The British Columbia city is working to reduce solid waste by half, cut residents' carbon footprints by a third, and greatly boost transit, walking, and biking.
New Geography, the pre-eminent digital defender of automobile-oriented US policy, argues that suburbs are superior to walkable urban neighborhoods in environmental performance.
The US Supreme Court has decided to let stand a lower court ruling that affirms the right of a California pollution control agency to charge developers fees for building smog-causing sprawl.
Al Gore calls Obama timid for failure to take on climate change. John Norquist points out that Gore himself tabled his beliefs on climate change and suburban sprawl during the 2000 campaign.
The Dutch government has experimented with a system that would impose a fee for each car trip, based on miles driven, fuel efficiency, time of day, and route taken.
In a recent interview with Dan McCue, of Renewable Energy Magazine, Peter Calthorpe calls out the environmental movement for missing the boat on climate change and community renewal.
On the "Sustainable Industries" site, consultant Mary Vogel explains how an effectively written handbook could aid the campaign to combat global warming.
