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Electric Avenue

By Alan Burdick | The Synthesist

May 25, 2012: What if the future of the car wasn't just about longer-lived batteries? Could electrified roads be the key? (0) Comments

Laura Wright Treadway

Redrawing the American City

Adam Aston

Steering Ford Toward Sustainability

The Philadelphia Story

Joe Dolce

The Bicycle Diaries

Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile

By Jeff Turrentine | Reviews

May 23, 2012: A review of Taras Grescoe's new book on how good public transportation makes communities stronger. (0) Comments

Can the Cruise Industry Clean Up Its Act?

By Michael Behar | From the Mag

May 23, 2012: Royal Caribbean wants its new ship to show that the world's second-largest cruise operator is ready to change a dirty business. Can it be done? (0) Comments

The Kunstlercast: Conversations with James Howard Kunstler

By Scott Dodd | Reviews

March 27, 2012: A series of podcasts takes you on a trip to suburbia and explores how cars came to dominate America's communities. (0) Comments

Best Apocalypse Ever!

By The Editors | photo gallery

March 26, 2012: Think District 12 in "The Hunger Games" is bad? We’ve got 10 fictional dystopias, from "The Walking Dead" to "WALL-E," that will have nervous enviros shaking in their steel-toed survivalist boots. The worst part: Some could actually happen. (1) Comments

Curbing the Killer Nutrients: Lawsuits Aim to Reduce Gulf Dead Zone

By Rose Eveleth | onearth blog

March 14, 2012: Each year a group of scientists sets out to measure the dead zone -- an area where oxygen has been so depleted that it can’t support life -- in the Gulf of Mexico. Last year, it had grown to the size of Massachusetts. On... read more > (2) Comments

Bird on Fire: Lessons from the World's Least Sustainable City

By Emma Marris | Reviews

March 14, 2012: Desert cities are notorious for their water-guzzling tendencies, but could Phoenix break free from its brown reputaton? (5) Comments

AUDIO SLIDESHOW: India's Cell Phone Revolution

By Jaime Bedrin | multimedia

February 21, 2012: What if corporate executives and unschooled women in remote villages could join forces to change the world? In India, that may be happening -- thanks to the cell phone. (0) Comments

Climate Forecast: Thirsty Americans

By Dave Levitan | onearth blog

February 20, 2012: When the heat turns up in an overcrowded bar, patrons waiting for service tend to get thirstier. In the coming decades, a similar scenario may play out in the United States. According to a new study, more than a third of U.S... read more > (0) Comments

How the Stimulus Revived the Electric Car

By Michael Grabell | OnEarth Network

February 2, 2012: The electric-car industry has been shocked back to life in the United States. The question is whether it will thrive. (0) Comments

Sundance Diary: “Detropia” Crunches Numbers and Breaks Hearts

By Bruce Barcott | onearth blog

January 27, 2012: I’ve seen a lot of movies this week, buckets of triumph and tragedy. But there’s a scene midway through Detropia that tops them all for sheer American heartbreak.The new documentary, about the struggle to save Detroit,... read more > (0) Comments

High Voltage: The Fast Track to Plug In the Auto Industry

By Adam Aston | Reviews

December 13, 2011: A new book chronicles the technological challenges and environmental benefits of the emerging electric vehicle industry. (2) Comments

High Line: The Inside Story of New York City's Park in the Sky

By Laura Wright Treadway | Reviews

December 6, 2011: The story behind the decades-long effort to create a public park perched atop an abandoned elevated rail line. (0) Comments

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