Tag: Sustainability
Dirty Coal Takes Communities’ Breath Away
The brick smokestack towers above Chicago’s mostly Latino Pilsen neighborhood burns coal to provide electricity for much of the city while puffing out plumes...
The Mess In Texas (Houston: We Have a Recycling Problem)
The New York Times reports that of the nation’s 30 largest cities, Houston, the fourth largest city behind New York City, Los Angeles, and...
Going Green
The last week of June turned out to be Sustainable Development Week unofficially in Chicago as a convergence of events spread the word on...
Taking the LEED in Your Community
Through local and regional initiatives, communities are tailoring the eco-revolution for their backyards.
The Green New Deal
Majora Carter saw natural beauty and economic empowerment in her South Bronx neighborhood where others saw only a dumping ground. She's changing the urban landscape in a way that's been an eye-opener to people around the globe.
Making Food Deserts Bloom
Finding fresh produce in low-income neighborhoods can be a struggle, but community efforts are striving to fill the void.
Free Transit?
New York City’s attempt to pass a congestion pricing plan like those that have been so successful in London and elsewhere was killed a...
Sustainability’s Bottom Line
Are our presidential candidates (yes, including vice presidential candidate Clinton) thinking about sustainable initiatives for environmental improvement, city vitality, and sound fiscal order? Or...
The Big Blue Bin
Everybody's into recycling, and using cloth grocery bags, and vaguely associated issues like not tossing your used-up D-cells in the trash. Everybody?
Preparing for Peak Oil: Nutty Survivalism or Crucial Equity Issue?
Should community developers and other low-income community advocates be concerned about preparing for life after peak oil?
We all know that the greed of...
Could High Gas Prices Have Positive Side Effects?
With The New York Times reporting an increase in mass-transit ridership as gas prices continue to climb, I’m reminded of my days as a...