Energy
U.S. Conference On Renewable Energy
U.S. Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton held a conference for manufacturers of renewable energy sources.
World's Largest Wind Farm Proposed
A renewable energy project proposes to build the world's largest wind farm in the U.K.
Alternative Energy: Technology Is Ready, Business Is Not
The technology for renewable energy sources is ready for deployment but companies haven't figured out how to create a business based on the engineering advances.
Alternative Energy And Our Dependence On Foreign Oil
Talk of the Nation features a discussion with experts about alternative energy sources.
Oklahoma Considers Wind Power
Oklahoma looks at wind power for generating electricity. Landowners could benefit from millions of dollars in royalties.
Canada Considers Electricity From Ocean Waves
Companies from Australia, England, Scotland and the U.S. will compete to build the first ocean-powered generators in Canada. Plants that generate electricity from ocean waves are aready in use in Europe.
Wind 'Turbine Sprawl' In Wales
The Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales in UK is concerned about plan to install wind turbines in the countryside.
Australia To Use Antarctica's Wind Power
At one of the windiest places in Antarctica, Australia plans to build the largest wind power complex on the continent.
Socio-economic Bias Behind Location of Power Plants?
The Los Angeles Times analyzes 42 new and proposed power plants in California and asks the question: are these power plants being 'dumped' in poor or minority neighborhoods?
Towns Oppose 'Nuke Train'
A controversial federal plan to transport spent nuclear fuel by train is meeting opposition from residents in towns along the route.
Solar Revolution Rising In Germany
Solar energy gains in popularity in Germany and is a big business too.
Life Away From The Power Grid
Rural areas of the Dominican Republic are not connected to the nation's power grid but villagers benefit from solar energy powered by the Carribean sun.
Power From The Sea
Experts say that ocean energy has the potential to power the entire world without producing greenhouse gases.
Why Isn't Solar Energy Popular In Sunny L.A.?
Los Angeles wanted to become the "Solar Capital of the World." What happened?
Is Environmentalism Bad For The Economy?
Does energy conservation force people to reduce their standard of living? Richard L. Berke discusses the politics of power.
San Francisco Hoping For A Sunny Future
This week, San Francisco law makers announced a plan to develop the largest solar power network in the U.S.
Conserving In California
Faced with a serious energy crises, Californians are learning to conserve.
U.K. Harnesses Wind Energy
A U.K. project to power a million households with wind energy will help the country meet its obligations to reduce global warming.
Wind Energy Charges Ahead
Wind energy is finally competive with conventional energy source and experts say the U.S. has the potential of being the "Saudi Arabia of Wind."
Energy Needs And Environmental Rules Collide
Environmental regulators' attitudes and incentives must change if new energy plants are to be built in the near future.
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 Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
