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• Bridging the College City Divide

  

  At the University of California, Santa Barbara there are 10,000 bicycle parking spaces and over 10 miles of bike paths. American University has plans to be... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Amigoni: An Urban Winery

  

  While in Kansas City I visited an urban winery called Amigoni. I had never heard of it before but it is truly a local winery which is surprising for Kansas City... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Protestor Gets 11 Years for Anti-Mining Actions

  

  How would you feel if your government leased your land to a company that would dig it up and use toxic chemicals to extract minerals? I think you might be prett... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Should We Do Away with CAFE?

  

  Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) is the regulatory framework the Obama administration is using to pursue its goal of increasing fuel efficiency of cars... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Book Review: Share Or Die

  

  A few months back I received a request to review “Share or Die: Voices of the Get Lost Generation in the Age of Crisis.” Originally available online at... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Car-Sharing Future of Transportation

  

  When it comes to promoting sustainability in transportation, there’s usually one answer that isn’t: the car. While it’s true that it would be ideal if we could... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Measuring the Green Value of Electric Vehicles

  

  A question that may not receive the attention it merits, as raised in a previous post, is the true environmental value of an electric vehicle (EV)–namely, the... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Watch Out for Lead in Urban Gardens

  

  Over the weekend, a friend mentioned that her yard, in South Portland, Maine, wasn’t suitable for growing edible things. “It has high lead content,” she said. Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Old Timer

  

  I have been staying with my grandma the past week and it has made me question what generation is the most sustainable. Hers or mine? I am going to go ahead and... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The “True” Cost of Electric Driving

  

  It’s common knowledge that operating an electric vehicle (EV) is cheaper than driving a traditional combustion car, but few of us could say by how much. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Getting Food Back In The Public Realm

  

  The San Francisco Giants just announced plans to open a 3,000 square foot edible garden behind the center-field wall at AT T Park. The edible garden is the firs... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• New Yorkers: Con Edison Will Give You Cool Cash

  

  When I moved to Manhattan in June the weather was gorgeous. It is currently similarly beautiful but at one point it was sweltering. My tiny apartment had a... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Small Is Better

  

  When I was growing up I had family members still involved with farming in Northwest Missouri. None of them were very large farms and when their wives were... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Renewable Energy Champion Likely to Head Navy’s Energy Affairs

  

  After a surprisingly smooth Senate hearing last week, retired Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn is likely to be confirmed as the Navy’s next assistant secretary of... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• LEED Us Not Into Temptation

  

  Am I the only one who thinks there is something wrong with the LEED system? Don’t get me wrong, I think we should definitely, absolutely be grading buildings... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• What Does Climate Adaptation Look Like?

  

  It should come as no surprise that climate change is a serious threat and that adaptation measures are key to lessening its impacts. Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Buzz About Airport Agriculture

  

  The trend of converting vacant, idle land into community gardens and parks, particularly in major urban areas, has blossomed in recent years into innovative,... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Why Sustainable Products Face an Uphill Battle

  

  My mom is a pretty good barometer in my mind of whether something will be viable with regards to sustainability. Three years ago she was trying to determine... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Right to Food

  

  To me affordable healthy food should be a basic human right. This is not the case though. Around the world many people still die of starvation and many people i... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Four Affordable Ways to Keep Cool This Summer

  

  Though you might be tempted to replace your old air conditioning unit or upgrade to energy-efficient windows, there are many cheaper ways to keep cool during th... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT