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Village Green: The Year's Top Stories for Sustainable Communities and Smart Growth

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 12.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Suburbs, Communities, Sustainability, Development, Neighborhoods, Global Warming, Smart Growth, Cities, Transportation, Green News
F. Kaid Benfield

All in all, we had a mixture of good, disappointing, and great news for smart growth and sustainability in 2009. Taking a long view that considers where this issue was fifteen or even ten years ago, I remain very optimistic.

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Go Tell It On The Mountain: The Edge Doesn't Need Five Homes Here

latimes.com | Steve Lopez | Posted 12.23.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Developers, U2, Malibu, Development, The Edge, Los Angeles News

The U2 guitarist is lining up political muscle and environmentalist star power to support constructing his eco-friendly castles on a pristine ridge ne...

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Bank's Failure Shows Lapses By Regulators

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Keith Epstein | Posted 12.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Ocala National Bank, Fdic, Huffpost Investigative Fund, Financial Reform, Regulation, Mortgage Crisis, Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Predatory Lending, Financial Crisis, Ocala National, Housing Crisis, Florida, Development, Subprime Mortgage, Wall Street, Business News

Even by the distorted standards of the national housing bubble, north central Florida was a hot market. Between 2004 and 2006 new houses and property ...

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Village Green: Hey Copenhagen, Climate Protection Must Include Smart, Walkable Neighborhoods

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 12.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Development, Copenhagen 2009, Neighborhoods, Global Warming, Smart Growth, Carbon Footprint, Green News
F. Kaid Benfield

Copenhagen is a veritable model of human-scaled urbanism, with incredibly pleasant streets and neighborhoods where, it seems, almost no one needs a car to get around.

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African Leaders Advise Bono On Reform Of U2

William Easterly | Posted 11.23.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Bono, Foreign Aid, Nelson Mandela, Development, Africa, U2, Comedy News
William Easterly

Saying that U2's rock had lost touch with its African roots, the Commission called for urgent measures to halt U2's slide towards impending crisis.

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Build, Don't Destroy in Afghanistan: An Open Letter to President Obama

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

Read More: White House, Strike, President Obama, Civil, International, Indigenous, Washington, Pakistan, War, United Nations, Campaign, Muslim Countries, Collateral Damage, Surge, Prayer, America, Muslim, Conflict, Un, Terror, Technology, Security, Development, History, Afghan Government, Democracy, Fear, Terrorist, Ngos, Unmanned Drones, Religious Leaders, Engagement, Death, Foreign Policy, Moral Values, Occupier, Extremists, Moral Issues, Deaths, Women, Escalation, Faith Community, Economic Support, Taliban, Military, Afghanistan, General Assembly, Terrorism, Humanitarian Assistance, D.C., Casualties, Faith-Based, World News
Jim Wallis

Already, thousands of our readers have signed a letter and contacted the White House urging a new way forward in Afghanistan. I encourage you to read it and to endorse this message if you have not done so already.

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Bloomberg III Opens With Armory Battle

Jarrett Murphy | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Kingsbridge Armory, Bloomberg, Living Wage, Poverty, Bronx, Development, New York News
Jarrett Murphy

The fight over living wages at the Kingsbridge Armory has become a linchpin for the living wage movement and an important test just weeks after Bloomberg won re-election by a thin margin.

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New Tools for Peace in Afghanistan

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Corruption, Debate, President Obama, Humanitarian, Washington, Security Forces, Congress, Washington Post, Military Options, President Karzai, Surge, Hammers, Foreign Policy, Government, Infrastructure, Japanese Government, Karl Eikenberry, Escalation, Military, Afghanistan, Military Spending, Un, Terrorism, Security, Development, Humanitarian Assistance, World News
Jim Wallis

Development and humanitarian assistance can no longer be an afterthought; they must be central to any strategy the U.S. government puts forward in Afghanistan.

