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The Internet has made some phenomenal breakthroughs that are still only poorly understood in terms of changing people's ideas of us and them. If... →
In tough times, some of us see protecting the climate as a luxury, but that's an outdated 20th-century worldview from a time when we thought... →
Deep walkability describes a city that is built in such a way that you can move from one area to another on foot, on bicycle, on transit and have an... →
I think we're going to start to see a new model of civic advocacy where people get together once in a while to protest, but it's more about... →
What makes creative people tingle are interesting problems, the chance to impress their friends, and caffeine.
Climate change is not a discrete issue; it's a symptom of larger problems. Fundamentally, our society as currently designed has no future.... →
Copenhagen has done a remarkable job creating streets that are focused on bicycles and pedestrians.
By fundamentally changing how we design the places and systems that enable our daily lives, we can slash emissions way beyond the immediate carbon... →
Cities offer us powerful leverage on our most stubborn, wasteful practices. Long commutes in our cars, big power bills from our energy-hogging... →
Clean air and water, a diversity of animal and plant species, soil and mineral resources, and predictable weather are annuities that will pay... →
For carbon-neutral cities, there are things worth talking about in how our consumption patterns can change - sharing goods, etc. - but those are a... →
There's no really rosy scenario ahead, where climate change just doesn't happen, but I believe we don't have the ethical right to throw... →
We don't need more recycling, we need a completely different system of closed-loop manufacturing, and no matter how many cans I crush, my... →
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