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WEBINAR TUESDAY: Funding Green Cities 1PM EST

May 23, 2011 by Amelia Timbers
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If you're in energy, you've heard it before: 40% of US carbon emissions come from buildings. Everything that uses electricity- HVAC, lighting, appliances, etc- adds to this burden. To cut down on buildings' share of emissions, we have a collective challenge to transition to low carbon forms of energy. And trust me, that sounds great... [read more]

Engage in Your City

March 12, 2010 by Daniel Schiller
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  Cities thrive on the engagement of their innovative, dynamic inhabitants. In that sense Sustainable Cities Collective is just like our real time municipalities. So I am inviting you, SCC virtual citizenry, to partake in our discourse. How you may ask? Well, we have a number of ways you can enhance and engage with our community... [read more]

Urbanist bloggers who make me think

February 2, 2010 by Kaid Benfield
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Yesterday I indulged in some personal reflection on the state of smart growth, and what, in my opinion, we would be well-served to think about as we consider how our cause might evolve.  As with most of us, I suppose, my own thoughts about these things are influenced by experience, observation and discourse among both people I... [read more]