Rants from the Hill: Most likely to secede
By Michael Branch / On June 18th, 2013
Cross-posted from High Country News
#ForewordFriday: Summer Reading Edition
By Jason Leppig / On June 14th, 2013
For the month of June, the eBook edition of Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living from The Union of Concerned Scientists is now only $3.99 wherever eBooks are sold!
This #ForewordFriday selection from Cooler Smarter tackles the question: Can One Person Make a Difference?
Enjoy!
Reid Ewing on How Better Traffic Models Can Lead to More Mixed-Use Development
By Admin / On June 14th, 2013
Reid Ewing, author of the forthcoming book, Measuring Urban Design, talks to Angie Schmitt of Streetsblog.
Here’s another obscure but significant obstacle to building walkable places in America: the Institute of Transportation Engineers’ shoddy traffic generation models for mixed-use development.
Lucy Moore's Discussion with Security and Sustainability Forum
By Admin / On June 13th, 2013
If you missed the webinar with Lucy Moore, author of Common Ground on Hostile Turf, and Ed Saltzberg, from the Security and Sustainability Forum, yesterday, you can listen to the entire event below. The webinar went on for 90 minutes and Lucy answered lots of specific questions from attendees.
Enjoy!
Relaxation and the Mediator
By Lucy Moore / On June 11th, 2013
This is a rare moment of relaxation for an environmental mediator. Several years ago I was plunged into the war over aircraft noise at Grand Canyon. For decades environmentalists and recreation interests had been pushing Congress and the courts for some regulations on the air tours over the Canyon. They yearned for quiet in which to enjoy and contemplate the wonders of this world-famous site. Certain favorite trails were directly under the flight pattern of the helicopters and fixed wing planes that offered tourists a spectacular experience, viewing the Canyon from the air.
Dispatches from the National Parks: Grand Canyon
By Robert Keiter / On June 5th, 2013
Dispatches from the National Parks, is a periodic blog by Robert B. Keiter, author of To Conserve Unimpaired: The Evolution of the National Park Idea
#ForewordFriday: Annie Leonard Edition
By Jason Leppig / On May 31st, 2013
To end the month-long $3.99 special of State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible?, enjoy this excerpt from The Story of Stuff's
The Politics of Moving Towards a Multimodal Future: A Challenge for USDOT Secretary Nominee Anthony Foxx
By John Renne / On May 31st, 2013
When Ray LaHood was nominated by President Obama in December 2008, few transportation professionals knew much about the Republican Congressman from Illinois. However, in just four and a half years, Secretary LaHood’s efforts in redirecting USDOT’s mission towards a multimodal transportation system should have an important role in moving America’s transportation system “Beyond Oil.”
A Better Standard of Better Design
By Lance Hosey / On May 29th, 2013
Getting to One-Planet Living
By Worldwatch Institute / On May 21st, 2013
The new edition of State of the World 2013 finds new ways on how we can stop having Earth Overshoot Day year after year.