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The Potential for Urban Agriculture in New York City: Growing Capacity, Food Security, & Green Infrastructure

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
The Potential for Urban Agriculture in New York City: Growing Capacity, Food Security, & Green Infrastructure

THE URBAN DESIGN LAB

With the generous support of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Urban Design Lab at the Earth Institute, Columbia University has conducted this comprehensive assessment of the potential for urban agriculture in New York City (NYC). This project is the first large-scale analysis of its kind for NYC, and while it is not definitive, we hope that the information and research will provide a baseline for understanding the critical issues related to urban agriculture in our city.

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The Value of Green Infrastructure: A Guide to Recognizing Its Economic, Environmental and Social Benefits

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
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THE CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY

Green infrastructure (GI) is a network of decentralized stormwater management practices, such as green roofs, trees, rain gardens and permeable pavement, that can capture and infiltrate rain where it falls, thus reducing stormwater runoff and improving the health of surrounding waterways. While there are different scales of green infrastructure, such as large swaths of land set aside for preservation, this guide focuses on GI’s benefits within the urban context.

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How the Smart Grid Will Power Electric Cars: eMobility

Monday, August 15th, 2011

We believe the thinking will move towards active participation in the energy grid. Smart solutions, buildings and electrical infrastructures will actively contribute to maximum overall efficiency. View our vision of eMobility. – Siemens on YouTube

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Walk Score: The 10 Most Walkable Cities

Monday, July 25th, 2011
Walk Score

Walk Score has released its 2011 list of the 10 Most Walkable Cities. Walk Score ranks the walkability of the 50 largest states in the United States. The Walk Score Algorithm Walk Score measures how easy it is to live a car-lite lifestyle—not how pretty the area is for walking. Walk Score uses a patent-pending […]

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Zipcar Baltimore Car Share Members Drive Less, Give Up Cars, Use Mass Transit

Thursday, July 21st, 2011
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CLEAN TECHNICA By: Andrew Burger Urban transport is changing in any number of innovative ways as cities around the US look to alleviate traffic congestion, reduce air pollution and make their cities more “livable.” One year on, the driving habits of Zipcar members in Baltimore have changed substantially, and that’s having several beneficial effect on […]

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Bruce McCall – Our Energy Free Transportation Future

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

Want an alternative to vehicular dependence on gas and oil? Forget about electric cars – how about wind-up cars, sail cars, and pogo cars! “Bruce McCall’s Energy Free Transportation Future” envisions our roads and skies as environmentally fantastical places.

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Interactive Map: Boston Sustainable Energy

Friday, July 1st, 2011
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Boston, MA is full of sustainable energy projects, and CityofBoston.gov created an interactive map to show where they’re taking place.

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Bicycle-Rail Trip Analysis and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Focused Study

Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Observed Bicyclist Volumes by Time Period

LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) recently began studying the ways in which bicycling, for transportation and in combination with transit, can reduce automobile use and lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…The purpose of this study is to establish the benefits of providing an integrated transportation system where bicyclists are accommodated at train stations and on trains.

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Interactive Map: Taxed at the Pump

Monday, June 27th, 2011
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Autobloggreen has put together an interactive map detailing the amount of money a consumer is charged in taxes whenever they fill up at the pump. With a 70 cents  per gallon tax on gasoline, Connecticut ranks highest among the 50 states, while Alaska ranks lowest with a 26.4 cents per gallon. “…gas tax is – […]

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U.S. Solar Market Insight: 1st Quarter 2011

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
Figure 2-1: State-Level Installation Graphic

SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
For concentrating solar, which includes both concentrating solar power (CSP) and concentrating photovoltaics (CPV), the U.S. is poised to become the global market leader in installations. After 20 years of near-dormancy in the industry, many large-scale concentrating solar projects are set to continue their expected ramp-up over the next few years including the expected completion of the world’s largest CPV facility (at 30 MW) expected before December.

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