Transport – April 6
Shrinking airlines park more planes in the desert
Italian students give up wheels for their own two feet
Too many cars, and they’re not on the road
The American cars Obama wants
Portland, Portland style: touring by bicycle
Buildings
Housing & urban design – Apr 1
Which Is Greener: A New Building, Or An Old One?
In the Exurbs, the American Dream Is Up for Rent
Concrete Is Remixed With Environment in Mind
Housing & urban design – March 30
Forget green roofs – this whole building lives
The reinvention of the trailer park
The RV: Going the way of the dinosaur?
Smaller, energy-efficient homes popular: Canada survey
Review: Future Scenarios by David Holmgren
Future Scenarios serves as a good introduction to the concept of future energy descent/climate change scenarios.
Housing & urban design – Mar 26
Strengthening Rural-Urban Connections
Artists, Foreclosures and the Ruins of the Unsustainable
City dwellers have smaller carbon footprints, study finds
Earthship’s Michael Reynolds on the Colbert Report
EntropyPawsed Perspective on Health & Dis-ease
Most Americans are dis-connected from everything essential for survival. We have lost meaningful connections with the sources of our water, food, shelter, clothing, with our fellow humans in community, with those we love, with The Mystery of Life. No wonder we feel dis-eased!
Housing & urban design – Mar 20
In Hard Times, Public Places are More Important Than Ever
Kunstler on South Africa
Robert Rapier’s Year Without a Car
Housing & urban design – March 16
Urban areas see revival in housing construction
Outside buyers drawn to Detroit’s foreclosed homes
Small, Green And Good
Housing & urban design – March 9
Trouble at the mall
Kunstler: Retooling Suburbia
How the Crash Will Reshape America
New online report: Energy security in the residential sector
Our safety is at risk when governments fail to respond effectively to changing heat supplies and prices, according to Larry Hughes, the lead author of two new reports released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives in Nova Scotia.
Surviving two billion cars: China must lead the way
The number of vehicles worldwide is expected to reach two billion in the next two decades. Surprisingly, China – where the demand for cars has been skyrocketing – just may offer the best hope of creating a new, greener transportation model.
From waste to living space – March 1
Turning Shipping Containers Into Customizable, Affordable Housing
Junked cars morph into green manufactured houses
Review: Garbage Warrior
Dealing with the Coming Plague of Empty Superstores
