March 19, 2013
by Reduce
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In 2011, 66.8 percent of paper consumed in the United States was recycled. Every ton of paper recycled saves more than 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space, and if you measure by weight, more paper is recovered for recycling than plastic, aluminum and glass combined. Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 4, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Study could reveals key predictors of speech gains. New findings reveal that 70 percent of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who have a history of severe language delay, achieved phrase or fluent speech by age eight. Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 24, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
I want to follow up on yesterday’s article about placemaking. Reacting to an excellent essay by Ethan Kent, I posited that that the creation and strengthenin… Continue reading
May 27, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC This is a terrific production. The film actually doesn’t mention the phrase “smart growth,” preferring “new urbanism.” That’s more than forgivable, since it was… Continue reading
Share on FacebookSeptember 20, 2010
by Kaid Benfield
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California-based architect and co-founder of new urbanism Peter Calthorpe was one of my early inspirations for getting into this field. Reading Peter’s work in the mid-1990s, I felt for the first time that I had a positive vision to advocate as a… Continue reading
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