April 25, 2013
by Adrian Martinez
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Adrian Martinez, Staff Attorney, Environmental Justice, Santa Monica, California
In one week, the LA City Council has tackled adopting a position to move away from coal and addressing its trash woes — talk about a productive … Continue reading
February 12, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Kaid Benfield at the NRDC suggests that they are artifacts or tourist attractions; In fact they may well be the new economy Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 6, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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The numbers are in for new vehicles sold in the U.S. during the month of January 2013, and while it’s not spectacular, at least the trend is going in the right direction. Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 1, 2013
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Here’s the nutshell: 20th-century land use won’t help your city attract and retain 21st-century people. It just won’t. This is … Continue reading
November 12, 2012
by Adrian Martinez
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Adrian Martinez, Staff Attorney, Environmental Justice, Santa Monica, California
Over the last couple of years, I’ve blogged about waste reform in the City of Los Angeles. Following is a summary of where we are with the… Continue reading
February 6, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
About a year ago, several of us attended a meeting in Washington at which a prominent smart growth leader was showing a presentation on “the business case fo… Continue reading
December 30, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
The Urban Land Institute’s latest forward-looking report for the real estate industry has lots of hopeful news for the environment, if perhaps also some sobe… Continue reading
February 15, 2011
by Thom Cmar
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The unfortunate truth these days is that there are few issues on which both Republicans and Democrats agree, especially when it comes to the environment. Great Lakes restoration has been an exception; but now even Great Lakes restoration funding … Continue reading
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by Kaid Benfield
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The median size of a new single-family home in the US was around 2300 square feet in 2007, and crept up to around 2500 by 2008. But today the median home size has dropped to 2100 square feet, writes Cindy Perlman in USA Today.
Are McMansion… Continue reading