World

Two major newspapers report that the world is not only reaching a 'tipping point' where climate change is concerned, but that the Bush Administration doesn't want you to know about it.

February 2, 2006 - Editor & Publisher

How vulnerable is the U.S. south to year after year of Katrinas? Should cities like New Orleans be abandoned to return to salt marshes or ocean?

January 31, 2006 - William D. Nordhaus, Yale

NASA's leading climate scientist claims that the Bush administration has tried to censor him from speaking out about global warming.

January 30, 2006 - The New York Times

In his latest book, the creator of the Gaia Hypothesis, James Lovelock, presents his views on global warming.

January 29, 2006 - The Times

Yale and Columbia based the rankings on an Environmental Sustainability Index, gauging each nation's rate of success in meeting a set of critical environmental goals.

January 27, 2006 - The New York Times

The country is dominated by an unhealthy and chaotic system dominated by the car, argues a local planning professor.

January 26, 2006 - The Age

Sir Peter Hall discusses the transformative potential of PRT as part of a National Building Museum/APA exhibit and speech.

January 25, 2006 - APA / National Building Museum

In San Francisco, legislation aimed at stopping conversions may actually increase evictions of renters, as more groups enter into 'tenancy-in-common' agreements.

January 25, 2006 - San Francisco Weekly

An interview with the author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse on topics from water resources to long-range planning and the U.S.'s isolationism.

January 25, 2006 - Albuquerque Weekly Alibi

Using the dualmode system, electric cars would function normally in a small neighborhood, but would hop on a dedicated track for longer trips.

January 24, 2006 - Detroit Metro Times

This second annual survey by Demographia rates and compares the affordability of the one hundred major urban property markets in the six nations covered.

January 24, 2006 - Demographia

"The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment", commissioned by the UN and released January 19, spelled out a grim future for humanity and the earth -- but it also showed how this future can be avoided.

January 23, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

A proposal to haul old ships to Oregon for salvage and recycling presents a classic case of economic development versus environmental protection.

January 21, 2006 - The Christian Science Monitor

In "Plan B 2.0, Rescuing a Planet under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble", Lester Brown explores how city design fits into larger, global environmental issues.

January 19, 2006 - Earth Policy Institute

A new study reveals some surprising results about how people inhale the most air pollution on a daily basis.

January 18, 2006 - Scientific American

Where should the landmarks commission draw the line when limiting homeowners' ability to make changes to their historic homes?

January 18, 2006 - The New York Times

The number of skyscrapers to be built in each city hints at the complexities of different development patterns.

January 17, 2006 - Los Angeles Downtown News

The guest organizer gives a preview of the exhibition, which will open in late summer.

January 16, 2006 - The New York Times

The Common Dreams website's quick visual reference guide to levee construction around the world -- and how woefully inadequate American levees were in New Orleans.

January 14, 2006 - CommonDreams

A noted builder backs down in Las Vegas as construction costs wipe out margins. Is it smart business, or the start of something bigger?

January 13, 2006 - The Slatin Report