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Cities
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David Roberts |
07 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: ecological footprint, local politics, placemaking, politics, urban planning (all these topics) |
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How cool is your county?
Counties lead on global warming as federal feuding continues |
Josh Dorner |
23 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: energy, energy at home, energy efficiency, local politics, politics, Sierra Club (all these topics) |
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Building green, one city at a time
Eager municipalities hopping on board |
Katharine Wroth |
02 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: green building, legislation, local politics, placemaking, politics, urban planning (all these topics) |
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Think globally by thinking locally
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JMG |
27 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, local politics, placemaking, politics, scientific research (all these topics) |
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If Only We Could Afford to Live There
San Francisco gets even greener |
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07 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 3:09 PM on 07 Mar 2008 San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom got jiggy with eco-measures this week. He signed into a law a requirement that the city's taxi fleet be converted to low-emission vehicles by 2011; ordered all city departments to purchase 100 percent recycled paper and reduce overall paper use by 20 percent by 2010; and announced his support for a tidal-energy project in the San Francisco Bay, despite a recent ... |
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| Topics: energy, local politics, news, placemaking, politics, recycling, San Francisco, wave and tidal power (all these topics) |
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Take It Back! No, You Take It Back!
NYC mayor says he'll veto an electronics-recycling bill |
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19 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:42 PM on 19 Feb 2008 The New York City Council overwhelmingly passed a bill last Wednesday that would require electronics manufacturers to take back products for recycling. But on Friday, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he'll veto it -- and that if his veto is overridden, he'll choose not to enforce the law. The council estimates that more than 25,000 tons of TVs, computers, cameras, and oth ... |
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| Topics: business, local politics, New York City, news, politics, recycling, waste (all these topics) |
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Georgia Breach
Georgia governor eases water-use restrictions |
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08 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:21 PM on 08 Feb 2008 Despite an ongoing drought, and despite a recent court ruling that removes Atlanta's right to much of a heavily relied-upon water source, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is lifting a near-total ban on garden watering and swimming-pool filling in the state. "Swim, kids, swim," said Perdue, who didn't announce a start date for the eased restrictions. City and county governments, which are mandated by ... |
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| Topics: Georgia, local politics, news, politics, state politics, water conflicts, water crisis (all these topics) |
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Urban Legends
Cities run into roadblocks in attempts to reduce CO2 |
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08 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 8:21 AM on 08 Feb 2008 Announcing an ambitious plan to reduce a city's greenhouse gases is the easy part; when it comes to putting goals into action, local officials tend to run up against significant roadblocks. To take just a few examples: The subprime mortgage crisis has left taxpayers across the country unable to fund efficiency-minded proposals. Across the country, homeowners' associations have vetoed plans for ho ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, greenhouse-gas emissions, local politics, news, placemaking, politics, urban planning (all these topics) |
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Mayor may not
Climate treaty among mayors often honored in the breach |
David Roberts |
13 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, local politics, politics (all these topics) |
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Not in a Bind
Mayoral climate-protecting agreement hasn't necessarily translated into action |
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11 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 12:44 PM on 11 Jan 2008 Mayors across the country have signed onto the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, a nonbinding initiative encouraging city leaders to meet or beat the greenhouse-gas reductions outlined in the U.S.-shunned Kyoto Protocol. So about that nonbinding part: While some city officials have taken concrete steps to reduce emissions, others haven't followed through at all. ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, greenhouse-gas emissions, local politics, news, placemaking, politics (all these topics) |
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The Bush administration's hypocrisy on federalism
Bushies laud state policies when excusing inaction, shut them down when they threaten contributors |
David Roberts |
19 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: local politics, state politics, politics, climate (all these topics) |
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Transportation and climate get hitched
Seattle-area voters tied the knot |
Eric de Place |
07 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: cars, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, local politics, placemaking, politics, public transportation, Seattle (all these topics) |
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Get your industrial agrodiesel here
Profit motive is eating the planet |
biodiversivist |
18 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: biofuels, energy, grassroots activism, local politics, politics, Seattle (all these topics) |
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Tee hee
A funny for word nerds |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
13 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: local politics, politics, waste (all these topics) |
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Bowled Over
Mayors of 29 Great Lakes cities vow to cut water consumption |
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13 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Bowled Over Mayors of 29 Great Lakes cities vow to cut water consumption What's a Friday without some toilet talk? The mayors of 29 Canadian and U.S. cities in the Great Lakes region have agreed to cut water consumption 15 percent from 2000 levels by 2015, and one of their solutions is banning inefficient potties. "We need provincial legislation about low-flow toi ... |
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| Topics: Canada, local politics, news, politics, United States, urban planning, water crisis (all these topics) |
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15 Green Politicians
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26 Jun 2007 |
Main Dish |
| From mayors to heads of state, politicians the world over are going green. Check out our list of top achievers, then tell us which political leaders you'd nominate in the comments section at the bottom of the page. Photo: Thomas Hawk via Flickr Arnold Schwarzenegger The Governator has truly pumped up environmental action in California. He made the state a global leader on climate change by signing into law the landmark Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which ... |
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| Topics: Angela Merkel, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barbara Boxer, international politics, lists, local politics, politics, state politics (all these topics) |
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The Big Yapple
World's mayors gather for climate-change summit in New York City |
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15 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Big Yapple World's mayors gather for climate-change summit in New York City Gone are the days when mayors chomped cigars and handed out keys to the city. Today's civic leaders face a somewhat more monumental task: saving the planet. This week, mayors from more than 30 of the world's biggest cities -- from Bangkok to Berlin, Sydney to Shanghai -- are in New York City to compare not ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, local politics, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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The Gothman Prophecies
New York City mayor unveils ambitious sustainability plans |
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23 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Gothman Prophecies New York City mayor unveils ambitious sustainability plans New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg used Earth Day to announce plans to make his burg bloom. The comprehensive "PlaNYC" outlines 127 green dreams, including a congestion charge for lower Manhattan that would -- like programs in London and Singapore -- see drivers cough up a fee for entering the city at ... |
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| Topics: local politics, New York, news, placemaking, urban planning (all these topics) |
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Fred Thompson
Will he run? |
David Roberts |
26 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: jackassery, local politics, politics, Tennessee (all these topics) |
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Rocky on!
Anderson in the NYT today |
Kate Sheppard |
21 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: local politics, politics, Utah (all these topics) |
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Seattle's difficult decision: Cary Moon
She prefers a 'people's waterfront' |
David Roberts |
12 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: local politics, placemaking, politics, public transportation, Seattle (all these topics) |
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Seattle's difficult decision: Erica C. Barnett
She says no and hell no |
David Roberts |
11 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: local politics, placemaking, politics, public transportation, Seattle (all these topics) |
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Seattle's difficult decision: A mini-series
Because local transportation choices aren't local any more |
David Roberts |
11 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: local politics, placemaking, politics, public transportation, Seattle (all these topics) |
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Hey Rocky!
A day with SLC Mayor Rocky Anderson, in photos |
Kate Sheppard |
07 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: energy, local politics, politics, Utah (all these topics) |
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School of Rocky
An interview with Salt Lake City mayor and green innovator Rocky Anderson |
David Roberts |
06 Feb 2007 |
Main Dish |
| Rocky Anderson shows off the solar panels on his roof. Photo: Kate Sheppard As mayor of his city, Rocky Anderson has been unapologetically liberal. He's pushed through aggressive sustainability measures and energetically championed affirmative action, gay rights, and reform of the penalty-heavy justice system. He's also been a fierce and vocal critic of the Bush administration i ... |
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| Topics: interview, local politics, politics, Utah (all these topics) |
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