The following article is reposted from the July 2012 Solutions Journal.
A commuter train station in Vauban, Germany, a suburb of Freiburg recently constructed on the assumption that residents will not own cars. This kind of concerted policy effort will be critical if the U.S. hopes to move away from sprawling “throwaway” cities. Photo credit: Björn Freiberg (via flickr.com)
In Brief
There will [...]
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Anchoring Wealth to Sustain Cities and Population Growth
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: August 2nd, 2012
By Gar Alperovitz, Thad Williamson, and Steve Dubb
The following article is reposted from the July 2012 Solutions Journal.
A commuter train station in Vauban, Germany, a suburb of Freiburg recently constructed on the assumption that residents will not own cars. This kind of concerted policy effort will be critical if the U.S. hopes to move away from sprawling “throwaway” cities. Photo credit: Björn Freiberg (via flickr.com)
In Brief
There will [...]
The Endless Summer
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: July 20th, 2012
By Mark Bittman
The following article is reposted from The New York Times Opinion Pages, July 18
Here’s what American exceptionalism means now: on a per-capita basis, we either lead or come close to leading the world in consumption of resources, production of pollutants and a profound unwillingness to do anything about it. We may look back upon this year as the one in [...]
The Story of Change
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: July 18th, 2012
By Annie Leonard
I used to think the truth would set us free. Like many who care about the environment, I spent years thinking that information would lead to change. If only people realize the mess our planet is in, I thought, things will change. So I wrote reports, gave speeches, even testified before Congress.
I’ve come to see that we have two parts [...]
For Rio+20: A Charter for a New Economy
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: June 20th, 2012
By Gus Speth
The following article is reposted from Solutions Online.
The overarching goal at the upcoming Rio+20 summit must be achieving sustainable prosperity for all. Within this broad objective, the subject is bracketed, if you will, by two of the greatest challenges faced by the international community: the greatest social challenge, world poverty, and the greatest environmental challenge, climate change. There can be [...]
Support the EPA Carbon Pollution Standard
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: June 11th, 2012
By Sarah Parkinson
Power plants have been pouring carbon into our atmosphere at alarming rates. They are the largest emitters of fossil fuels in the country, but their carbon pollution remains unchecked–until now. In March, the EPA proposed the first-ever limit to carbon pollution from power plants. If passed, this much-needed standard would cap the emissions levels of all new power plant units and encourage the [...]
