With human beings about to become a predominantly urban species, Dan Box asks whether cities can ever be sustainable.
… Greening Cities Dan Box | 1st April 2003 News Sustainable Cities Urbanization China Copenhagen Brazil … urban species, Dan Box asks whether cities can ever be sustainable. We are fast …
Cities are at a crossroads - 'eco urbanists' want efficiency and artificial ecosystems; conventional designers want to maintain the best bits of our current urban spaces. Can they co-exist?
… city work with our existing, 'mineral' cities? Susannah Hagan | 19th April 2010 … Urban City Town Design Planning blockcity.jpg Cities are at a crossroads - 'eco urbanists' … Can they co-exist? Views of the west's cities seem to be developing in two very …
Fed up with being gouged by profit-driven corporations, let down by state neglect and under-investment, urban communities across the US are taking control of local services like public transport, energy, water, internet and telecoms, writes Max Holleran - bringing better service, lower prices and clean energy.
… American revolution: cities seize control of essential local … 2015 News Commons USA Corporations Politics Cities Energy Water Solar … of scale - not to mention profit - many cities have sold their electricity generation …
Increasing use of air conditioners to stay cool is making entire cities warmers in a 'vicious circle' of increasing energy use and discomfort, writes Tim Radford.
… heat Tim Radford | 16th June 2014 News Energy Cities Climate Change shibuya-tokyo-cut.jpg … conditioners to stay cool is making entire cities warmers in a 'vicious circle' of … - by installing air conditioners. Because the cities are getting hotter as the climate …
East Liverpool, a small city by the Ohio river, is a cancer-ridden dumping ground for the detritus of the global economy, writes Caitlin Johnson. With its filthy power station, coal ash lake, 1,300 fracking wells, silica sand mountains and a huge toxic waste incinerator, the city's people need your help in their fight for environmental justice.
… comments: "We could restore towns and cities like East Liverpool. I mean, we spend … a dime towards fixing up our old towns and cities that served as the country's foundry." …
Back in 2000 John Prescott mooted 25 different tram projects across the UK, but a decade later where has that dream gone? Robert Williams laments how we have lost a solution to cutting cars and reclaiming our urban streets
… road. Over the last 30 years, most British cities have suffered from increasing traffic … slowly, so very slowly, round the bend. Many cities have been abandoned to what has been … be ‘up to 25 new light rail lines in major cities and conurbations’. In fact, there are …
With news that storms caused by smog from Asian cities over the Pacific Ocean will melt Artic ice, Christine Loh, the CEO of Civic Exchange, looks at Hong Kong, where worsening air pollution causes on average four deaths a day.
… news that storms caused by smog from Asian cities over the Pacific Ocean will melt Artic …
The development of coal mines in East Kalimantan is having a huge impact on local and indigenous populations, destroying the forest and displacing communities. London banks and City financiers take the profit.
Borneo's rainforest coal: City of London profit. John Vidal The Guardian | 30th October 2013 News Energy Fossil Fuel Climate Change Green Economy Coal borneo-coal.png The development of coal mines in …
London Mayor Sadiq Khan promised electors that he would be the 'Greenest Mayor ever'. In spite of his apparent support for a new Thames road crossing in East London and an expanded London City Airport, he still has huge opportunities to make good his pledge. And Green Assembly Members will be working hard to make sure he does.
… Russell | 30th September 2016 Comment Cities Pollution Transport Energy Politics UK …
The UK's nuclear deal with China makes no sense, writes Jeffrey Henderson - unless you factor in the simultaneous agreement to forge lucrative links between UK and Chinese financial markets. Lucrative, that is, for the City institutions whose interests the British government so assiduously represents. As for the rest of us, our task is simple: to bear the ever-growing cost.
UK's nuclear deal with China is a boon for bankers - and no one else Jeffrey Henderson University of Bristol | 6th November 2015 News Finance UK China Politics Nuclear Energy shanghai-pudong-cut.jpg …
Natural gas could be a game changer for one impoverished Ohio city. But there are serious environmental and social risks associated with extracting it, reports Dimiter Kenarov
Youngstown: where the promise and curse of shale gas collide Dimiter Kenarov | 28th February 2013 News Fracking Shale Gas News Energy Politics And Economics andrew image 2.jpg Natural gas could be a …
Government energy policy is caught between apparently conflicting objectives, writes Mark Hackett. But there is a solution that is already working in the UK and abroad - to encourage the active participation of local authorities in delivering low carbon energy to the communities they serve.
