Transport – Oct 25
Great Lakes shrink, and cargo carriers face losses
Flexcar can’t get around tax on rental cars
Let’s sing the praises of streetcars
What ābike friendlyā looks like
Buildings
Technology – Oct 25
Lime is a much greener option than cement
Could electricity grid become a type of Internet?
GE hopes to cut mercury in “green” light bulbs
Cities – Oct 23
Vaxjo, Sweden: A pioneering ‘clean’ city
Tehran air clears with anti-pollution efforts
Egypt: Environmental make-over for an ancient industry
Bradford: the greenest city in the UK
Some cities try going ‘green’ with blackouts
Hard times – Oct 23
Will increased income and wealth disparity lead to generational class war?
Why is Vancouver eating its young?
The heat or eat dilemma
Living paycheck to paycheck gets harder
Transport – Oct 22
The defining issue for transport planning is peak oil, not traffic congestion
Tesco turns to barges to cut emissions
Transport titan’s plea for $5b rail project
Global sourcing: is it really worth it?
Peak universe
While the price of oil ratcheted up hour by hour, the ASPO-USA conference members heard from an impressive range of experts who have been leading the public conversation on the Peak Oil story ā with no help from the mainstream media or the political sector.
Climate – Oct 21
Rising seas threaten 21 mega-cities
Oceans act as global warming ‘safety valve’
The meltdown of Greenland’s way of life
Recycling & bans – Oct 17
Recycling the whole house
Plasma TVs may be banned in Australia
Bottled water leaves cities with a bad taste
Planning – Oct 17
Albuquerque: Why are we planning for growth when we need to cut back?
Oil vulnerability auditing
England’s countryside ‘set to vanish in decades’
Climate – Oct 16
Hurricane fears cost homeowners coverage
Drought-stricken South facing tough choices
Climate scientists paint grim coastal picture
Cities – Oct 12
Book Review: How to Build a Village
Seattleās recycling success
Portland gives bike rentals a spin
Transport – Oct 11
Mapping the future of bicycling, walking, and transit
Backyard car conversion kits
China drives shipping costs to record high
