Urban & housing – Mar 26
Shrinking to Fit the Interstices
How green grows my roof
Low-carbon houses given tax breaks
Buildings
Deep economy: Localism, innovation and knowing what’s what
The steps Bill [McKibben proposes] — local food and local energy — are generally good ones, but they alone are not going to get us anywhere close to one planet living. For that, we need truly radical change, delivered through widespread innovation and systemic redesign, and going far beyond the sorts of impacts we can create though individual consumer actions.
A foundation for local response to peak oil and climate change
Attractive visual presentations that integrate peak oil and climate change into the planning frameworks used by municipal and regional decision makers.
Renewables – Mar 15
Shell & BP plunge into the wind business
Start-Up Fervor Shifts to Energy in Silicon Valley
Towards Renewables in the UAE
Suburban Solar Retrofit
White House Seeks to Cut Geothermal Research Funds
Housing & urban design – Mar 9
Urban transportation strategies
Huge homes are out of style
Green acres is the place for many
Grow your own home from seed
Building energy-saving house from wine bottles
Peak oil task force in Portland releases report
The report’s key recommendation is that Portland take action to reduce fossil fuel use by half over the next 25 years. The report finds the best path to this goal is in accelerating current initiatives such as high-density planning and zoning, public transportation and acquiring electricity from renewable resources
Cleaning up the Big Smoke: Livingstone plans to cut carbon emissions by 60%
A detailed plan to slash London’s carbon emissions by 60% within 20 years and place the city at the forefront of the battle against climate change will be announced by Mayor Ken Livingstone.
Peak oil – Feb 28
Colin Campbell on the Isle of Man
TOD: That cubic mile
Kunstler critiques urban planning, oil shortage
Peak oil – Feb 23
Kunstler talk: “America, think downscale!”
Climate change, peak oil and nuclear war
Study sees harmful hunt for extra oil
Climate Change, sabre tooth tigers and devaluing the future
Peak oil – Feb 22
Dialoguing with Dr. Peter Jackson of CERA
Libération: Vive le pétrole cher
Oil prices likely to dip – but not far
Dmitry Orlov interview (part 2)
Another site for energy news
Community Solution report:
The energy impact of our buildings
Solutions & sustainability – Feb 19
Designing outrageously successful projects
Towards a worldbuilding pattern language
GOP strategist Frank Luntz tells enviros how to persuade
Housing – Feb 17
Another high-risk lender goes under
Housing Sales Drop in 40 States
Australian dream just a recession away
