Energy
Is it Possible to Get the U.S. Off Oil?
Yes it is, according to Hunter Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute. The key is in finding efficiencies, not new sources of power.
Colorado Passes Renewable-Energy Initiative
State's largest utilities will be required to generate 3 percent of electricity from renewable sources by 2007.
Let A Thousand Reactors Bloom
China gears up to build new, smaller nuclear plants to solve its growing energy needs.
Coal-fired Power Plants Are Fossil Fuel Dinosaurs
Why is Los Angeles Department of Water and Power planning to invest $400 million in a coal-fired power plant in Utah when pollution-free renewable sources of electricity are becoming affordable?
Harnessing Underwater Energy
An underwater wind farm could make New York City one of the world's most environment-friendly cities in terms of locally producing clean energy.
Renewed Interest In Renewable Energy
The U.S., once the leader in renewable energy, has fallen behind while other countries commit to ambitious targets and European nations gear up to sell clean energy to the developing world.
Norway Hosts Creative Eco-Friendly Projects
A windblown island off Norway is being used to test ways of overcoming a big drawback of alternative energy: How to store it.
Oil Field Mega Projects
The world is likely to be entering an era of permanently-declining oil supplies in the next decade.
Energy Decision Creates Uncertain Atmosphere
The Bush administration's Clear Skies initiative is a "flexible, market-based approach to reducing major pollutants" and should be implemented.
Here Comes The Sun
City in California hopes to cut down on electricity bills and improve the environment with the largest solar projects of its kind on the West Coast.
Fueling New Ideas For Alternative Sources of Energy
Mississippi is at the forefront of researching alternative energy sources in its region.
Zoning Windmills
Plans to construct 15 large windmills atop a mountain runs into zoning conflicts in Tennessee.
Generating Power From Water
Scientists discover a new, clean way to generate power from water.
How To Heal The Electricity Grid
Our electric power grid our the nation's circulatory system. Scientific American examines how to keep the nation healthy.
Good For The Environment, Good For Jobs, Good for Cities
Organized labor helps push for sustainable energy practices.
Chaos As Major Power Outage Hits London
A major power outage hit London during the evening rush hour disrupting the city's transit services and affecting half a million people.
Illinois: The Windy State?
With a few commercial wind farm developments underway, Illinois is joining the 'nationwide surge' to use wind power as source of energy.
A Modern Alternative To The Power Grid
A power network that is less vulnerable to blackout can be built by learning from the decentralized nature of the World Wide Web.
How To Prevent Future Blackouts
Pressure builds to reengineer the grid, even as the cause of the epic blackout eludes officials.
Wind Some, Lose Some
Electricity-generating wind turbines would add to the list of alternative energy sources on the islands of Boston Harbor.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
