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Cities
Could Urban Planning Reduce Childhood Obesity?
In the 19th and 20th century architects, urban thinkers and landscape architects like Fredrick Law Olmsted designed our cities and neighborhoods...
Environment
Bill Gates Hopes for “Energy Miracles” at TED
During his TED speech on Friday, Bill Gates took on climate change, saying the world needs serious breakthroughs in energy technology. "What we're...
Education
Senior Ditch Year in Utah?
A high school tradition, "Senior Ditch Day", may soon turn into "Senior Ditch Year" if a proposal from Utah State Senator Chris Buttars gains...
Environment
The Warming of Walden Pond
When Henry David Thoreau was meticulously cataloging the variety of species he observed during his famous Walden Pond retreat, he never would have...
Education
Detroit High Schools Teach How To Work at Walmart
Four Detroit public high schools have decided classroom time should be used to train 60 students to work at Walmart. A new partnership gives...
Environment
Covering 10 Million Roofs with Solar
Late last week, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders introduced an awfully ambitious bill, one that aims to put solar panels on the roofs of 10 million...
Environment
Yes, Virginia (and Washington), There Are Snowpocalyptic Blizzards With Climate Change
Yes, the middle Atlantic is getting socked with snow yet again. And, yes, here in New York City, we're just about to get wallopped as well. No,...
Environment
Growing Power
Everybody seems to be talking about urban farming these days, from Michelle Obama to my kale-growing neighbors to New Urbanist developer Andres...
Cities
A Walk in the Park(s): San Francisco by Foot
San Francisco- land of white fire hydrants, Prius taxis, and officially sanctioned dog walking zones. Even with and perhaps in spite of its...
News
Federal Climate Change Forecasting Agency Launched
This morning the Obama administration announced the formation of a new "climate service," an agency "aimed at providing long-term forecasts to...
Environment
Growing an Urban Farm
Little City Gardens is a blossoming urban farming business located in the Mission District of San Francisco. Farmers Brooke Budner and Caitlyn...
Environment
Greenest Gadget of Them All?
Every year I tune into coverage of the Greener Gadgets conference in New York City (sometimes I'll attend), but I had no idea that there was a...
Education
Obama Makes Environmental Education History
President Obama continues to make history with his proposed 2011 Education Budget, and environmental allies, like the 50 million member strong No...
Cities
The Audacity of Public Space
When New York's new transportation czar decided to replace car lanes with lawn furniture she was crazy or brilliant, depending on who you asked....
Environment
Do Airplane Contrails Heat or Cool the Planet?
We're not entirely sure, it turns out. For a long time now, climatologists have believed that the contrails–those white vapor trails left by...
Environment
NASA Turns Focus Back Towards Earth
Astronauts-in-training are sure to be disappointed by the White House's budget plans for NASA, but the rest of us terra-bound Earthlings should be...
News
News Flash: Biking and Walking are Really Good for You
If you didn't already know it, biking and walking are really good for you. Thanks to a new study released by the Alliance for Biking and Walking...
Environment
U.S. Lags in Environmental Performance
A biannual ranking of the world's nations by environmental performance has revealed the United States to be lagging far behind most of the...
