Topic – Environment
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Amsterdam moves fast on energy efficiency
Conversion to "smart grid"
A new program in Amsterdam is investing quickly and heavily in the idea that cities can do much to cut…
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NY initiative supports local farmers who protect water resources
Program informs consumers
Through a program between Catskill farmers and the Watershed Agriculture Council, New York City metro residents who buy “Pure Catskills”-branded…
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NY Times on Grand Parkway
Almost certain to cause sprawl
Segment E of the Grand Parkway, which is scheduled to receive $181 million in stimulus funding, will promote urban sprawl…
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First Lady breaks ground on White House ‘kitchen garden’
Schoolkids take part
Michelle Obama and twenty-six Washington, DC elementary schoolchildren gathered today on the White House South Lawn to break ground on…
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Bill Rees on how to reach zero growth
Step 1: admit our addiction
Bill Rees, University of British Columbia Professor of Community and Regional Planning and originator of the ecological footprint concept, has…
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City parks encourage children to walk
Helps combat obesity
Canadian researchers have found that the presence of nearby city parks encourages children to walk more, according to US News…
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