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Goodbye Mall, Hello Lifestyle Center

High-end "lifestyle centers" are appearing all over the country.

January 14 - CNN

The Alleged 'Death Of Environmentalism'

Grist Magazine features a special series investigating the alleged 'Death of Environmentalism'.

January 14 - Grist Magazine

Tsunami -- With a 10-Year Warning

The countries now suffering from the effects of the recent tsunami are the very ones scientists say will bear the brunt of rising sea levels brought on by climate change.

January 13 - The Boston Globe

The Hydrogen-powered Hummer

Is the hydrogen-powered Hummer a vision of the future or contempt for environmentalism?

January 13 - The Los Angeles Times

Natural Protection From Tsunamis

Mangrove forests -- coastal trees and shrubs -- saved hundreds by absorbing the impact of the tsunami.

January 13 - The Christian Science Monitor


Read My Lips: No New Subdivisions

Prince George's County officials put the brakes on unchecked residential growth.

January 13 - The Washington Post

Where Clean Power Is Cool

By running cars, buses, trucks, and ships on hydrogen, a country aims to be entirely oil-free by 2050.

January 13 - Yahoo! Newswire


Kunstler's 'The Long Emergency'

Grove/Atlantic publishers offers a summary of James Howard Kunstler's new book, "The Long Emergency", to be published in May, 2005.

January 13 - Grove Atlantic Publishers

Calgary's Conundrum

Will the East Village's innovative make-over hurt the city's poor?

January 13 - Maisonneuve

The Impact Of Sprawl On Plants And Animals

Sprawl could spell extinction for nearly 1,200 species of plants and animals, according to a new report.

January 13 - MSNBC

Study Links Drought Increase To Global Warming

Researchers say the Earth's drought areas have doubled since the 1970s and rising global temperatures are a major factor.

January 13 - The Rocky Mountain News

America's 50 Hottest Cities

Expansion Management Magazine will publish its list of the nation's 50 'hottest cities' in its January, 2005 issue.

January 13 - Expansion Management

Endangered By Sprawl

The rapid consumption of land in the nation’s fastest-growing large metropolitan areas could threaten the survival of nearly one out of every three imperiled species, according to the first study ever to quantify the impact of sprawling development on wil

January 12 - Smart Growth America

More Landscape Architects Needed

ASLA reports an expected significant growth in demand for landscape architecture services.

January 12 - American Society Of Landscape Architects

'Transit Villages' Coming To Toronto's Suburbs

Four new "downtowns" key to bringing rapid transit to fast-growing York Region.

January 12 - The Toronto Star

The Hybrid Frenzy

Lots more hybrids and hydrogen cars are in the pipeline as public recognizes environmental limitations.

January 12 - The Los Angeles Times

What Is The OC?

A review of literature -– some scathing -– on the complexities of Orange County, California.

January 12 - Orange County Weekly

Sustainability Planning: First, Do No Harm

Sustainability planning may be precisely the wrong approach, argues Peter Gordon.

January 12 - University Of Southern California

Congress Could Put More Local Food Into Schools

Bipartisan flavor works in program’s favor

January 12 - Michigan Land Use Institute

How To Help?

Architects and planners are eager to help tsunami victims rebuild. But Western solutions are not always the best.

January 12 - The Guardian Unlimited

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