… | 21st August 2014 Comment Energy UK Ireland Cities Climate Change Renewables … Collaboration or joint work by the 'Core Cities' group, particularly led by the likes … Edinburgh, Cardiff and Manchester. Capital cities of Europe mobilising green finance The …
The privatisation of global water services means billion-dollar profits for corporations and pollution, disconnection and soaring prices for consumers
… cooking, bathing and basic sanitation. In the cities of the developing world, antiquated, … of water service available to many in the cities of ancient Greece and Rome’. But will … efforts have recently been promoted in cities that include New Orleans, Laredo in …
Plans for a new international airport in the coastal city of Mumbai will destroy yet more of its mangrove ecosystems, and there are fears the deal has already been closed
… green spaces in high-density towns and cities as migrating birds look to stop for …
Air pollution in cities across Asia has reached a dangerous tipping point, ROBYN WILSON reports
… Air pollution in cities across Asia has reached a dangerous … Air pollution in cities across Asia has reached a dangerous … clouds the skies of many of the major cities across the continent, often forcing … in place. Simple protection So how are cities coping with this pollution …
Criminal gangs are increasingly smuggling Russian timber into China for manufacture into baby cribs, picture frames and toilet seats sold in the west. Those trying to thwart them face violence and corruption. Sebastian Strangio reports from Vladivostok
Siberian tigers under threat as 'timber mafia' devastate Russian forests Sebastian Strangio | 11th May 2011 News Politics And Economics Illegal Logging Deforestation Crime Timber Trade logging02.jpg …
Following the accidental fire in a transformer at the troubled Indian Point nuclear site last weekend, and the unplanned release of oil into the Hudson River, calls are growing for the two remaining power plants to be shut down, writes Karl Grossman. The NRC is likely to extend its expiring licenses for another 20 years - but New York State could still refuse it a water use permit.
… Grossman | 12th May 2015 News Nuclear USA Cities Energy Health …
The deep ocean is cold; our cities are growing increasingly warm. What if we could tap those frigid depths to cool down energy-hungry metropolises?
… The deep ocean is cold; our cities are growing increasingly warm. What if … however, it should inspire tropical coastal cities around the world to harness the … he says. 'We've commissioned a study of U.S. cities and found that it would work in more …
Isolated by the surrounding desert, Kashgar was once
an oasis on the old Silk Road. Now the city is being overwhelmed in the rush to open up the region’s oil and gas reserves. By Dan Box.
… and less than half of PetroChina. Even in the cities, Han Chinese and Uyghur live in virtual …
As temperatures soar in the Persian Gulf, modern buildings rely on energy-guzzling air-conditioning to maintain tolerable temperatures, writes Amin Al-Habaibeh. But traditional buildings stay cool passively using shade; wind and thermally driven ventilation; and naturally insulating, reflective materials. For a sustainable future, modern architects must revive the ancient knowledge.
… Trent University | 8th November 2015 Comment Cities Middle East Energy Efficiency Building … in the desert, or urban dwellers living in cities. Given the global trend toward … shade Traditional buildings in the gulf's cities and villages are designed to maximise …
The single biggest energy service we all need is heat, writes Rob Raine - yet it's largely ignored in the energy policy discourse. By focusing on heat as well as power, we can accelerate the transition to renewable energy sources and - because heat stores are far cheaper than batteries - keep the costs down.
… reductions in local air pollution. Northern cities show the way In the UK, cities such as Sheffield and Nottingham have … and putting this energy to use helps the cities to tackle fuel poverty and reduce their …
During the past decade or so, international trade agreements have been dramatically expanded to encompass affairs that had always previously been strictly matters of domestic concern.
… was at 2.14 euros per cubic metre. Few French cities paid less for their water. In nearby … water contracts in approximately 70 French cities. Deschamps was sentenced to 18 months …
The Port of Seattle is violating its shoreline permit in allowing Shell to set up a 'home port' for its Arctic oil drilling fleet, according to Seattle officials. The finding could nix Shell's oil drilling plans for the 2015 season.
Shell's Arctic oil setback - unlawful use of Seattle Port Oliver Tickell | 5th May 2015 News Transport Oil Arctic Law Corporations Energy polar-pioneer-cut.jpg The Port of Seattle is violating its …