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$2.50
I was browsing through some data about historical gas prices, when I found some an interesting graph from the Energy Information Administration. Immediately something jumped off the page at me: when looking at historical inflation-adjusted gas prices, every time the price goes above $2.50 we’ve had a major economic meltdown.
Changing Behavior through Fun
Sometimes humor is the best way to change behavior. At a particular subway station in Sweden everyone rode the escalator up, virtually no one chose the stairs. Well, stairs are clearly a little healthier since they require more effort to walk up… so is there something that we can do to encourage people to make the healthy choice? See for yourself:
Making the most of Solar Energy
Yesterday the Chron ran this article about a new solar plant that is going to be built on the Northwest side of town. NRG is going to spend $40 million to build a 10MW solar plant, and the City will enter into a long-term contract to buy power from the plant at 19 cents per [...]
Hawaii is going where Houston should be
I found this article on energy issues in Hawaii very interesting.
NAALEHU, Hawaii — Two miles or so from this tiny town in the southernmost corner of the United States, across ranches where cattle herds graze beneath the distant Mauna Loa volcano, the giant turbines of a new wind farm cut through the air.
Sixty miles to the [...]
Natural Ammenities
I read a column today that really struck a chord with me. In it, Nicholas Kristof points out the value his family places on interacting with nature, and then posits that the current generation is increasingly not exposed to the natural world at all.
Such time in the wilderness is part of our family’s summer ritual, [...]
There’s a new kind of green in the Army…
I found this article really interesting… apparently there’s been a notable uptick of environmental consciousness in the US and British militaries. The two are taking major steps to increase fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions, steps they believe are saving lives.
“We will pay to reduce greenhouse gas emissions today, or we will pay the price [...]
Vauban, the Car-Free Suburb in Germany
I enjoyed this read in the New York Times about Vauban, a “no-cars-allowed” suburb in Germany. Thanks to Matthew Harding for the link!
If you haven’t heard about it, Vauban is one of those ‘buzzy’ places that people in the urbanist community love to talk about. I think the concept it interesting, but it relies on [...]
Looscan Library LEED Tour Recap
I managed to make it over to the Looscan Library on Tuesday for the LEED Building Tour, and I wanted to distribute some of information about the building. They gave a pretty good overview of the LEED credits that the building received to become certified, but I couldn’t find a copy of the text online. I’ll try to get the good details from it here:
Discovery Green Marketplace
UPDATE: Tiffany Tyler added some helpful information in the comments below. Thanks Tiffany!
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I mentioned my Saturday trip to Discovery Green earlier today, but I also had occasion to go back on Sunday afternoon. The park hosts a “Green Marketplace” every Sunday. While it isn’t the city’s largest farmer’s market (really there [...]
Green Building Tours – Looscan Neighborhood Library – March 31
The Mayor’s office is starting up the Green Building Tours series for 2009 on Tuesday March 31st, at the Looscan Neighborhood Library. The tours will take place every thirty minutes from 11am to 2pm on Tuesday, March 31, and it’s completely free!
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