Friday Fun: The futuristic, sustainable cities inspired by arcology
September 22, 2014
An article by Carrie Dellesky, The City Fix. By 2050, the world’s population is estimated to grow to 9.6 billion, with 66% living in cities. How can we accommodate urbanization while avoiding costly urban sprawl that can lead to unequal access to transport and increased greenhouse gas emissions? The efficient, dense, self-contained cities of arcology are Read on…
Cleaning-up Bali, making fuel from plastic
September 19, 2014
An article by Trisha Sertori, The Jakarta Post. In Bali, where fuel is heavily subsidized (at the risk of crippling the national budget), an elderly man cooks his rice with fuel harvested from plastic. The cacophony of Denpasar’s traffic fades as you enter Pekambingan village, home of a self-taught inventor, Ida Bagus Ketut Atmaja. Shade Read on…
Consumer Goods and Deforestation: An Analysis of the Extent and Nature of Illegality in Forest Conversion for Agriculture and Timber Plantations
September 17, 2014
Forest Trends Report Series (September 2014) by Sam Lawson for Forest Trends, with contributions from Art Blundell, Bruce Cabarle, Naomi Basik, Michael Jenkins, and Kerstin Canby. Tropical forests continue to disappear at an alarming rate despite growing international recognition of their crucial role in mitigating climate change. Their loss generates nearly 50 percent more greenhouse Read on…