Housing & urban design – Jan 30
Abu Dhabi’s zero-carbon ‘ecotopia’
Berkeley envisions ambitious energy plan
Address climate change through land use
Making the transition
Society
Abortion and the Earth
If abortion were put into the context of the long history of human attempts to avoid starvation by regulating population growth, we might come to a different conclusion about what “pro-life” really means.
Population – Jan 30
Monbiot: Population growth pales against greed of the rich
The truth everyone knows, but no one says
Background on population and sustainability
Mind the ruins
Lists of things worth saving from collapse and destruction can be made arbitrarily long: the wetlands, the symphony orchestra, the public library, the public transportation system, the solar sewage treatment plant… But in the US there is one category that never makes the list, and it is the most important one: ruins. Without much help from anyone, ruins can tell us of our history as a species.
Housing & urban design – Jan 25
My other car is a bright green city
Daniel Lerch on post carbon cities
Mayors climate protection summit
Waste – Jan 24
From toilet to tap
Whole Foods sacks plastic bags
Ontario to end ban on clotheslines
Car plague – Jan 23
Creating a car culture in China
Saudi Arabia about to allow women to drive; car industry expects windfall
Building the new ‘people’s car’ in India
Canadians’ dependence on cars rising
Detroit car show- An unconvincing shade of green
Housing & urban design – Jan 22
Ecocity World Summit April 22-26 in San Francisco
Green architect receives Swiss honour
Desert state channels oil wealth into world’s first sustainable city
Transport – Jan 21
Slower boats to China as ship owners save fuel
Transportation’s effects on global warming
NC researcher details freight emissions
Cycling the way to go in Sydney
A community car share hits the road
Pipeline diplomacy – Jan 20
Israel cuts off Gaza’s electricity
Pipeline cements Russia’s hold on Europe’s gas supply
Why Russia is winning the pipeline war: Putin
Solutions & sustainability – Jan 17
IPCC chief Pachauri: Lifestyle changes can curb climate change
Satish Kumar on nature, spirituality and activism
Christians playing their part in sustainability
Astyk: Making the case for self-sacrifice
A sustainability Renaissance man
Housing & urban design – Jan 17
Building green
Retrofitting your house for sustainability
Kunstler on the human habitat
