Following up on Rhonda’s great post the other day on Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker admitting he wanted to destroy unions to a blogger on the phone who he thought was David Koch, here is a great infographic by the other…
Which is Better for the Environment, Local or Vegetarian?
Which is better for the environment, eating vegetarian or eating local? A team of researchers from Pennsylvania think they’ve found the clear answer.
Top 10 Most Livable Cities, Maybe
Any study or report of the “Top 10” cities is going to be based on subjective criteria. What is deemed most important to one person, or research team, may not be deemed as so important to another. Nonetheless, we all…
Kenyan Hip-Hop Video on Bicycling & CO2/Climate Change [VIDEO]
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Did someone say totally awesome video? I did. And apparently some others, as this hip hop group of Kenyan teenagers from the slums of Nairobi, Wafalme, won the “1 minute to save the world” video contest. “Most of us just…
NYC, San Francisco, & Portland Leaders Talking about Bicycling Growth [SERIOUSLY AWESOME VIDEO]
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Moving Beyond the Automobile: Biking from Streetfilms on Vimeo. New York City, San Francisco, and Portland leaders talking about transportation, bicycling, and improving quality of life.
Southern California Investing in Bike Paths!
Southern California is known for its beautiful weather and, ironically, for its auto-centric development patterns. Why not take advantage of that beautiful weather more, some have argued. And they are actually being listened to, finally,.. in Long Beach at least.…
Peak Oil & Sustainable Development Expert Talks about the Situation Today In-Depth [VIDEOS]
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James Kunstler, a renowned writer and a long-time expert on city planning, suburbia, sustainable development (in particular, New Urbanism), and peak oil, goes into depth on the worldwide peak oil crisis we are starting to face. His most well-known books…
How Perugia, Italy Said Goodbye to Traffic, Hello to Improved Quality of Life
If you want to see an idyllic, small Italian city, Perugia may be the place for you. It fits all the characteristics of those beautiful Italian towns from the movies. However, it hasn’t forever. It took visionaries with a green…
Top MMA Fighters Raving about Vegetarianism
Numerous top MMA fighters are vegetarian. Why?
Teenage Farmworker Death Requires Justice & Change
I’ve covered the horrendous topic of child labor on farms in the U.S. in the past, as well as Stephen Colbert’s testimony to Congress on immigrant farmworkers in which he almost broke into tears. Now, I’m bringing to you the…