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What Washington, D.C., needs now: A few good skyscrapers
A century-old law has turned the nation’s capital into a city of low-rises. It’s high time we broke through that glass ceiling.
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Sea levels are rising 60 percent faster than expected
Incidentally, I'm selling lovely beachfront property in West Virginia.
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Texas town is building public bathrooms made entirely out of glass
Because what sounds more Texan than a glass bathroom?
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Consumption-based footprinting: ‘Carbon Zero,’ sidebar 1
How, where and when we measure our carbon footprint makes a huge difference in what results we get.
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Cities in the age of climate consequences: ‘Carbon Zero,’ chapter 1
A worldwide transition to a climate-balanced global economy lies completely within our reach. How can that be? The answer sits right where we live.
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How cities can lead the climate fight: Introducing Alex Steffen’s ‘Climate Zero’
We're posting all of Alex Steffen's new book, a deep and inspiring manual for imagining how our cities can become the solution to our climate woes.
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California is about to get drenched by an ‘atmospheric river’
The real Pineapple Express is an "atmospheric river" capable of turning the state's Central Valley into a lake -- and it's rolling through this week.
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After a term of hanging around the hoops, Obama could slam dunk for cities
The president spent his first four years lining up a promising urban policy agenda. Now it’s time for a full-court press for smart growth.
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Can’t we just skip ahead to the end of this U.N. climate conference already?
We've seen this movie so many times before.
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An easy how-to guide for making eco-friendly living graffiti
You mainly just need a blender, moss, buttermilk, and "water retention gardening gel," which I don't know what that is.