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To Give Is To Gain: Bobby Sager's Philosophy Of Philanthropy

Michael Macher | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Darfur, Sting, Philanthropy, Afganistan, Charity, Developing Countries, The Power of the Invisible Sun, Children, The Giving Life, War, Donna Karan, Bobby Sager, Travel, Development, Rwanfa, Triumph, Living News
Michael Macher

Bobby Sager is on a mission to change our understanding of what it means to give. Rather than teach an ethics of guilt, he shows how we might use philanthropy as a strategy for leading a fuller life.

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A Cup of Coffee to Build Sustainable Communities

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 11.10.2009 | Impact

Read More: Lawrence Lessig, Sarah Jones, Majora Carter, Creative Commons, Jehane Noujaim, Allison Arieff, Ted, Architecture, Design, Giving, Development, Richard Saul Wurman, Sustainable Building, Kate Stohr, Impact News
Cameron Sinclair

Through Architecture For Humanity's "Do A Latte Good" campaign, you can bid on coffee with one of our great supporters, and in return they'll contribute to help reconstruction efforts post-Typhoon Ketsana.

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Koalas Could Go Extinct

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Endangered Animals, Threatened-Species, Koalas, Australia, Extinction, Climate Change, Development, Deforestation, Global Warming, Green News

Australia's koalas could be wiped out within 30 years unless urgent action is taken to halt a decline in population, according to researchers....

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Innocuous Changes vs. Grand Designs

Dennis Whittle | Posted 11.09.2009 | Impact

Read More: Globalgiving, Nonprofits, Marketplace Services, Donation Processing, Development, Impact News
Dennis Whittle

The greatest impact would come from empowering beneficiaries to have a much more direct say in what they want and how well projects are being run.

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Afghanistan: A Whole New Approach

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Capitol Hill, White House, President, Relief, President Obama, International, Indigenous, Council, Washington, War, Oxfam, Muslim Countries, Collateral Damage, Surge, America, Dick Cheney, Muslim, World Vision, Counter Insurgency, Terror, Development, Faith, History, Tragedy, Afghan Government, Democracy, Counter Terrorism, Special Forces, Religious, Terrorist, Richard Stearns, Congress, Unmanned Drones, Religious Leaders, Foreign Policy, Urgency, Moral Issues, Occupier, Arab, Taliban, Military, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Humanitarian Assistance, D.C., Casualties, Faith-Based, World News
Jim Wallis

When you massively intervene in a country as much as the U.S. has in Afghanistan, you can't responsibly just walk away. We must lead with what works -- development.

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Polar Bears Vs. Development In Alaska

nytimes.com | Stefan Milkowski | Posted 10.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Governor Parnell, Threatened Species, Climate Change, Polar Bears, Endangered Species, Alaska, Animals, Development, Global Warming, Green News

Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell vowed last week to keep fighting the 2008 listing of the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act, even as federal manager...

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Don't Throw FasTracks Under a Bus

Paul Rosenthal | Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver

Read More: Drcog, Fastracks, Light Rail, Tod, Mass Transit, Highways, Car Culture, Public Transportation, Denver Transportation, Development, Los Angeles, Rtd, Denver News
Paul Rosenthal

What do the editorial writers for the Denver Post want? More roads. Perhaps they should visit Los Angeles to see how well that worked.

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Tens of People Breathing Easier on Atlantic Yards Issue

Matt Rodigheri | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Bloomberg, Mike Bloomberg, Atlantic Yards, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mayor Bloomberg, Development, Brooklyn, Bruce Ratner, Slideshow, Forest City Ratner, Architecture, Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, New York News
Matt Rodigheri

A slideshow from the Saturday March by Develop, Don't Destroy Brooklyn.

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A Bad Deal for the MTA and Its Riders

Gene Russianoff | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Nyc, Subway, Atlantic Yards, Real Estate, Mta, Development, Lawsuit, Straphangers Campaign, New Jersey Nets, Forest City Ratner, Brooklyn, Vanderbilt Yards, New York News
Gene Russianoff

NYPIRG's Straphangers Campaign joined in a lawsuit this week objecting to the rotten deal that the MTA struck this past June for the rights to build over the Vanderbilt Yards in Brooklyn.

