Environment & Sustainability

Urbanizing the Economy

In a previous article, I wrote about vertical farming and the technology’s ability to urbanize agriculture. Vertical farming facilitates the urbanization of agriculture with...

Sunday Video: Creating Functional Streets for Livable Cities

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX8zZdLw7cs Bicycle Culture by Design from TEDx Talks on YouTube. Mikael Colville-Andersen of Copenhagenize Design Co. gives us a brief history of our streets and suggests how we can...
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Urbanism 101: How Urban Agriculture Can Boost Food Security

Producing food locally boosts food security and self-sufficiency, especially in urban areas. Beacon Food Forest and Tilth Alliance are advancing urban agriculture in Seattle, joining an international trend.

Biden’s Climate Plan Would Launch Green New Deal and High-Speed Rail Network

While Joe Biden may have emphasized highway building during the virtual Democratic National Convention, his $2 trillion dollar "Build Back Better" climate plan is...

Washington Can’t (and Doesn’t Have to) Wait!

For years, Washington failed to fully address climate change, rising housing insecurity, and the impacts of decades of environmental injustice. This summer, wildfires coupled...

Sunday Video: Urban Density

In this short video, Sam Sullivan, a former Vancouver mayor and British Columbian provincial legislator, highlights some of the possible benefits that urban density...

Map of the Week: Average Annual Household Carbon Emissions

We are a carbon-based society. Our daily lives are built around our ability to acquire and consume goods, produce things, move freely from one...

Sunday Video: Is There A Future In 3-D Printing of Buses?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKcZxwTAVEM Bloomberg QuickTake looks at a company that is using 3-D printing to tool all sorts of vehicles, including mini-buses. Could this be a significant...