Category Archives: climate change

Rooftop Greenhouse Will Boost City Farming – NYTimes.com.

Climate scientists have told city planners that based on current trends, Chicago will feel more like Baton Rouge than a Northern metropolis before the end of this century. So, Chicago is getting ready for a wetter, steamier future. Public alleyways … Continue reading →

The Off-Gridder from Yardena Schwartz on Vimeo.

Ted S. Warren/APThe Alaskan Way Viaduct, the raised two-level highway that runs along Seattle’s downtown waterfront, is seen from the air in 2006. Seattle is now replacing it to improve mobility for people and goods. March 21, 2011 from WCPN … Continue reading →

By ADAM ASTON, The Fiscal Times August 2, 2010 President Obama is touting alternatives to foreign oil, research funds are flowing into renewable energy and venture capital is again surging into the clean technology sector. But the shift to clean … Continue reading →

The electric Ford Focus is just one in a growing number of hybrid and plug-in vehicles that are reshaping the automotive landscape. Ford More from OnEarth OnEarth Network: Earthquake in Japan Threatens Hybrid Car Supplies Inside NRDC: Letters From Our … Continue reading →

Carried away: Ezra Klein and Tom Vilsack ride an imaginary “raft of subsidies.” This week, an interesting — and, I think, bizarre — argument broke out between Washington Post political blogger Ezra Klein and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. The topic … Continue reading →

Allison Arieff on design and architecture. Tags: cities, design, taxis, traffic Sometime early this year, New York City’s taxi and limousine commission will announce the winner of its “Taxi of Tomorrow” competition. Or it won’t. The project was begun in … Continue reading →

See a Magnum Photos gallery of streetcars, trams, and trolleys. There is a great, if unnamed and often overlooked, attraction in Disney World: Transportationland. As any visitor knows, one of the most striking experiences at Disney World is navigating it. … Continue reading →