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3 American cities that use 100% renewable energy — and 7 that plan to join them within 20 years, Aug 13 <ref>[http://uk.businessinsider.com/the-greenest-american-cities-renewable-energy-2016-8 @BI_Europe]</ref> | |||
From now on, every government agency will have to consider climate change, Aug 2 <ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/08/02/from-now-on-every-government-agency-will-have-to-consider-climate-change/ washingtonpost.com]</ref> | From now on, every government agency will have to consider climate change, Aug 2 <ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/08/02/from-now-on-every-government-agency-will-have-to-consider-climate-change/ washingtonpost.com]</ref> |
Revision as of 16:02, 19 August 2016
CASwiki news articles have a focus on news of community action for sustainability. This article is an offshoot from CASwiki's United States article and is for news and comment in that context.
2016
3 American cities that use 100% renewable energy — and 7 that plan to join them within 20 years, Aug 13 [1]
From now on, every government agency will have to consider climate change, Aug 2 [2]
Obama makes new push on solar power, Jul 19 [3]
How the humble bicycle is making a comeback in US cities, Jul 14 [4]
The hot new trend in American infrastructure: Unpaved roads, Jul 12 [5]
Walking Makes Strides in All Kinds of Communities, Jul 6 [6]
Meet the Citizens Who Helped Decide Their City’s Budget—and Got Better Buses, Benches, and Crosswalks. Greensboro, North Carolina, is the first Southern city to give citizens direct control over a slice of public spending. May 20 [7]
Want to Hire a Worker-Owned Co-op? There’s an App for That, Apr 20 [8] Coopify wants to bring a sense of community to the app-based booking world by connecting worker-owned cooperatives and other low-income task workers directly with consumers.
Website Seeks to Make Government Data Easier to Sift Through, Apr 4 [9]
A new study looks at why bike share is so much safer than regular biking, Apr 3 [10]
“Solar Spring Break” Connects Students with Clean Power In Underserved Communities, Feb 29 [11]
A New Advocacy Group Is Lobbying for the Right to Repair Everything, Feb 2 [12]
2015
Six Foundations for Building Community Resilience [13]
The Movement to Make Every American Community Walkable, November 13 [14]
Communities Pushing For Legal Rights To Regain Power Over Fracking Companies, October 21 [15]
How the decline of cars changes cities for the better, October 16 [16]
If the U.S. government treated poor people as well as it treats banks, October 15 [17]
Streets and Sidewalks Should Be Used to Improve Our Health, September 23 [18]
Land Trusts Offer Houses That People With Lower Incomes Can Afford—And a Stepping Stone to Lasting Wealth, September 21 [19]
Free Transit Attracts Riders, Helps Communities in More Ways Than One, September 16 [20]
A Third American City Is Now Running Entirely On Renewable Energy, September 14 [21]
Developers Build Walkable Neighborhoods With Focus on Community Wealth, September 2 [22]
5 New American Rail-Trails, Jul 27 [23]
Iowa's Stunning Admission: We Need Fewer Roads, July 8 [24]
Administration Announces New Initiative to Increase Solar Access for All Americans, July 7 [25]
With driving down, there's a growing backlash against unnecessary highways, June 9 [26]
Up to 90 percent of Americans could be fed entirely by local agriculture, June 2 [27]
These American cities are fighting for control over electricity and the internet, April 21 [28]
The Crackdown on Little Free Library Book Exchanges, February 20 [29]
Most Republicans Say They Back Climate Action, Poll Finds, January 30 [30]
2014
Zero Vision: A plan to make our roads safe, August 14 [31]
Supreme Court Decision on Cross-State Air Pollution Is a Major Victory for Public Health Tuesday, April 29 [32]
Is Your State Prepared For The Health Impacts Of Climate Change? March 5 [33]
2013
Welcome to Commonomics: How to Build Local Economies Strong Enough for Everyone, October 4 [34]
2012
An Interconnected Park Web: How Greenways Create Healthy Communities, January 31 [35]
2010
Designing for Democracy Consultation using a wiki, December 8 [36]
News sources and further reading
References
- ↑ @BI_Europe
- ↑ washingtonpost.com
- ↑ thehill.com
- ↑ BBC News
- ↑ @grist
- ↑ resilience.org
- ↑ yesmagazine.org
- ↑ yesmagazine.org
- ↑ The New York Times
- ↑ Vox
- ↑ altenergymag.com
- ↑ Motherboard
- ↑ Six Foundations, 2015
- ↑ Project for Public Spaces
- ↑ resilience.org
- ↑ huffingtonpost.com
- ↑ The Atlantic
- ↑ Shareable
- ↑ resilience.org
- ↑ Shareable
- ↑ ThinkProgress
- ↑ Next City
- ↑ earthshare.org
- ↑ CityLab
- ↑ whitehouse.gov
- ↑ Vox
- ↑ phys.org
- ↑ openDemocracy
- ↑ The Atlantic
- ↑ NYTimes.com
- ↑ resilience.org
- ↑ Sierra Club National
- ↑ ThinkProgress
- ↑ YES! Magazine
- ↑ City Parks Blog
- ↑ The White House