Climate Change
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Making the Case for Compact Development
From the people at Smart Growth America comes word of a new book, Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change, just out from the Urban Land Institute. In the book, researchers argue that more compact development (such as Atlantic Station, a mixed-use complex in Atlanta built on reclaimed industrial land, shown at right) must play a key role if this country is to reduce emissions:
September 21, 2007
Congestion Pricing Q&A With Rohit Aggarwala, Part 2
Rohit Aggarwala models the latest in Long-Term Planning & Sustainability chic: Gray flannel, subway token cuff links, Columbia U. class ring and a global warming mug: Pour a hot drink and coast lines disappear.
September 18, 2007
Judge in Vermont Upholds California Emissions Standards
Detroit car makers lost another battle in their fight against stronger emissions regulations last week, this time in Vermont.
September 17, 2007
Climate Change: It’s What’s for Dinner
For years, animal rights and welfare groups have maintained that the factory farming of animals for human consumption wreaks havoc on the environment. Now that climate change has become a mainstream issue, they're taking it up a notch.
August 31, 2007
Brit’s Liberal Dems Want to Ban Cars Fueled By Gasoline
Britain's Liberal Democrat Party unveiled a detailed plan to tackle climate change which includes a ban on fossil fuel powered cars by 2040. The Guardian reports:
August 30, 2007
Carbon Tax vs. Cap and Trade
Congressional debate on climate change has revealed division among politicians on how to best regulate carbon emissions. From NPR's Marketplace, we get a report on the sharp difference between leading Democrats in both houses, Sen. Barbara Boxer (CA) and Rep. John Dingell (MI)
August 29, 2007
Weiner on the Environment: Big Talk, Small Stick
Where's the beef? Under Rep. Anthony Weiner's plan, vehicles, like the one above, would not be charged a fee to use New York City's most heavily congested streets
August 15, 2007