Category: Environment
action item: green building legislation at city council
| November 7, 2007 | Posted by breen under Community Development, Environment, Government, Issues, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Take Action, Urban Planning |
from the green building alliance, pittsburgh’s affiliate of the us green building council: Dear Friend of GBA, I am writing to encourage you to reach out to your Pittsburgh Council Member and encourage them to support our Sustainable Development Bonuses legislation on Wednesday the 14th (text of legislation is below). Attached are some files which…
from green hobby to sustainability
| October 26, 2007 | Posted by breen under Civic Engagement, Environment, Government, Issues, Sustainable Development |
from sustainable pittsburgh‘s 3E links: environment, economy, equity You can change light bulbs, but changing leaders is a lot more important Because leaders write the rules, set the standards and offer the tax incentives that drive market behavior across a whole city, state or country. Whatever any of us does individually matters a tiny bit.…
lost in space
| October 19, 2007 | Posted by breen under Environment, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning |
i recently came upon this diagram, which i find quite instructive: it shows how much acerage some chain retailers occupy worldwide. it also shows how many locations comprise that acerage. this is an interesting way to consider how much land we consume to allow for the kind of consumption we are actively seeking. in its…
mayoral forum thursday
| September 25, 2007 | Posted by breen under 2007 November General Election, Civic Engagement, Community Development, Elections, Environment, Government, Issues, Pittsburgh, Politics, Sustainable Development, Transportation, Urban Planning |
The Pittsburgh Civic Design Coalition will host a Mayoral Candidates Forum on September 27th that will focus on issues related to design, development, and civic planning. Both Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Republican mayoral candidate Mark DeSantis have agreed to participate. Moderated by Katherine Fink of WDUQ, the forum will be held at the David Lawrence…
Blow me away
| September 22, 2007 | Posted by Vanna under Environment, Pennsylvania, Politics, Rant, Sustainable Development, Take Action |
Pennsylvania has the best wind resources east of the Mississippi, together with New York and West Virginia. But most of the locations where large, utility-scale wind farms can capitalize on those wind resources are atop the Commonwealth’s many ridgetops. And a whole bevy of objections have arisen to wind ranging from the common-sense to the…
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