World

Recent data shows that the Greenland icecap is melting nearly twice as fast as previously thought, making the previous melt estimate of 1,000 years seem far too generous -- an ominous sign for those planning oceanside development.

February 19, 2006 - BBC News

As warehouse and distribution ramp up with global trade, The Slatin Report offers a look at an intriguing new approach to industrial development.

February 17, 2006 - The Slatin Report

When Morgans Hotel Group (OTC: MHGC) goes public, will investors find its stock as hot as its hotels?

February 15, 2006 - The Slatin Report

What event is 'a watershed in human history, comparable to the Neolithic or Industrial revolutions'?

February 15, 2006 - The Village Voice

A developer wants to transform a bank into a shopper's delight. Could this be the development that transforms the area into a 24/7 urban CBD?

February 10, 2006 - The Slatin Report

Dr. Neal Kaufman explains how the design of everyday places -- including schools -- can have profound impacts on public health. The best schools, he says, are located in the center of neighborhoods, where kids and parents can walk and play together.

February 8, 2006 - New Schools, Better Neighborhoods

President Bush said that new technology will cure the nation's oil addiction. Technology is already here; the will to use it is missing.

February 3, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Report concludes that the world's poorest countries are most vulnerable to the impact of greenhouse gases.

February 3, 2006 - Abhijeet Chavan

A host of international factors could have prices rising to $262 a barrel.

February 3, 2006 - CNNMoney.com

Researchers around the world debate when it will be too late to reverse the impact of global warming.

February 2, 2006 - The Washington Post

Two major newspapers report that the world is not only reaching a 'tipping point' where climate change is concerned, but that the Bush Administration doesn't want you to know about it.

February 2, 2006 - Editor & Publisher

How vulnerable is the U.S. south to year after year of Katrinas? Should cities like New Orleans be abandoned to return to salt marshes or ocean?

January 31, 2006 - William D. Nordhaus, Yale

NASA's leading climate scientist claims that the Bush administration has tried to censor him from speaking out about global warming.

January 30, 2006 - The New York Times

In his latest book, the creator of the Gaia Hypothesis, James Lovelock, presents his views on global warming.

January 29, 2006 - The Times

Yale and Columbia based the rankings on an Environmental Sustainability Index, gauging each nation's rate of success in meeting a set of critical environmental goals.

January 27, 2006 - The New York Times

The country is dominated by an unhealthy and chaotic system dominated by the car, argues a local planning professor.

January 26, 2006 - The Age

Sir Peter Hall discusses the transformative potential of PRT as part of a National Building Museum/APA exhibit and speech.

January 25, 2006 - APA / National Building Museum

In San Francisco, legislation aimed at stopping conversions may actually increase evictions of renters, as more groups enter into 'tenancy-in-common' agreements.

January 25, 2006 - San Francisco Weekly

An interview with the author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse on topics from water resources to long-range planning and the U.S.'s isolationism.

January 25, 2006 - Albuquerque Weekly Alibi

Using the dualmode system, electric cars would function normally in a small neighborhood, but would hop on a dedicated track for longer trips.

January 24, 2006 - Detroit Metro Times