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Thursday, Jul 17, 2003

sustainable metropolis



"If you're looking for ideas that will make our world healthier and more just, you're on the right page.

If you value clean air, clean water, and clean food, you're thinking about sustainability.

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If you're a designer or design educator, you'll find new tools and resources that will help you do your work in environmentally sensitive ways."





- bill 7-17-2003 10:02 pm [link] [add a comment]

eco wave 2003

- bill 7-17-2003 9:56 pm [link] [add a comment]

Monday, Jul 14, 2003

green architecture from AR

will continue to post green architectural news here


- bill 7-14-2003 10:51 pm [link] [add a comment]

Wednesday, Mar 26, 2003

On Wednesday afternoon the Senate narrowly voted to pass an amendment that took consideration of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge out of the fast-track budget reconciliation bill, so a vote of Yes was a vote to protect the Refuge.

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Boxer-Chafee Amendment
Passed by a vote of 52-48, 3:38 pm, 3/19/2003 thus removing the Arctic drilling language from the Senate Budge Resolution.


State Party Senator Vote


AK R Murkowski, Lisa N

AK R Stevens, Ted N

AL R Sessions, Jeff N

AL R Shelby, Richard C. N

AR D Lincoln, Blanche Lambert Y

AR D Pryor, Mark Y

AZ R Kyl, Jon L. N

AZ R McCain, John Y

CA D Boxer, Barbara Y

CA D Feinstein, Dianne Y

CO R Allard, Wayne A. N

CO R Campbell, Ben Nighthorse N

CT D Dodd, Christopher J. Y

CT D Lieberman, Joseph I. Y

DE D Biden, Joseph R. Y

DE D Carper, Thomas R. Y

FL D Graham, Bob Y

FL D Nelson, Bill Y

GA R Chambliss, Saxby N

GA D Miller, Zell B. N

HI D Akaka, Daniel K. N

HI D Inouye, Daniel K. N

IA R Grassley, Charles E. N

IA D Harkin, Tom Y

ID R Craig, Larry N

ID R Crapo, Michael D. N

IL D Durbin, Richard J. Y

IL R Fitzgerald, Peter G. Y

IN D Bayh, B. Evan Y

IN R Lugar, Richard G. N

KS R Brownback, Sam N

KS R Roberts, Pat N

KY R Bunning, Jim N

KY R McConnell, Mitch N

LA D Breaux, John B. N

LA D Landrieu, Mary L. N

MA D Kennedy, Edward M. Y

MA D Kerry, John F. Y

MD D Mikulski, Barbara A. Y

MD D Sarbanes, Paul S. Y

ME R Collins, Susan M. Y

ME R Snowe, Olympia J. Y

MI D Levin, Carl Y

MI D Stabenow, Debbie Y

MN R Coleman, Norm Y

MN D Dayton, Mark Y

MO R Bond, Christopher S. N

MO R Talent, Jim N

MS R Cochran, Thad N

MS R Lott, Trent N

MT D Baucus, Max Y

MT R Burns, Conrad N

NC R Dole, Elizabeth H. N

NC D Edwards, John R. Y

ND D Conrad, Kent Y

ND D Dorgan, Byron L. Y

NE R Hagel, Chuck N

NE D Nelson, Ben Y

NH R Gregg, Judd N

NH R Sununu, John E. N

NJ D Corzine, Jon S. Y

NJ D Lautenberg, Frank R. Y

NM D Bingaman, Jeff Y

NM R Domenici, Pete V. N

NV R Ensign, John N

NV D Reid, Harry Y

NY D Clinton, Hillary Rodham Y

NY D Schumer, Charles E. Y

OH R DeWine, Mike Y

OH R Voinovich, George V. N

OK R Inhofe, James M. N

OK R Nickles, Don N

OR R Smith, Gordon H. Y

OR D Wyden, Ron Y

PA R Santorum, Richard J. N

PA R Specter, Arlen N

RI R Chafee, Lincoln D. Y

RI D Reed, John F. Y

SC R Graham, Lindsey N

SC D Hollings, Ernest F. Y

SD D Daschle, Thomas A. Y

SD D Johnson, Tim P. Y

TN R Alexander, Lamar N

TN R Frist, Bill N

TX R Cornyn, John N

TX R Hutchison, Kay Bailey N

UT R Bennett, Robert F. N

UT R Hatch, Orrin G. N

VA R Allen, George F. N

VA R Warner, John William N

VT I Jeffords, James M. Y

VT D Leahy, Patrick J. Y

WA D Cantwell, Maria Y

WA D Murray, Patty Y

WI D Feingold, Russ Y

WI D Kohl, Herbert H. Y

WV D Byrd, Robert C. Y

WV D Rockefeller, John Y

WY R Enzi, Michael B. N

WY R Thomas, Craig N
- steve 3-26-2003 5:19 am [link] [3 comments]

Friday, Mar 21, 2003

Brief mention of a terrorsit plot to hit a nuke plant in Arizona on the local classic rock station yesterday. Found the story on energy web

- steve 3-21-2003 6:11 pm [link] [add a comment]

Friday, Mar 14, 2003

"The cost of oil dependence has never been so clear. What had long been largely an environmental issue has suddenly become a deadly serious strategic concern. Oil is an indulgence we can no longer afford, not just because it will run out or turn the planet into a sauna, but because it inexorably leads to global conflict. Enough. What we need is a massive, Apollo-scale effort to unlock the potential of hydrogen, a virtually unlimited source of power. The technology is at a tipping point. Terrorism provides political urgency. Consumers are ready for an alternative. From Detroit to Dallas, even the oil establishment is primed for change. We put a man on the moon in a decade; we can achieve energy independence just as fast. Here's how."

- dave 3-15-2003 2:08 am [link] [add a comment]

Saturday, Mar 08, 2003

livable places


- bill 3-09-2003 12:13 am [link] [add a comment]

Friday, Feb 21, 2003

The Viridian Blog has a new URL.
- jim 2-21-2003 5:56 pm [link] [add a comment]

Wednesday, Feb 19, 2003

"The attraction of hydrogen is great, since hydrogen-based transportation would both be environmentally benign and reduce the need for the United States to import petroleum. But Bush's proposal joins a new convention of rhapsodizing about hydrogen-powered transportation--Jeremy Rifkin numbers among current hydrogen zealots--while skipping over the small matter of where we get the hydrogen. Worse, the White House plan offers a long-term distraction from a short-term need: While the administration dreams big about our hydrogen-powered future, it does little to improve fuel-economy standards today."
- dave 2-19-2003 11:43 am [link] [add a comment]

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2003

zipcar also has the prius available. for brooklyn, only 4 cars right now.
- linda 2-11-2003 3:58 pm [link] [add a comment]