David Owen

Heavy Traffic and New Computer System Disrupted Web Site, Bank of America Says

The New York Times | Nelson D. Schwartz | Posted 12.05.2011

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After nearly a week of interruptions and slowdowns that made its Web site inaccessible at times, Bank of America said Wednesday the problems stemmed f...

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Energy Efficiency on the Rebound

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Breakthrough Institute, Economics, Economy, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, David Owen, The Coal Question, Amory Lovins, Jesse Jenkins, Energy Efficiency, Joe Romm, Climate Change, Ted Nordhaus, reboundWilliam Stanley Jevons, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Michael Shellenberger, Global Warming, Green News
Bill Chameides

That there is a rebound effect is clear. How large of one is the question. If emission reduction goals turn out to be illusory, we will be in climate-change trouble.

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City Planning Classic On Environmental Efficiency (VIDEO)

Progressive Book Club | Posted 05.25.2011

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Progressive Book Club In the annals of urban design and city planning, no book holds a higher place than The Death and Life of Great American Cities ...

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Waste Not Want Not: City Living is the Way to a Wealthier Nation

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Suburbs, Automobiles, The American Dream, Mass Transit, Green Metropolis, Zoning, David Owen, Ed Glaeser, New York City, Kaid Benfield, Density, Transit-Oriented-Development, Houston, Smart Growth, Cities, Mortgage Interest Deduction, Green News
John Petro

To reduce the country's excessive energy consumption, we need to make our new and existing suburbs more like cities. This means embracing the principles of smart growth and transit-oriented development.

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New York City Is Greener Than Vermont

TIME | Claire Suddath Thursday, Sep. 24, 2009 | Posted 05.25.2011

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New Yorkers, take heart: your city is a den of dirt and grime and gluttony no more. According to David Owen, author of Green Metropolis: What the City...

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