April 5, 2012
by Reduce
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Dubai does not exactly score high on the sustainability index. Ecology took a back seat while what was once a dusty trading port achieved spectacular growth the past 20 years. Dubai’s transformation, however, has not translated into more sustainable practices like recycling because locals and expats have focused on work, the 2008 real estate collapse [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 11, 2012
by David Beckman
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David Beckman, Senior Attorney & Director, Water Program, Los Angeles
Mark Gold, a stalwart of Southern California’s environmental community, and someone who built the influential, Santa Monica-based non-profit, Heal the Bay, into… Continue reading
March 9, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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One thing that I have learned in six months in my new position as director of sustainable communities at NRDC is even a lot of environmentalists don’t quite know what to make of the phrase. For some of us in the field the principles… Continue reading
November 29, 2010
by Kaid Benfield
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Three months ago, I wrote a post headlined “Why doesn’t the public health community get it about walkability?” Several commenters quite rightly took issue with that statement, pointing out all the ways in which… Continue reading