Cities & Planning

Energy experts — and even Greenpeace — underestimated solar power's rapid global growth. Now many believe solar is set to become the world's biggest power source within the next decade. But it is falling prices — rather than environmental benefits — that might be driving that change.

Following a history of disinvestment and destructive climate disasters, communities across the archipelago are developing living blueprints of food sovereignty.

The device is claimed to be able to capture 1.6 gallons (6 liters) of drinking water per day.

Over the past decades power grids have undergone a transformation towards smaller and more intermittent generators – primarily in the form of wind and solar generators – as well as smal…

Night City's urban design highlights the problems, and solutions, real cities deal with around walkability, housing, and mixed-use areas

Author and activist Bill McKibben says solar power's rapid growth and dramatic price drop is the biggest untold story of our times. He wants to change that.

# Despite the fact that LIHI's proposed affordable housing project has been advancing for nearly three years, public opposition has kicked up in recent weeks. The new campaign contends that such a prime Bainbridge Island site isn't appropriate for affordable housing.

Groundwater creates rain.

Over on his YouTube channel [Construction General] shows us how to convert a drain into a hydropower facility. This type of hydroelectric facility is known as a gravitation water vortex power plant…

CoolAnt is a passive cooling system for buildings, developed by New-Delhi-based architect Monish Siripurapu. The name isn't just a twist on refrigerant; Siripurapu was inspired by anthills, which are passively cooled. Air circulates through the tunnels and vents of an anthill, reaching moisture-laden mud. Hot air escapes through upper vents,

# Tech workers like me don’t enjoy being a bargaining chip to protect our CEO’s bottom line. And we know better than anyone else that their claims are false: corporate giants can afford higher taxes.

# Railroad giants like BNSF have often deferred maintenance on their tracks and pressured government to pay for it. This had led some officials to consider taking over ownership, like Washington State did with the Palouse River & Coulee City (PCC) Railroad. Collin Reid lays out the case for greater government intervention in freight rail.

Sculpting and tending the landscape to restore the water cycle

Grätzloasen – low-cost, urban ‘parklets’ built by volunteers – are on the rise in Vienna as sceptics are being won over by the splash of welcome greenery and boost to community spirits

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Titans like Musk would love us to believe innovation means top-down solutions that only enrich the wealthy. In fact, we all have the power, says Eleanor Drage, research fellow at Cambridge University

Shipwrights, custom/interior woodworkers and marine trade professionals who specialize in wooden boat building, repair and restoration. Also providing mast and rigging services, fiberglass repair, paint & varnish, and electronics & systems installation.

First Nations are Righting the Wrongs of NIMBY Settlers, and Solving the Urban Housing Crisis, in the Canadian West

One of the most significant transit gaps in Seattle is on Boren Ave between Jackson Street and Denny Way. Boren Ave is aligned with the downtown grid and runs through the heart of First Hill. The a…

An iron-air battery in the Netherlands, which can store energy for 100 hours or more to make renewable power sources more consistent, has become the world’s first “rust” battery to connect with an electricity grid

Here's a brilliant, outside-the-box solution to a problem. The backbone of American commerce is long-haul trucking. Everything you're wearing right now, and most things that make up the environment you're sitting in, arrived on the back of a truck. Those trucks are powered by diesel fuel, which isn't great. Fleet

WikiHouse is a digitally-manufactured building system that makes it simple for anyone to build beautiful, zero-carbon homes.