Dear EarthTalk: I know of solar power systems that people can put on their roofs to generate electricity or heat water. Are there systems that serve whole neighborhoods?
Collective bargaining is a good strategy when looking to get the best price on a given product or service. Solar power is no exception, and dozens of [...]
In this month’s print edition of Sunset magazine, there is a great article about a family in San Francisco who started a great community-based greening project in their neighborhood. Knowing they were going to raise children in the city, near a busy road, they worked hard on slowing down traffic AND greening up their neighborhood. [...]
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Dear EarthTalk: What makes those so-called “new urbanism” housing developments popping up around the U.S. more environmentally friendly than regular old suburban neighborhoods?
The husband-and-wife team of town planners Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk are typically credited as the founders of new urbanism, a style of [...]
