Readings of the Day Archive

  • A first sustainability conference for the Freeport Apollo Group (FLAG) near Pittsburgh: Notable speakers on historic preservation, outdoor recreational tourism, stormwater management, urban forestry, green building practices, and locally grown...

    Reading List of the Day: Sustainability (April 2010)

    A first sustainability conference for the Freeport Apollo Group (FLAG) near Pittsburgh: Notable speakers on historic preservation, outdoor recreational tourism, stormwater management, urban forestry, green building practices, and locally grown...

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  • Natural gas mining has recently been entering a boom period in Pennsylvania, because of a technique called “fracking” that allows drillers to pump hundreds of thousands of gallons of salt...

    Reading List: Natural Gas Drilling Edition

    Natural gas mining has recently been entering a boom period in Pennsylvania, because of a technique called “fracking” that allows drillers to pump hundreds of thousands of gallons of salt...

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  • Justin Wolfers asks whether you, as a social scientist, can trust census data. Note that he is not asking whether you can trust the census, nor is he suggesting that...

    Readings for 16 March 2010

    Justin Wolfers asks whether you, as a social scientist, can trust census data. Note that he is not asking whether you can trust the census, nor is he suggesting that...

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  • Bill Gates gave a TED speech on getting to zero carbon emissions. He claims that by reducing the carbon intensity of energy production, we can do this even by essentially...

    Reading of the Day 14 March 2010

    Bill Gates gave a TED speech on getting to zero carbon emissions. He claims that by reducing the carbon intensity of energy production, we can do this even by essentially...

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  • The American Institute of Architects San Fran chapter has an interesting exhibit on now about vertical gardens. The past decade has seen a greater emergence of green roofs and vertical...

    Readings of the Day 12 March 2010

    The American Institute of Architects San Fran chapter has an interesting exhibit on now about vertical gardens. The past decade has seen a greater emergence of green roofs and vertical...

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