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The biggest thing growing cities need to do is minimize barriers to development so that as long as someone is doing good urbanism, they can get... →
There are a lot of different ways of building a prosperous society, and some of them use much less energy than others. And it is possible and more... →
There's a lot of evidence that shows that if we push as hard as we need to for net-zero emissions, we'll find ourselves with cities that are... →
We're not going to persuade people in the developing world to go without, but neither can we afford a planet on which everyone lives like an... →
You don't change the world by hiding in the woods, wearing a hair shirt, or buying indulgences in the form of 'Save the Earth' bumper... →
The planet's biggest problems have to do with sustainability, environmental decline, global poverty, disease, conflict and so forth. Really... →
Americans trash the planet not because we're evil, but because the industrial systems we've devised leave no other choice. Our ranch houses... →
At its very heart, Worldchanging is about using the best of people's new ideas, bringing them together and applying them to the massive problems... →
Cities generate most of the global economy, and most of its energy use, resource demands and climate emissions. How we build cities over the next... →
We get so little news about the developing world that we often forget that there are literally millions of people out there struggling to change... →
I think there's a gigantic generation gap in terms of how people understand the Internet and how much they think technology is an important... →
I'm fascinated with design. I realized early that I had no talent in that direction, but I love talking with architects and designers about what... →
If people are given the opportunity to really make a difference in their own lives, their own communities, their own businesses and their own... →