Subject: Sustainability
Hunting walrus is an age-old tradition, part of the rhythm of life, for the native people of King Island, a tiny rugged island in the Bering Sea off Alaska. The walrus provides meat for the long, dark, frigid winters, and…
The brick smokestack towers above Chicago’s mostly Latino Pilsen neighborhood burns coal to provide electricity for much of the city while puffing out plumes that sometimes mix beautifully with the sunset. But the effects of coal, which provides about half…
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The New York Times reports that of the nation’s 30 largest cities, Houston, the fourth largest city behind New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, comes in dead last in recycling, turning over a shameful 2.6 percent of its total…
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The last week of June turned out to be Sustainable Development Week unofficially in Chicago as a convergence of events spread the word on opportunities to be found in Going Green—from submitting a federal grant application, to 500 attendees at…
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New York City’s attempt to pass a congestion pricing plan like those that have been so successful in London and elsewhere was killed a while back by the New York State Legislature. But some advocates haven’t given up hope. In…
Are our presidential candidates (yes, including vice presidential candidate Clinton) thinking about sustainable initiatives for environmental improvement, city vitality, and sound fiscal order? Or is the sustainability movement still regarded by the mainstream as a pie-in-the-sky set of objectives advanced…
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Remember back in the ‘70s, when people used to ask if you believed in ecology? Meaning, of course, do you support saving the earth and the whales and whatever else needs saving. But I would act dumb and say I…
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Should community developers and other low-income community advocates be concerned about preparing for life after peak oil? We all know that the greed of the banking industry is responsible for much of the pain of the current foreclosure crisis, and…
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With The New York Times reporting an increase in mass-transit ridership as gas prices continue to climb, I’m reminded of my days as a mass-transit commuter, when I got rid of my car so I could ride the rails daily.…
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