Energy
San Francisco Hoping For A Sunny Future
This week, San Francisco law makers announced a plan to develop the largest solar power network in the U.S.
Conserving In California
Faced with a serious energy crises, Californians are learning to conserve.
U.K. Harnesses Wind Energy
A U.K. project to power a million households with wind energy will help the country meet its obligations to reduce global warming.
Wind Energy Charges Ahead
Wind energy is finally competive with conventional energy source and experts say the U.S. has the potential of being the "Saudi Arabia of Wind."
Energy Needs And Environmental Rules Collide
Environmental regulators' attitudes and incentives must change if new energy plants are to be built in the near future.
Energy Plant Or Quality Of Life?
California's energy crisis creates some strange bedfellows in support of the Metcalf Energy Center near San Jose, California.
California's Booming Power Plant Industry
Facing an electricity crisis, the hottest California real estate market is suddenly power plants.
CA May Finally Win On An Energy Issue
California may win 160,000 acres of Sierra Nevada wild lands and alpine lakes currently owned by PG&E and SCE.
CA Power Needs Alienating The West
Other western states have the same power needs as California and they fear that California will bleed them dry.
California's Water Shortage
A water shortage seems likely to compound the state's crippling electricity shortage.
California's Power Plant Zoning Dilemma
Amid California's power crisis, the battle over the new Metcalf Energy Center heats up.
The American Energy Fantasy
Robert J. Samuelson argues that contradictions in the U.S. energy policy are responsible for California's energy crisis. "If you want to curb pollution and global warming, you can't have cheap power."
Largest U.S. Rooftop Solar Project Proposed
Alameda County, CA, wants to generate electricity by installing solar panels on housing units of the Santa Rita jail.
How LA Escaped California's Energy Crisis
Los Angeles' Department of Water & Power is a poster-child of success while California experiences a full-fledged energy crisis.
Nevada Working Toward Renewable Energy
State officials are trying to build one of the largest wind farms in the nation.
An Ocean Of Renewable Energy
World's first commercial power station that generates electricity from ocean waves has been connected to Britain's national grid.
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
