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With a few trees, some sidewalk tables, and lots of community input, a Dallas street was transformed.Photo: Go Oak Cliff...
A while back, somebody, I can’t remember who, sent me a paper by two military officials, Capt. Wayne Porter (Navy)...
What if saving a rundown city wasn’t about building expensive new infrastructure — hardware, so to speak — but instead...
Coal-fired power plants sicken and kill tens of thousands of Americans every year, especially those (generally low-income, often minority) Americans...
The further into the post-carbon age we grind, the more mainstream the notion of peak oil becomes. Long derided because...
This story was written by Shanti Menon. In her new book Asphalt to Ecosystems: Design Ideas for Schoolyard Transformation, Berkeley-based...
Coleman’s Four Season Farm: Start with biodiversity and well-nourished soil, add some appropriate technology, then harvest lots of healthy food....
Send your question to Umbra! Q. Dear Umbra, How do I reduce my carbon footprint in a house full of...
This post originally appeared on Energy Self-Reliant States, a resource of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s New Rules Project. Adam...
