Caption: "Sadly, the only proven way to achieve global GHG reductions so far has been economic recession." Comment: Fortunately, shifting to 100% renewables would catalyze the global transition to durable prosperity and community well-being in a way that would eliminate GHG production AND grow the economy <<continued>>. (See also: strategic sustainability, natural capitalism, its four strategies, and RMI's Reinventing Fire [energy] Program.)
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February 15, 2012 at 09:16PM Two Books by Timothy Beatley at each end of the first decade of the 21st century extract lessons from leading european cites on sustainable urban development: (1) Green Cities of Europe, 2012, and (2) Green Urbanism--Learning From European Cities, 1999. Excerpts follow:
February 15, 2012 at 08:56PM Tim Beatley has long been a leader in advocating for the "greening" of cities. But too often, he notes, in Biophilic Cities, urban greening efforts focus on everything except nature, emphasizing such elements as public transit, renewable energy production, and energy efficient building systems. While these are important aspects of reimagining urban living, they are not enough,
