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Density
As with every election, issues of housing and climate are the major talking points of the parties. A denser city might be a potential policy solution, but it will be an uphill battle regardless of who’s winning. The common acknowledgement is that city residents generate fewer emissions due to proximity …
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If Your City Wants Equitable Job Growth, It Has to Zone for It
Density
After many years of protests and organizing campaigns calling for changes to protect land for manufacturing, the New York City Council approved changes to zoning in December of 2018. In New York many manufacturing industries began in neighbourhoods where there were affordable housing developments. However, since the rise of other …
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A Fifteen-Minute City is a city-building concept that promotes the idea that everything one needs to function (shops, parks, restaurants, etc.) should always be within a fifteen-minute walk of your home. This is a popular concept, but Sweden is going even further with the One-Minute City. A One-Minute City is …
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Hawaii DOT Takes First Step Toward Electric Vehicle Fleet
Climate Change, Energy & Pollution
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (DOT) is aiming to convert its light-duty fleet to electric vehicles (EV) by 2028. As part of the State’s goal to reduce fuel consumption for ground transportation, the department signed a 10-year service contract with Sustainability Partners LLC., allowing all state and county agencies to …
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Bladeless wind turbine wobbles to generate power
Climate Change, Energy & Pollution
Vortex Bladeless is a start-up that invented a bladeless wind turbine that oscillates to collect kinetic energy from the wind. David Yanez, the co-founder of the company, says that this wind turbine will generate electricity at 30 percent of the cost of conventional wind turbines. The turbine is designed to …
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Green Aviation: Why the Pandemic May Spur Carbon-Neutral Flight
Climate Change, Energy & Pollution Video
2020 has been a problematic year for the aviation industry. COVID-19 has seen airlines cancel orders from suppliers and the giants of aviation, Boeing and Airbus, have laid off thousands of workers. Governments have stepped in financially to keep the aviation industry in the air, but many believe that climate …
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How Rotterdam's Flood Defenses Could Help Save Us All – Bloomberg QuickTake
Climate Change, Energy & Pollution Parks & Public Space Video
Catastrophic flooding has taken place across many parts of the world in recent years. However, Rotterdam in the Netherlands has long been at war with the sea and its engineering solutions may help other areas manage flood events caused by climate change. In 1953, the North Sea Floods in the …
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