Energy
Nation's Energy Policy Is 'Stuck In Neutral'
Both political parties are to blame for the nation's energy crisis, writes Ronald Brownstein.
Why 'Peak Oil Doomsters' Are Wrong
Ronald Bailey believes free markets will address the world's oil supply problem.
A Debate About Peak Oil
Amy Goodman hosts a debate between two energy experts on the controversial theory of "peak oil."
Are Gas Prices Causing Drivers To Switch To Public Transit?
USA Today reports that public transit systems across the United States are seeing an increase in ridership, presumably due to rapidly increasing gas prices.
What Bush Can Learn From California's Energy Strategy
California energy strategy is to create an economy that is less oil-dependent and one that will use technology to attract jobs to the state.
As Gas Prices Rise, Bush Promotes Hydrogen Technology
Expressing concern over rising gas prices, President Bush warned that nation would face a "tough summer" but offered no short term solution.
Paying Your Way Out Of Pollution
Marketing emotions about emissions, companies offer individual polluters the ability to pay for their exhaust.
Don Quixote's Impossible Energy Dream?
An op-ed column discusses benefits and costs of wind energy -- the newly developing industry behind it, the tax breaks it receives, and the logic or NIMBYism of opponents.
Indiana's Ambitious Biofuel Vision
The state's Republican governor has big plans for alternative energy -- so why aren't people listening?
Canada's Tar Sands Endanger National Security
A new report from three Canadian think tanks points out that Canada is not only without a national energy policy, it is risking its own social, environmental, and energy security to mine and sell tar sands oil to the United States at rock-bottom prices.
Time To Tax Oil
The only way to have a meaningful impact on our "addiction to oil" is to tax it, according to this op-ed by a Kennedy School of Government program director.
Electrical Utilities A Major Source Of Greenhouse Gasses
A new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council reveals that electrical utilities are a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, and that the majority of this pollution is concentrated among a small group of producers.
Will Rising Gas Prices Change Our Behavior?
Anecdotally, the stories are endless -- gas prices are approaching $3 in most of the country (or beyond, in California). Drivers indicate they are trip-linking, carpooling, even taking public transit on occasion, yet demand doesn't subside.
Cities Vulnerable To Oil Shocks
SustainLane's recently released rankings of the largest 50 U.S. cities by preparedness for rises in oil prices leaves some cities, from Colorado Springs to Kansas City, room for improvement.
How Congress Is Subsidizing Big Oil
Lobbyists helped the oil industry secure billions in subsidies from the U.S. Congress for oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
U.S. Cars Become More Powerful and Less Efficient
Automakers have used improved technology to make cars peppier and bigger, instead of improving fuel economy.
UK Microgeneration Plan Not Up To Par
The energy strategy that relies on large numbers of people enacting small energy-saving measures needs better planning and more funding, according to experts.
Peak Oilers Ponder Ways To 'Re-Engineer Society To Go Backwards'
Community groups and individuals across North America are "powering down" and preparing for life after cheap oil.
China Attempts To Reduce Population, Consumption
First there was the "one-child" rule. Now China attempts to do to consumption what it did to population growth -- stem it, in this case by raising the "consumption tax".
If Ethanol Is Dependent Upon Coal, Is It Green?
To "end our addiction to oil", ethanol, a bio-fuel, seems a likely transportation fuel to boost. However, from an air quality and global warming perspective, if the ethanol is going to be produced from coal-fired plants, is it worth it?
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
