Tag: Society
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While Madison Rests on its Cycling Laurels….
Madison’s bike infrastructure: Resting on our Laurels
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GDP: More Is Not More
Destroying the environment should not be a net gain to the GDP
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Fightin’ the Good Fight Out West(ern Dane Co., That Is!)
Here’s the latest from the good guys of the Western Dane Coalition for Smart Growth and Environment…. From: “Stefi Harris” To: “Stefi Harris” Subject: letter to friends 7-25-09 Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:19:07 -0500 7-30-09 Dear Friends of the Environment Many thanks to all of you who testified at the public hearing and wrote…
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Silicon Valley’s Smart $ Finally Gets It Re: Energy Efficiency
The VCs of Silicon Valley finally embrace energy efficiency. But can they outwit Jevon’s Paradox?
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Paris from Medieval to Military Modern: Photo Art exhibit
“Napoleon III and Paris” photo exhibit @ Met–Interesting look the development of Paris from a Medieval city to a modern one. The take home message: Haussmann redesigned Paris to make it easier for the military to sweep through the city; Moses opened New York to motor vehicles. Both men destroyed entire neighborhoods in the process.…
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Mayor Pave’s Paving Problem
Oceanic Parking Mandated by Madison’s 1966 Zoning Code: Will It Change? Don’t bet on it!
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Madison Spring Elections: Revenge of the Zombie Pols
Zombie pols and coup-minded cops on the march in Madison, Wisconsin.
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The New China Crisis: Carbon by Container Ship
Today’s Krugman article on “Carbon by Container Ship”–the New China Crisis.
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The UrbanThoreau Project Datapoints: An Emerging Culture of Using Less?
Can we connect the dots and avoid the simultaneous quadruple catastrophes of economic implosions, ethical collapse, biosphere-wide destruction and war between civilizations? Perhaps by learning to be happy with less material, we could…