Common Dreams
Master of His Own Eminent Domain?
A citizens' group, angered over the Supreme Court's recent controversial eminent domain decision, is seeking to use the new law to evict Supreme Court Justice David Souter from his own home.
Farmland or McMansions?
Suburban and exurban developments are pushing traditional land uses aside at a rate of more than a million acres of rural land per year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
We Need More than Disaster Planning -- We Need Communities
Ensuring that America's technologically-reliant but vulnerable cities can survive natural disasters and other disruptions may mean that Americans have to look beyond their traditional value of "self-reliance" -- and possibly redefine what it means to be a
One of the World's Most Livable Cities Focuses on People, Not Cars
Between its excellent public transit, its dignified approach to providing for the poor and its emphasis on planning for people, not cars, Curitiba Brazil is one of the world's most livable cities, writes Bill McKibben.
Toxic Time Bomb: Katrina Environmental Impact
Sewage, toxic chemicals and decaying corpses will have an immense environmental impact not only on New Orleans, but on the Gulf of Mexico as well.
Time is Running Out to Develop Alternative Energy
Some alternative, renewable energy sources may take decades to develop. We may not have that much time.
The Gentrification of Rural America
Rural New England is being caught up in the real estate boom, and former residents are being priced out of the market.
UN Calls for Greener Cities
At a San Francisco event to mark World Environment Day, 50 international mayors set sights on international standards for green urbanism.
Bush, Congress, Lack Environmental Leadership
The Congress and the U.S. president have not risen to face the greatest challenge of our times says Gaylord Nelson.
Bush Administration's 'Demolition' of HUD Would Affect Millions
Millions of people who depend on the Department of Housing and Urban Development would face "frightening" living conditions under proposed budget cuts.
Local 'Green' Economies Seen as Boost to Progressive Politics
Growing acceptance of local self-reliance, "green buildings" and alternative technologies indicates that new economic structures are more effective than protest in promoting environmental protection and social equity.
Bush May Cut Amtrak Budget
Move to eliminate federal subsidies for Amtrak will likely be opposed in Congress.
Wal-Mart's Great Leap Forward
Wal-Mart, having saturated the United States with over 3,600 stores, has set its sights on China -- and, according to Ralph Nader, "using this Communist regime as its labor enforcement arm to drive down wages and benefits in the U.S."
The Most Pro-suburban Sprawl Article Ever Published?
Sprawl critic Joel Hirschhorn takes aim at "The Autonomist Manifesto" that appeared in the New York Times Magazine.
Blueprint For An Oil-Free America
The Rocky Mountain Institute announces the release of "Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs, and Security", a market-based plan to eliminate oil dependence by 2050.
Wal-Mart And The Endangered State
The U.S. state that is considered most endangered historic places in America has to be inventive to survive the impact of Wal-Mart.
Reagan And Homelessness
Homeless activists blame the Reagan administration for rise in homelessness in the 1980s.
Why Gas Should Cost More
William Rees argues that to avoid a possibly unprecedented human crisis in coming decades, people should be urging their governments to allow the price of oil and natural gas to rise even higher than they are now.
Nader: US Urban Policy In Need Of An Overhaul
Ralph Nader suggests that the fatal flaw in all urban policy efforts may be the reliance on the Department of Housing and Urban Development as the focal point of all the approaches to revitalizing cities and metropolitan areas.
Global Warming Treaty Turns 10
The Kyoto Protocol is 10 years old. What has it achieved?
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