A Co-Work Space Policy for Small Towns
The Working from Home “Bargain”. The post-pandemic environment for many employees, especially office workers, includes an element of working from home. This new environment takes many forms from complete dedication to remote working to occasional days or hours spent working out of the office. The “bargain” between employees and employers requires extensive use of communication […]
Solar investment outshines oil: IEA
Investment in solar power is expected to overtake oil for the first time this year as clean energy spending outpaces that for fossil fuels, the IEA said in a report Thursday. While that is a welcome development, the International Energy Agency warned that investment in fossil fuels is rising when it should be falling fast […]
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“The Great Reset, How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity” by Richard Florida
Summary Before COVID, but after The Great Recession, this 2010 book continues Richard Florida’s mission to describe the new world we live in; in this case as viewed from the bottom of the business cycle. A good read, as usual, with an historic tour d ’force that provides perspective on the present Great Recession and […]
Contents – June 2023
CONTENTS – June 2023 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IDEAS FOR SMALL CITIES AND TOWNS… Character towns, small and large, build social cohesion, community connections, civic pride and institutional trust with strong neighborhoods, successful development corridors, superior schools and inviting downtowns where residents, businesses and civic assets are functional, accessible and beautiful. The May’23 edition […]
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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 […]
The Bloomberg Carbon Clock – March 2023
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U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022
Wind turbines stand in fields near Palm Springs, Calif, March 22, 2023. Electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal in the United States for the first time in 2022, the U.S. Energy Information Administration announced Monday, March 27, 2023. FacebookTweetLinkedInEmail
Generators of Greenhouse Gases
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Green Innovation at Phipps
Celebrated as the most energy-efficient structure of its kind when it opened in 2006, this 12,000-square-foot display greenhouse uses almost no electricity … Built in 1893 at the height of Pittsburgh’s industrial revolution, Phipps Conservatory — a gift to the city from philanthropist Henry W. Phipps — was brought into existence as a sanctuary, a […]
Great Neighborhoods: A Commitment to Primacy
A core asset of every town is its neighborhoods. As the city pursues its vision of being an interesting, pleasant and prosperous place, neighborhood creation, enhancement and preservation must take center stage as a primary strategy of the city. The first step is to embrace the primacy of neighborhoods as the most important obligation of […]