Energy
Oil Sands Boom Threatens Environment
Driven by the need to quench North America's thirst for energy, the rapid development of Canada's oil sands resources has sidelined discussions about its harmful environmental impacts.
Is $3 Per Gallon For Gas A Good Thing?
Just yesterday we were paying $3.50 a gallon at the pump and were ready to pay $4 or $5 if necessary. No blessing has ever come more disguised.
The U.S. Replacement For Oil: Shale?
Increasing scarcity of oil and improved technology have renewed interest in oil shale production. New legislation opens 35% of federal oil shale lands to private industry.
An 'Almost Infinite' Oil Resource For The U.S.?
Who is the largest foreign supplier of crude oil and petroleum products to the U.S.?
Sustainability On Treasure Island
Developers unveiled a new "green" plan for Treasure Island in the middle of San Francisco Bay that includes farmland, residential towers, and wind turbines.
Interview: Simmons -- The Coming Saudi Oil Shock
This well-connected industry insider has concluded that some of the world's largest oil beds may be on the verge of production collapse -- and he's willing to bet his much-vaunted career on it.
Adapting And Improving The LEED Program
Reporter Ted Smalley Bowen checks in with LEED's leaders and other interested folks to find out what's next for the world's fastest-growing green-building scheme.
Is LEED Broken?
The U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program is rapidly becoming the dominant system for certifying buildings as eco-friendly.
City Conserves Energy, Cuts Costs, With Common Sense
City of New Haven seeks innovative, cost-effective ways to curtail municiapl energy expenses and could be a model for municipalities across the nation.
Kunstler Discusses The World-wide Energy Crisis
James Howard Kustler offers his vision of the looming permanent world-wide energy crisis and its shocking implications at the PetroCollapse Conference in New York.
Oil from Ancient Peat Beds Could Fuel the Future
A geologist's controversial theory that the oil in Alberta's tar sands flowed from coal fields based on ancient peat, could mean that there are vast supplies of oil waiting to be discovered, not just in Alberta but all over the world.
Market Forces Boost Alternate Energy
After Hurricane Katrina, energy conservation and renewable energy make a comeback.
Why High Gas Prices Will Not Change Driving Habits
Austan Goolsbee explains why a short-term increase in fuel prices is unlikely to change Americans' driving habits.
The New Big Thing In Energy: Microgrids
Small networks of power generators in "microgrids" have the potential to enable communities manage, trade and sell their own power.
Friday Funny: Hollywood Without Electricity -- 'Our Tsunami'
Survival accounts from the Great Blackout of Los Angeles 2005 -- No electricity for 26 minutes. 'This is our Tsunami.'
Before The Oil Runs Out: How Will This Era End?
The world is swimming in crude, but it's getting costlier to extract, and demand is rising fast. Is it the end of the line for cheap oil? CSM offers a three-part series.
Seven Steps To A Sustainable New Orleans
Timothy Lange calls for an effort to rebuild New Orleans into an eco-friendly city that could be model for the nation.
Why we Need to Pay $4 for a Gallon of Gasoline
Hurricane Katrina showed how vulnerable the United States is to oil shocks. Government needs to do more to encourage conservation.
Sunny Days For Green Power
The clean-energy sector is experiencing a post-Katrina bounce.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Economic & Planning Systems, Inc.
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
City of Piedmont, CA
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
