Environment

Managing Agricultural Land Use And Food Supply

"Whoever controls the seed, controls the food," says a scientist in a new movie about the future of agricultural land use and food.

August 24, 2004 - AlterNet

Calculate Your Total Greenhouse Emissions

EPA's online calculator provides an estimate of your household's greenhouse gas emissions.

August 20, 2004 - U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

Schwarzenegger's Top Environmental Official

Grist Magazine features an interview with Schwarzenegger's go-to guy on the environment.

August 20, 2004 - Grist Magazine

A Fast Track To Sprawl

New Jersey's Highlands bill will encourage sprawl and cause pollution.

August 19, 2004 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Cities Choosing Greener Future

Several big cities across the nation are making serious commitments to sustainable energy.

August 19, 2004 - The Washington Post Writers Group

One Source Of Water, Two Uses

Believed to be the first of its kind in North America, a project in Toronto will use frigid water from deep in Lake Ontario to cool buildings downtown then treat it for drinking water.

August 19, 2004 - The Globe and Mail

A Word Accelerates Mountaintop Mining

By changing the word "waste" to "fill" in a regulation covering coal mining, Bush appointees have allowed an increase in the destruction of mountaintops in Appalachia.

August 18, 2004 - The Washington Post

Impact Of Global Warming

Amy Goodman interviews David Helvarg and George Monbiot about extreme weather and the effects of global warming.

August 17, 2004 - Democracy Now!

Bush Administration Policies Draining Wetlands

Environmental groups release a report that claims thousands of acres of wetlands have been drained by developers under a policy adopted by the Bush administration.

August 16, 2004 - The Washington Post

The Venice Of The East's Canals Threatened

Once known as the "Venice of the East", Bangkok's canals are now a victim of urban sprawl.

August 16, 2004 - Florida Herald Tribune

Bush Administration's Hypocritical Forest Policy

The Bush administration is willing to let state and local governments to have a say on national forest policies but only as long as they're saying what the administration wants to hear.

August 14, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Polluting The Village To Save It?

Will the need for military readiness trump decades of environmental protections?

August 13, 2004 - Grist Magazine

Kerry Offers To Boost National Parks Funding

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry criticized President Bush for neglecting nations's national

August 12, 2004 - Bloomberg

Forty Years Of The Wilderness Act

Is the Wilderness Act which protects 106 million acres in the nation still relevant today?

August 12, 2004 - Missoula Independent

Environmentalists Boycott McGreevey Bill Signing

Gov. James E. McGreevey signs a bill protecting more than 400,000 acres of land as well as drinking water but environmentalists stay away.

August 11, 2004 - The New York Times

The New Environmentalism: Follow The Money

Randy Hayes of the Rainforest Action Network champions the environment by challenging corporations. Welcome to Hayes' 500-year plan.

August 10, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Scandal Of Thames Sewage

Storms send tons of sewage into London's Thames River.

August 8, 2004 - This Is London

EPA's Anti-Automobile Bias

Wendell Cox and Ronald D. Utt accuse the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of an "anti-automobile bias."

August 5, 2004 - The Heritage Foundation

Detoxify Contaminated Soil With Trees

Environmentalists warn that altered genes could spread to natural populations.

August 5, 2004 - The New York Times

Transatlantic Pollution

Researchers on both sides of the Atlantic are trying to understand globetrotting pollution.

August 5, 2004 - The Christian Science Monitor

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.