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Escaping The Fossil Economy

Hydrogen is the future and needs to be part of a sound energy policy.

January 7 - E-The Environmental Magazine

Studentification: Housing Hell In The UK

Exponetial increases in off-campus housing, and lucrative rental income spark heated debate in the UK.

January 7 - The Times

Global Theater-Building Boom

The surge of theater-building around the world may slowing down.

January 7 - The Economist

Retro Stadium Design Criticized

Architecture critic Robert W. Duffy does not like the proposed 'retro' design for a new stadium in St. Louis.

January 7 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Assessing The WTC Proposals

Assessments of the seven new Ground Zero proposals.

January 7 - MetropolisMag.com


Influential Planner Is Reshaping D.C.

As director of the D.C. Office of Planning, city planner Andrew Altman is very influential in reshaping the area.

January 7 - The Washington Post

The War On Nature

President Bush's 'war on nature' could have catastrophic consequences.

January 7 - Salon


A Frank Interview: Gehry Talks About Ground Zero

Renowned architect Frank Gehry has managed to stay out of the debate over the future of Ground Zero. Why?

January 7 - The New York Times

The Digital Statue Of Liberty

A digital model of the Statue of Liberty being developed by architecture experts for the National Park Service could be used to rebuild the world-famous landmark if it is damaged or destroyed in a terrorist attack.

January 7 - The New York Times

The Bigger The SUV, The Bigger The Jerk?

A new book says the SUV is the car of choice for the nation's most self-centered people -- and the bigger the SUV, the more of a jerk its driver is likely to be.

January 7 - AlterNet

GM To Offer Hybrid-powered SUVs

General Motors plans to offer hybrid gas-electric powered cars, pickups, and SUVs.

January 6 - CNN

Community-based Forest Management

An experiment among environmentalists, government officials and loggers strike the right balance for preserving part of the Sierra Nevada moutains.

January 6 - The Los Angeles Times

Clinton Library Begins Little Rock's Revitalization

Property values in the area around the new Clinton Presidential Library development in Little Rock have doubled since the library was announced.

January 6 - ABC News

New Thinking About School Design

From Los Angeles To Portland to New York, major cities are rethinking the way schools are designed. This article profiles the Portland architecture firm of Dull Olson Weekes.

January 6 - The Oregonian

A Model Land Conservancy

Southern California's Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is a model of how a masterful conservancy can develop financial and political strength, and change the face of a region.

January 6 - The Los Angeles Times

Massachusetts Antiquated Zoning Encourages Sprawl

Planners and environmentalists have wasted no time telling Massachusetts smart growth-friendly Governor: overhaul the state's antiquated zoning law!

January 6 - The Boston Globe

A Ferocious Battle For The American Sidewalk

Across the U.S. competing interests are battling over sidewalks.

January 6 - The New York Times

Guarding Against Methane: Welcome To Playa Vista

Opponents of Los Angeles' high profile, master-planned Playa Vista project now charge that the development may be vulnerable to a deadly explosion.

January 6 - The Los Angeles Times

New Urbanists, Perplexed, Respond To Mr. Carson

"Reports of our death are greatly exaggerated." Architects, planners and consulting professionals forcefully respond to recent claims of New Urbanism's extinction.

January 6 - Planetizen

Fattest And Fittest Cities In America

Houston -- for the third year in a row -- is the chunkiest city in the country.The "fittest city" is Honolulu, HI.

January 6 - Men's Fitness

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