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Boulder City Council Election

David Thielen | Posted 10.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Tim Plass, K.C. Becker, Jyotsna Raj, Portland, Suzy Ageton, Macon Cowles, Charleston, Livable Cities, Development, George Karakehian, Sierra Club, Matt Appelbaum, Barry Siff, Denver News
David Thielen

We need to think about whether we want to foster Boulder as a place for innovative work and groundbreaking research, or whether we want to see that slowly move elsewhere as we lock the city in time.

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Regional Transit Key to Colorado's Future

Paul Rosenthal | Posted 10.08.2009 | Denver

Read More: Transit Alliance, Light Rail, Paul Rosenthal, Trains, Drcog, Fastracks, Montana, Colorado Transportation, Mass Transit, Colorado Housing, Mass Transportation, Development, Denver News
Paul Rosenthal

In the Denver area alone, the population will grow from 2.8 million now to 4.8 million by 2040. Will we all eventually have to move to Montana to find a square inch not covered by asphalt?

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Norway Best Place To Live: UN Report

Huffington Post | Posted 10.05.2009 | World

Read More: Human Development, Norway, International Development, United Nations, Best Country, Un, Development, Niger, Europe, Un Ranking of Best Place to Live 2009, Best Place to Live Un Report, Un List Best Place to Live Huffington, Un Report Norway, Norway Best Un, Un Best Place Live, Un Best Places to Live 2009, United Nations Best Place to Live 2009, Un Best Country to Live in 2009, Norway Best Place to Live, Un Report Best Place to Live, Best Place to Live United Nations 2009, Best Places to Live 2009 Un, Un List of Best Countries to Live in 2009, Un Best Place to Live 2009, Un Best Place to Live, Undp Best Place to Live, Best Places to Live Un, Norway Best Place to Live 2009, Un Best Places to Live, World News

An annual report by the United Nations has found that Norway has the highest standard of living for its citizens. The BBC reported that the UN looke...

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President Obama and the Spirit of Global Development Partnership

Noam Unger | Posted 11.23.2009 | World

Read More: Foreign Aid, Social Innovation, Noam Unger, Public/Private Partnerships, Jane Nelson, Obama Service, Corporate Social Responsibility, Foreign Assistance, Obama Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Innovation Fund, Clinton Global Initiative, Johannes Linn, Homi Kharas, Global Poverty, Development, Brookings Institution, World News
Noam Unger

Obama's speech was a call for a new spirit of global partnership, emphasizing that real progress in lifting millions out of poverty and countering transnational threats cannot be made by governments alone.

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Obama at the UN: Responsibility for Our Common Future

Frida Berrigan | Posted 11.23.2009 | World

Read More: Global Economy, Development, Peace, Barack Obama, United Nations, World News
Frida Berrigan

Though we should work together with other nations, per Obama's speech today, we need to be changing priorities right here at home too -- and that starts with tackling a half trillion dollar military budget.

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Matt Damon's Commitment to Bill Clinton

Katherine Gustafson | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

Read More: 2009 Clinton Global Initiative, Global Health, Matt Damon, Development, water.org, Water and Sanitation, Haiti, World News
Katherine Gustafson

As good as his movies are and as dazzling as his hundred-watt smile is, the best thing about Matt Damon is that he just announced that his non-profit, Water.org, will provide clean water to 50,000 people in Haiti.

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Reviving the Neighborhood -- At What Expense?

Wayne Trujillo | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Denver Hotspots, Latinos, Lower Highland, Denver Neighborhoods, Immigrants, Real Estate, Diversity, Culture, Italians, Highlands, Development, Denver News
Wayne Trujillo

How long before Lower Highland becomes the neighborhood equivalent of a tourist trap where long-time Latino locals can't afford to live?

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How Screening Saves Lives

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: Hpv, Pap-Smear, Marc Kielburger, Developing World, Cervical Cancer, Craig Kielburger, Foreign Affairs, Development, Prevention, World News
Craig and Marc Kielburger

Cervical cancer is diagnosed in about 500,000 women every year. About 250,000 will die. But it is largely preventable.

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