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Environment

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• Zoning the Sustainable City (The New York Observer, November 12, 2009)
• Mayor releases plan to make Vancouver the world's greenest city by 2020 (The Vancouver Sun, October 20, 2009)
• Recycling goes from less waste to zero waste (New York Times, October 19, 2009)
• Fossil Fuels’ Hidden Cost Is in Billions, Study Says (The New York Times, October 19, 2009)
• Eco-friendly parking garages drive transit movement (USA Today, October 14, 2009)
• Curbing emissions by sealing gas leaks (New York Times, October 14, 2009)
• Wood making comeback as power source (USA Today, October 14, 2009)
• In arid west, thirsty lawns get cut from plans (Wall Street Journal, October 13, 2009)
• Debate follows bills to remove clotheslines bans (New York Times, October 10, 2009)
• How Traffic Jams Help the Environment (Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2009)
• Avi Friedman on Affordable and Sustainable Housing Innovations (Northwest Hub, October 8, 2009)
• Dutch help Bay Area plan for sea level rise (San Jose Mercury News, September 22, 2009)
• Tour of Portland's storm-water system goes by bike, of course (Oregonian, September 17, 2009)
• New York eyes ‘no smoking’ outdoors, too (New York Times, September 14, 2009)
• Clean water laws are neglected, at a cost in suffering (New York Times, September 12, 2009)
• Study: Denser development may cut pollution (USA Today, September 8, 2009)
• Some buildings not living up to green label (New York Times, August 30, 2009)
• Brewery buys commuter bikes for staff (Mail Tribune, August 27, 2009)
• Valuable disposables: City may give incentives to recycle (Corpus Christi Caller-Times, August 11, 2009)
• Is biogas the way to San Jose's energy independence? (USA Today, August 4, 2009)
• Energy efficiency incentives likely to grow (Los Angeles Times, July 26, 2009)
• Wind Projects at a Standstill (Washington Post, July 12, 2009)
• You're not an environmentalist if you're also a NIMBY (East Bay Express, July 1, 2009)
• City dwellers leave small carbon footprint (Chicago Sun-Times, June 22, 2009)
• Green to keep it green (Columbus Dispatch, June 17, 2009)
• White rooftops may help slow warming (Washington Post, June 14, 2009)
• S.F. OKs toughest recycling law in U.S. (San Francisco Chronicle, June 10, 2009)
• Urban gardens ease bills, brighten cityscape (USA Today, June 3, 2009)
• More cities encouraging car-sharing (New York Times, June 2, 2009)
• States unleash goats to keep grass trimmed (CNN, May 27, 2009)
• How a greener city gets growing (Baltimore Sun, May 26, 2009)
• Thinking smart on energy savings (BBC News, May 19, 2009 )
• More city buildings cultivate savings by covering roofs with plants (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 19, 2009)
• The Top 10 green living myths (The Christian Science Monitor, May 13, 2009)
• Going green can cost too much green (USA Today, May 4, 2009)
• Portland: Quest for the Livable City, a documentary film chronicling struggle for sustainability, debuts May 4 (Yahoo News, May 4, 2009)
• The pros and cons of wind power are making news (Christian Science Monitor, April 23, 2009)
• Net tool tracks carbon footprint by ZIP code (San Francisco Chronicle, April 22, 2009)
• Study looks at health risks in neighborhoods near highways (Boston Globe, April 12, 2009)
• New city in Florida to run on solar power (Miami Herald, April 10, 2009)
• Cities cleaning, 'greening' urban alleys (USA Today, April 9, 2009)
• For city employees, a greener way to get around (American Statesman, April 3, 2009)
• Anti-sprawl rules to steer Sacramento development (Sacramento Bee, April 1, 2009)
• Harnessing the sun, with help from cities (New York Times, March 14, 2009)
• Dallas lawmaker sponsoring bill to tax plastic bags in Texas (Dallas Morning News, March 10, 2009)
• Austin signs up for $250 million solar project (American-Statesman, March 6, 2009)
• Greening the prison-industrial complex (New York Times, March 3, 2009)
• Alaska is a frontier for green power (New York Times, February 17, 2009)
• Is your clothesline illegal? (Los Angeles Times, February 7, 2009)
• Austin proposes nation's largest solar array (Austin American-Statesman, January 29, 2009)
• As the economy slumps, so does trash (Los Angeles Times, January 25, 2009)
• Feds: Cape wind farm OK for environment (USA Today, January 16, 2009)
• Columbia River pollutants at unacceptable levels, EPA says (The Oregonian, January 15, 2009)
• Economic crisis hits city recycling (Christian Science Monitor, January 14, 2009)
• Cast your vote: Should new I-5 bridge design include wind turbines? (Oregonian, January 13, 2009)
• Green revolution: still possible amid deep recession? (Christian Science Monitor, January 7, 2009)
• Cities give 'green' light on parking perks for hybrid drivers (USA Today, January 6, 2009)
• Utilities to add conservation fees (Baltimore Sun, January 1, 2009)
• Cooperation helped Louisville clean up air (USA Today, December 16, 2008)
• State orders big cuts in gases; California aims to slash greenhouse emissions 15% by 2020 with the most sweeping plan of any state (Los Angeles Times, December 12, 2008)
• Calif. considers tough greenhouse gas restrictions (USA Today, December 11, 2008)
• Back at junk value, recyclables are piling up (New York Times, December 7, 2008)
• Rivers looking attractive for energy (New York Times, December 1, 2008)
• City goes green with new hybrid police car (Kalamazoo Gazette, November 24, 2008)
• 'Green' efforts embrace poor (USA Today, November 24, 2008)
• Debating the Green Building Premium (New York Times, November 20, 2008)
• Will Berkeley's solar plan go viral? (East Bay Express, November 19, 2008)
• Bad air costing state's economy billions (San Francisco Chronicle, November 13, 2008)
• Neighbors at odds over noise from wind turbines (USA Today, November 3, 2008)
• Hoping for a green renewal, Mich. city will turn sewage to fuel (Washington Post, November 2, 2008)
• Commuter cycling is soaring, city says (New York Times, October 30, 2008)
• Renewable energy debuts on ballots (USA Today, October 29, 2008)
• Redefining property rights (Baltimore Sun, October 17, 2008)
• Bike lanes work, PSU professor says: Researcher straps GPS devices on bikes to study riding patterns (Portland Tribune, October 16, 2008)
• Climate Effort Could Be Stalled by Credit Crisis (Wall Street Journal, October 16, 2008)
• EPA faulted on waterway pollution from sprawl (Associated Press, October 15, 2008)
• No easy ride for bike programs (USA Today, October 2, 2008)
• No driveway carwashes, Wash. state says (USA Today, September 28, 2008)
• Portland, Ore., tops sustainable cities list (Christian Science Monitor, September 22, 2008)
• Berkeley Approves City-Backed Loans for Solar Panels (New York Times, September 17, 2008)
• In Boulder, solar power may get a little brighter (Boulder Daily Camera, September 15, 2008)
• Green growth gambit (The New Mexico Independent, September 11, 2008)
• To slow global warming, install white roofs (Los Angeles Times, September 10, 2008)
• The Next Little Thing? (New York Times, September 10, 2008)
• California Aims to Concentrate Growth to Cut Use of Cars (Washington Post, September 7, 2008)
• For cabs, higher fares and hybrid future (Boston Globe, August 30, 2008)