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Chronic Polluters Endanger Public & Worker Health

November 25, 2011 by Marc Gunther
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   Today’s guest post comes from Elizabeth Grossman, a gifted environmental journalist who is the author of Chasing Molecules: Poisonous Products, Human Health, and the Promise of Green Chemistry, High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health, and other books. Her work has appeared in Scientific American,... [read more]

How Innovative Building Materials Are Saving The World

November 10, 2011 by This Big City
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By Alex Goldmark – Contributing Editor at GOOD.  The next breakthrough in architecture may not come from the likes of Frank Gehry, whose designs – from the Guggenheim in Bilbao to the Walt Disney Concert Hall – draw tourists from across the world. It’s more likely to come from a chemist. Why? Because our future buildings will... [read more]

Supreme Court Allows Pollution Fees That Regulate Sprawl To Stand

October 7, 2011 by Kaid Benfield
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    The US Supreme Court has decided to let stand a lower court ruling that affirms the right of a California pollution control agency to charge developers fees for building in places that will significantly increase driving and smog-causing emissions. For decades now, local land-use authorities have been charging development... [read more]

How Environmental Justice Influenced Current Public Consultation Processes

August 22, 2011 by Hardy Stevenson and Associates Limited
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The beginnings of the Environmental Justice Movement in the US in the early 1980’s This is part one of a three part series on the evolution of public consultation, written by Environmental Planner, Danya Al-Haydari. Environmental justice is defined as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color... [read more]

NRDC Annual Beach Report: What's Lurking In The Waves At Your Favorite Beach?

July 6, 2011 by Jon Devine
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As the picture to the right indicates, I’m more of a beach sleeper (to the apparent consternation of my niece) than I am a swimmer, especially now that I’ve become a complete wimp about cold water in my middle age. But, if you are a swimmer, you may want to find out more about water quality and the beach management practices at your favorite swimming spot. [read more]

Research Recap: Pollution-Reducing Rail, Public Transit Efficiency, Green San Francisco

July 6, 2011 by TheCityFix - produced by EMBARQ
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A study by Montreal University found that children living in economically disadvantaged urban areas are the most likely to choose walking and cycling. Photo by Nicola Jones. Welcome to “Research Recap,” our series highlighting recent reports, studies and other findings in sustainable transportation policy and practice, in... [read more]

Air Quality: Examples of Success in Major Urban Centers

June 10, 2011 by TheCityFix - produced by EMBARQ
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This post was originally published in Portuegese on TheCityFix Brasil on June 8, 2011. Mexico City. Photo by Matthew Winterburn. About 7,000 people die per year in the state of Sao Paulo due to  air pollution, according Paulo Saldiva, doctor, professor and expert of Environmental Pollution. The number scares and draws... [read more]

Beijing - a green city?

January 3, 2011 by James Withrow
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In his book When a Billion Chinese Jump, Jonathan Watts argues that China has become a dumping ground for the west's polluting industries and the country's bountiful supplies of coal present an all too tempting energy source. The human misery wrapped up in coal extraction and polluting factories will undoubtedly fill volumes. [read more]

Water Pollution Dampens Summer Fun

August 19, 2009 by Danielle Brigida
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August: the month where every spare moment is spent around water—swimming, fishing, boating, beachcombing. As summer wanes, you might consider how much clean streams, lakes and beaches mean to you and your loved ones. Sadly, this moment of reflection is also being forced on many of us:... [read more]

Clever adverstising for clean waterways

August 12, 2009 by Lisa Town
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image via adsoftheworld Once pristine waterways around the world now resemble sewage drains or garbage dumps. Organizations are trying to raise awareness of this growing problem like with this campaign by the Arts and Earth Festival in conjunction with the Global Environment Centre. Throughout the city of Kuala Lumpur, larger-than-... [read more]

Dramatic new maps of CO2 emissions per household

May 27, 2009 by Kaid Benfield
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      The Center for Neighborhood Technology is releasing today a new series of GIS-based maps showing where carbon emissions from driving are the highest in the nation's metro areas.  The maps demonstrate vividly that, although emissions on a per-acre basis are greatest in highly urban areas, it is in the suburbs... [read more]