A National Electric Grid…Headlines
From…CharacterTowns.org. A national electric grid has been and continues to be discussed. Incorporating alternative fuels into the electric generation process is a start; distributing this alternatively generated power throughout the nation is an equally big challenge. FacebookTweetLinkedInEmail
Multi-Modal Mobility
Getting Anyone Anywhere Anytime, Safely and Cheaply. Citywide Mobility. City streets host a wide variety of uses and activities throughout town; especially downtown where they are totally dependent on accessibility. Main street civic and private businesses live or die based on the ease of access to their front door. Having a library or museum on main street […]
The Multiple Benefits of Co-Located Infrastructure
CONCEPT. “Multiple Benefits” is a great concept in normal times; in times of economic stress, it is an exceptional concept. The basic idea is that a single action can produce more than one benefit. One dollar of expense, if thoughtfully expended, can produce more than one dollar’s worth of value, or benefit. Consider: Much like […]
Institutions are Social Infrastructure.
The Sinews of Small Cities and Towns The Need for Institutions. Institutions embody the values of society and the processes used to promote civic behavior in a manner consistent with society’s norms and conventions. Sometimes these need to be challenged and their purposes revisited, but rarely do they need to be eliminated or denigrated. As Professor […]
Why the U.S. Electric Grid Isn’t Ready for the Energy Transition
From the New York Times The U.S. electric grid is often described as a vast, synchronized machine — a network of wires carrying electricity from power plants across the country into our homes. But, in reality, there is no single U.S. grid. There are three — one in the West, one in the East and […]
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The Bloomberg Carbon Clock, April 2023
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Her Plan for Putting the World Back Together? Trees.
Diana Beresford-Kroeger’s connection to trees stems from an ancient Irish prophecy she heard in childhood. And she thinks trees are crucial in addressing climate change. She was also raised learning about ancient Irish ecological knowledge and reverence for forests. Before the Times reporter Cara Buckley wrote an article about her, Diana Beresford-Kroeger told Ms. Buckley, […]
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“Mirror for Man: The Relation of Anthropology to Modern Life” by Clyde Kluckhohn
From Amazon. “While the world has undoubtedly been shrinking, at the same time it has grown more complex. The likelihood of culture clashes leading to outright conflict is high, perhaps higher than ever. As Andrea L. Smith convincingly argues in her new introduction to this classic work, certain questions are as valid today as in […]
Why Are Remote Corporate Workers Having More Fun? Co-Working Spaces.
For many, shared offices have become an escape from often chaotic homes — and a chance to join a community. Are they the future of co-working? The New York Times has published the following two stories on how employees will find a middle ground between working from home and returning to the office…the suburban co-working […]