Transport – Sept 20
American commutes get longer
Investment in cycling could save £520m
‘Ban cars in London’ to cut CO2
China to hold first-ever ‘no car day’
China steel mills may face freight premium
Zimbabwe: Minister says walk to save fuel
Society
Solutions & sustainability – Sept 20
“What a Way to Go” – Meet the filmmakers
Kunstler novel coming next year
Peak oil, Transition Towns and resilience building.
Unexpected details – Sept 20
When eco-keener meets enviro-slacker (relationships)
How green issues are changing our language
Making garbage visible in all its stinky glory
High gas prices could make you skinnier
Housing & urban design – Sept 20
Post Carbon Cities- planning for energy and climate uncertainty
New York City turning to biodiesel for heat
Green roofs sprouting new adherents
California regulators propose developing energy self-sufficiency by 2020
Zoning the ‘enemy’ of affordable homes
Radical new approach to affordable housing
Parking drives up housing costs
Transport – Sept 16
Would you pay to avoid gridlock?
Toll on, Columbia!
Some motorists may be too big for their cars
Bike sharing in Barcelona
Mass-produce the change – Sept 16
Amy Goodman at the “Global Triple Crisis” teach-in (Korten & Shiva)
10 things we can do: Rebuilding civil society
The power of voluntary actions
Can this really save the planet?
Don’t just be the change, mass-produce it
Dysfunction – Sept 16
Worst places on Earth Are home to millions
We will be known by the junk we throw away
Wider chairs, plumper derrières?
Pollution raises exercise risks
Housing & urban design – Sept 16
Live the good life in a green mansion
Overweight? Blame your ZIP code
Japan: Overcrowded from cradle to grave
Population – Sept 14
Russia’s demographic crisis
Russian ‘sex day’ to boost births
Child mortality at record low; further drop seen
Birth control sticker shock
Transport – Sept 12
As commutes begin earlier, new daily routines emerge
Fear and loathing at the airport
Gas costs spark high-speed rail Interest
Children – Sept 11
Lack of play hurting children’s mental health
Turning the ride to school into a walk
Is it normal to let your kids get eaten by a bear?
The power of voluntary actions
Dismissing the importance of small personal behavior choices in favor of a sole focus on policy changes is a big mistake. Small behaviors are important not only for the direct environmental impact they have, but because they often lead to more and more pro-environmental behaviors over time.
