalist proposals…

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