Environment & Sustainability

Sunday Video: How Radical Gardeners Took Back New York City

https://youtu.be/_g2CaF12xxw Vox tells the story of how two women led movements to plant street trees and commission community gardens in New York City in a...

Sunday Video: Why Don’t We Have Electric Planes Yet?

https://youtu.be/49yDycP3Pgc Aviation is one of the fastest growing sectors of greenhouse gas emissions. But so far, there are no commercially operated electric planes that could...

Sunday Video: Why Grocery Shopping Is Better in Amsterdam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYHTzqHIngk Density is a strong driver for proximity and choice of grocery stores. In Amsterdam, they are especially ubiquitous and cater to people who bike.
Street view of the white six-story Bullitt Center.

Ten Years Later, the Bullitt Center Still Sets the Standard for Green Office Buildings

"Those who assume that a net-zero building like the Bullitt Center is either too expensive to be profitable or requires cutting edge technology are...
A public mural from the New Deal arts program. (William Gropper / Public Domain)

Should The Government Invest in High-Speed Rail to Boost a Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery?

As we live through the current moment, it is difficult to understate the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the world. While...

Midweek Video: Why Some Animals Are Shrinking

https://youtu.be/OM-wpoe_bs8 Is climate change causing animals to get smaller? And what’s the ramifications of this?

Holiday Video: What’s Wrong With Gas Stoves?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX2aZUav-54&t=573s Climate Town takes on the topic of gas stoves and the natural gas industry. Is it time to bury those stoves and the industry?

Event Reminder: Sustainable Rosengård on Tuesday

Don't miss out on our event for Tuesday where we'll have a presentation on Sustainable Rosengård. Paul Byron Crane, a local landscape architect with the City...