Environment

Few In Accordance With Corporate Sustainability Guidelines

While few of the world's 50,000 multinational corporations are reporting in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative's Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, many that are reporting are going beyond the requirements.

October 27, 2006 - Grist

Michigan Dairy Farm To Produce Energy From Manure

A grant has been awarded to a large dairy operation in a Michigan County to build a bio-digester to both produce electricity and reduce pollution that officials hope will become widespread in the future.

October 26, 2006 - Muskegon Chronicle

Seven Reasons For A $1 Gas Tax Increase

Harvard Professor Gregory Mankiw lists seven reasons why he would like to see Congress incrementally increase the gas tax by $1 per gallon over the next decade.

October 25, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

10 Tips For Building Green On A Standard Budget

Environmental consultant Charles Lockwood lists the 10 rules almost every business can follow to make theirs a green building without busting the budget.

October 25, 2006 - Slatin

Forest Fires Ignite Logging Debate

The Bush administration supports commercial logging of dead timber after a forest fire. Environmentalists say dead trees are essential for a forest to regrow.

October 23, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Top Ten Most Polluted Spots on Earth

The Blacksmith Institute has released a list of the 10 most polluted spots on earth. Three of the hotspots are in Russia, with the remainder in various countries.

October 23, 2006 - BBC News

Canada's Clean Air Act Delays Action On Emissions

Ottawa's proposed Clean Air Act would repudiate Canada's Kyoto commitments, and not produce results until 2050, writes John Ibbitson.

October 21, 2006 - The Globe and Mail

Housing Designed To Last From 'Cradle-To-Cradle'

An international design competition based in Virginia has yielded the first 'cradle-to-cradle' housing, made of sustainable materials able to be used and reused with no loss of quality and limited environmental impact.

October 20, 2006 - Grist

Dripping Through the Cracks?

A senior biologist writes about using CEQA to asess marginal or unprotected wetlands and waters.

October 18, 2006 - Christopher A. Joseph & Associates: CEQA Expert

News Summary and Analysis - September 2006

As part of monthly series, we present a summary and analysis of some of the most interesting news to appear on Planetizen over the month of September 2006. This is the transcript of an audio segment that originally aired on the nationally syndicated radio program "Smart City".

October 18, 2006 - Nate Berg

Jerusalem Delays Expansion Decision

On the verge of expanding the city limits, Jerusalem's National Planning and Building Council has postponed a decision for two months amid protests from environmentalists and concerned citizens.

October 18, 2006 - Haaretz

Plans For An Urban State Park Unveiled In L.A.

Plans have been unveiled for a new state park near downtown Los Angeles, and though the plot is slated at 32 acres, many of the big-name architects presenting plans were not afraid to push the boundaries by a couple thousand percent.

October 17, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Green Buildings Go Residential

Homebuilders are driving the momentum for green-certified homes.

October 17, 2006 - The New York Times

Sustainability In The Work And In The Profession: ASLA 2006 Conference Coverage

Coverage of the American Society of Landscape Architects 2006 conference and the International Federation of Landscape Architects world congress, held October 6-10 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

October 16, 2006 - Jamie Tschida

The Greenest Green: A Student Review Of The ASLA 2006 Conference

Coverage of the American Society of Landscape Architects 2006 conference and the International Federation of Landscape Architects world congress, held October 6-10 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

October 16, 2006 - Patrick L. Peterson

Is Sustainability Coming To A Neighborhood Near You?

Doug Farr, widely known as a leader in the United States green building movement, is shifting his focus from single buildings to entire neighborhoods.

October 14, 2006 - Grist Magazine

How Environmentalists Can Talk To Evangelicals

An interview with J. Matthew Sleeth, evangelical environmentalist and author.

October 14, 2006 - Grist Magazine

College Pledges To Offset All Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A small college in Maine has made a pledge to reduce and offset all of its greenhouse gas emissions, including those generated by students' trips to and from school.

October 14, 2006 - The Washington Post

Cities Don't Have To Be Unnatural

Citing the example of Cuban organic farming, this piece from The Sydney Morning Herald looks at the paradigm that pits cities against all that is natural.

October 13, 2006 - The Sydney Morning Herald

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

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Planning for Universal Design

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100 Most Influential Urbanists

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Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.