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• Can Southeast Asian-Style Transportation Make It in the US?

  

  Last week I wrote a post asking if the kotatsu could ever make it in the US. This week we look at Lyft, a company inspired by the Angkot transportation system i... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• U.S. to Be Top Oil Producer by 2020

  

  The topic of climate change was all but absent during the presidential race, but a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) suggests it could soon... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Waste to Energy Gains Steam

  As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I moved to the Twin Cities recently and as always, have been keeping my eye out for sustainability related news, companies,... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• North Dakota Wind Manufacturers Announce Layoffs

  

  With my recent move to Minnesota, I get to experience (and report on) a Midwestern perspective in sustainability. While I’ve written about the state... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Reducing Emissions Through Integrating Technologies – Part 2

  

  In a previous post I discussed a Mansfield Foundation-organized workshop I participated in at which U.S. and Japanese transportation managers and experts... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• We Are the 100%

  By now most of us have heard the rallying cry “We are the 99%” It’s been more than a year and with the recent election seemingly dividing the country even... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Stop Staring!: Ruin Porn, the High Line, and the Language of Shrinking Cities

  

  I am a recent transplant to Southeast Michigan. Coming from the bubbling economic cauldron that is Arlington, VA, Detroit and other shrinking cities had a... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Our Complex Food System

  

  It amazes me how little we understand about our food system, yet how much we depend on it. I was making my own pumpkin puree which requires you to bake a pumpki... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & DRINK

• FFF: When It Comes to Fresh Water, Greenland is King

  When it comes to fresh water “reserves,” there is no competing with Greenland. You can drink some of its bottled water from the ice sheet for a mere $52 per... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Reducing Emissions Through Integrating Technologies – Part 1

  

  In October I had the chance to participate in a workshop in Seattle held as part of an ongoing dialogue series, organized by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Comfortably Energy Efficient with Kotatsu

  

  In Japan, the lack of domestic energy sources combined with high demand means that electricity prices are high at 32 cents per kilowatt hour. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Global Climate Change Event Tonight

  

  A couple of weeks ago my post spoke of The Climate Reality Project, the organization founded by former Vice President Al Gore to raise public awareness about... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Tesla Model S Sedan Named Motor Trend 2013 Car of the Year

  As further evidence of the rise of electric vehicles, Tesla’s Model S Sedan was named Motor Trend’s 2013 Car of the Year. The plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt won the... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, MOTO

• Climate Modeling Science Put to the Test on Earth and Mars

  

  Despite the fact that some politicians have tried to label climate modeling as a “quack science,” hindcasting—the method of entering historical information... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Two Legs Good, Four Wheels Bad

  This isn’t the first time I’ve borrowed liberally from a deceased author. So, Mr. Orwell, please forgive my transgressions. You may have written “four legs good... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Taking the Light Rail to (and From) the Airport

  I’ve lived in a number of cities throughout the United States over the past 15 years. It’s kind of strange which cities have had access to the airport via... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Healthy Cities, Healthy People

  

  Previous posts discussed the various keys to sustainability, including fully funded transit, complete streets, leveraging public land, and quality open space,... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• FFF: Remarkable Pollution Reduction at California Ports

  National Geographic really makes you think about the Earth. It is an amazing place. The most recent issue (November 2012) had an article on the blazing quick... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Are We Celebrating Holidays Or Consumerism?

  

  Halloween kicks off the start of a very long (and somewhat never ending), consumerism filled holiday season. Halloween is a good kick off since it is all about... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Book Review: "Four Fish" by Paul Greenberg

  

  Books about sustainability, often touch on food. Recently, Megan reviewed Hope’s Edge and Mark Kurlansky’s Cod earlier this year. Drawing in part on the... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT