Megawaste to megawatts

Anaerobic digesters have been on the backburner essentially because of their reliance on animal slurry that has had urban communities turning their nose up at the idea even though welcoming it in principle. This new...

DANA 2008 Downtown Living Tour to Take Place in October

The Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association (DANA) is holding its 5th Annual Downtown Living Tour Sunday, October 19th, from noon to 5 pm. The event showcases homes and the benefits of living in downtown Austin. The Downtown Living Tour attracts hundreds of attendees...

Kansas City Office Building Announces Participation in Nationwide Campaign to...

NEW YORK, NY - Time Equities Inc., owner of City Center Square, is starting a nationwide campaign to shrink its carbon footprint on more than 20.4 million square feet of real estate from Kansas City to New York. The...

Brits choosing food over flowers for the first time since WWII

There are times when I really think that this whole wisdom of crowds thing is for real.  This is one of those examples.  Given the problems we are already seeing with the rise in fuel and the resulting rise in food prices it is refreshing to see people reacting in,...

Double Dutch Gets Status in New York Schools

Starting next spring, double dutch, an urban street staple, will be the newest of 35 varsity sports played in New York City schools.I think this is very exciting and will get students more involved in sports."As part...

Army Officials Respond to Caim of Obama Snub

Once again conservative pundits and dissafected Hillary fans went nuts for this soldier, Capt Porter, who wrote a letter saying Barack Obama snubbed the soldiers. However, the Army has come out to refute such claim. The Utah National Guard unit that this soldier belonged to...

Beijing cuts cars by half as Olympics near

" A World Bank study found China is home to 16 of the 20 worst cities for air quality. Three-quarters of the water flowing through urban areas is unsuitable for drinking or fishing. International Olympic Committee...

Calgarians turn parking into park for a day

A group of Calgarians managed to grab some prime street parking spots. But, instead of parking cars, they created a temporary park — complete with grass, trees, and benches.Calling the city’s newest park...

New Weapon Against Crime in the South

"New Weapon Against Crime in the SouthCrime in the South's fast-growing cities has a negative affect on economic development and social and community harmony. In Africa, with one fifth of the world's population, for...

Graffiti from cities around the world

"Written on the city" is a website that catalogs graffiti from major cities around the world. Anyone can submit photos of any urban art in their part of the world, but the focus tends to be on poetry, politics, and...

Traffic to be Squeezed Off-Broadway

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has unveiled an ambitious scheme to close a section of Braodway to motor traffic. The newly-liberated stretch of asphalt will run from Times Square (42nd St) to Herald Square (36th St).  This project, as well as Bloomberg's failed...

Urban farming takes root in Detroit - This might solve the world food price r...

Could growing fresh vegetables help save crumbling inner cities around the world and tackle hunger? Putting in the spade-work at one of the charity's gardens That is the ambitious aim of a charity called Urban Farming, which has...

Birds having to tweet over all the traffic

Traffic is so noisy from planes, machinery, and cars that birds are having to tweet louder and alter their songs so that they can attract mates.Having to change their 'voices' in this way could have long-term and...

Nicole Kidman Gives Birth to Sunday on a Monday

Nicole Kidman has given birth to a baby girl named Sunday. Perhaps the baby was a day late?What day of the week would you name your baby? Vote here."Nicole Kidman has delivered her first child, a baby girl, her...

Today's revolutionaries are growing their own food

I never thought I would become interested in the old fashioned subject of agriculture but as I learn more about the costs of food logistics and the effects of industrial agriculture I am thinking more about the food...

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