Energy
Subsidizing Public Transportation with Speeding Cars
Harvesting wind energy from cars? Mark Oberholzer comes up with the innovative idea of harvesting energy from the wind of passing cars.
Geothermal Power Gaining Ground
The increasing desire for renewable energy sources as an alternative to fossil fuels has many utilities and communities looking to tap the earth's energy to power and heat homes.
Making Plans For Oil-Scarce Future
In the most recent issue of Orion, James Howard Kunstler restates his prescription for an oil-scarce future: reinvesting in rail and water transportation; re-localized economies; and urban densification.
The Problem With Wind Energy
Wind energy is touted as an affordable and environment-friendly source for generating electricity. But that's not the whole story.
A Gas Tax That's Politically Possible?
Grist takes a look at political commentator Rick Gray's proposal for a gas tax scheme that Americans could stand.
World's Largest Wind Farm Project Approved
U.K. government approves two offshore wind farm projects in the Thames Estuary.
'Solar Trees' For Google's Parking Lot
Google plans to turn barren parking into a source for clean energy.
Boston To Require Green Building Standards
Boston is set to become the first city in the nation to impose a strict set of green building standards on all new development in the city. The requirements will take effect in January and affect buildings 50,000 square feet and larger.
Ten Principles of Post-Peak Planning
The end of plentiful and inexpensive fossil fuels is something cities need to consider in their long-term planning.
Urbanizing India And China Look To Build Green
With populations steadily increasing in India and China, the two countries are looking to green building methods to reduce their energy use as they urbanize and move more closely to Western energy consumption patterns.
Is It Better To Use Corn To Make Fritters Or Fuel?
Lester Brown is a farmer turned environmentalist, and a MacArthur genius. When he questions the use of corn to fuel automobiles as opposed to feeding the world's growing population, people listen. He pushes other technologies to fight global warming.
Small Town Pins Economic Hopes On Ethanol And Other Renewables
Mayor Al Christianson of Washburn, North Dakota, hopes to capitalize on the burst of interest in exploiting renewable, traditional, and alternative energy resources that are abundant in the Northern Plains.
Expensive Gas Equals Less Driving
Reflecting the power of market price signals in influencing behavior, the average American traveled fewer miles behind the wheel in 2005 -- the first time in 25 years.
Voters Elect Wind Energy Advocate To Congress
Soft-spoken mathematician and wind energy advocate Jerry McNerney defeated Rep. Richard W. Pombo, an opponent of the Endangered Species act.
Carbon Tax Comes To The U.S.
The City of Boulder, Colorado makes history by approving the nation's first carbon tax.
Turning Brownfields Into Brightfields
An environmentally remediated parcel of land in a hard-knock New England town finds new life as the nation's largest solar energy field.
Boulder To Vote On Municipal Carbon Taxes
If residents in Boulder Co. pass a 'carbon tax' ballot measure next week, hundreds of thousands of dollars will be made available to fund renewable energy and conservation measures.
Student Housing May Go Green In South Bend
Indiana University, South Bend, is considering joining an ever-growing group of universities that are embracing green building techniques and environmentally sustainable development.
Green Buildings Make Kids Smarter, Healthier
A new report released by the American Institute of Architects has found that implementing green building techniques in schools has benefits beyond the environment. Test scores and student health have also been shown to increase.
Environmentally Friendly Building Sets Example For Baltimore
A classic Art Deco building in Downtown Baltimore that stood vacant for 15 years has been renovated and updated into one of the area's most extensive uses of green building techniques.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
