By Kathleen Saul – Master of Environmental Studies Faculty at The Evergreen State College Reprinted with permission from: https://www.evergreen.edu/sustainableinfrastructure “The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back in your pocket.” —Will Rogers William Penn Adair, aka Will Rogers, lived at a time before the spread of electric lights, before highways […]
Read More »The Green Cred of Bike Sharing Programs
A.L. Smith The announcement that Philadelphia will be rolling out its new bicycle sharing program this spring gives me a minute to reflect on the pros and cons of this new type of transportation infrastructure. First off, a bit about the program. The program will be implemented in two phases. The first is this spring […]
Read More »Energy Dilemma of Ethical Cities and the Solar City’s Promise
By Job Taminiau, Jeongseok Seo and Joohee Lee No one in large cities would want to have a nuclear or a coal-fired power plant in their residential boundaries. Recognizing environmental and health risks of conventional power plants, it becomes increasingly unthinkable to propose the construction of such power plants near populous areas. Instead, remote locations are […]
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