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8 policies U.S. cities can follow to help cut emissions By Patrick Sisson The feasibility of a Green New Deal—a massive mobilization to decarbonize the economy—has gone from a progressive dream to one of the most commented upon topics in American politics in a few months time....

Bioplastics could potentially be worse for the environment than conventional plastics, according to recycling expert Arthur Huang. Marcus Fairs Bioplastics could potentially be worse for the environment than conventional plastics, according to recycling expert Arthur...

Climate change action group Extinction Rebellion has unveiled a “radically different” visual identity, including DIY protest posters. India Block Climate change action group Extinction Rebellion has unveiled a “radically different” visual identity,...

the harvard university graduate school of design (GSD) launches ‘the future of the american city’ on april 18th, 2019. curated by the school’s office for urbanization, the platform offers ideas, images and research on a range of subjects concerning the future of our urban...

IBM researchers have discovered a a catalytic chemical process that digests plastics into a substance which can be fed directly back into plastic manufacturing machines in order to make new products. the process, called VolCat recycling, collects plastic bottles, containers, and...

With street-level space at a premium, urban rooftops are underused spaces ripe with potential. By Megan Barber Over the past few years, a sweeping construction boom has rendered U.S. cities ever denser, but there’s one type of urban space that’s still an untapped resource:...

Architects can limit the environmental impact building has on our climate using their power as specifiers, they just need do it, says Christine Murray. Christine Murray Architects are quick to bemoan their loss of status, sensing the growing lack of respect for the profession....

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Carbon dioxide could be removed from the atmosphere and stored as a solid, using a new technique pioneered at Australia’s RMIT University with seven other institutions. Rima Sabina Aouf The research team turned CO2 into a coal-like solid, in what could be a potential...

$135K contract will cover ways city can protect neighborhoods along Biscayne Bay By Francisco Alvarado Taking a cue from Miami Beach, the city of Miami is hiring the Urban Land Institute to study its master plan and infrastructure projects designed to address the impacts of sea...