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Out of the Ruins, A More Sustainable Haiti?

Feb 9th, 2010 | By Jesse Fox | Category: Featured Articles

Matt Petersen of Global Green, and a handful of other organizations, are working to make sure it happens.



Resilient City

Jan 25th, 2010 | By Jesse Fox | Category: documentaries

The makers of the film The End of Suburbia are working on a new documentary.



Copenhagen’s Silver Lining

Jan 25th, 2010 | By Jesse Fox | Category: Uncategorized

Yes, it was a total disappointment. But the very existence of COP15 has already changed the rules of the game.



Is Dongtan History – Or the Future?

Jan 25th, 2010 | By Jesse Fox | Category: Featured Articles

China’s flagship zero-carbon city has thus far failed to materialize. But that doesn’t mean it never will, says its planner.



Bush is Back

Jan 18th, 2010 | By Jesse Fox | Category: politics of development

That’s right – that familiar goofy face is back from oblivion, calling for aid for Haiti alongside Bill Clinton.



8th Ecocity World Summit Opens in Istanbul

Dec 14th, 2009 | By Jesse Fox | Category: Lead Story

With the world’s attention focused on climate change talks in Copenhagen, where world leaders may or may not reach an agreement by the end of the week, a parallel gathering in Istanbul is exploring practical solutions to the climate challenge.



The Lessons of Dubai

Dec 13th, 2009 | By Jesse Fox | Category: Featured Articles

The freewheeling development model that it pioneered has effectively been rendered obsolete.



Climate Change Summit Opens in Copenhagen

Dec 7th, 2009 | By Jesse Fox | Category: Lead Story

This editorial calling for action from world leaders on climate change is being published today by 56 newspapers around the world in 20 languages.



Bright Green Cities

Nov 4th, 2009 | By Jesse Fox | Category: Uncategorized

Why is it so hard to change our cities, even when it’s obvious to everyone that things need to change? Maybe we’re just looking at things the wrong way.



Land of Opportunity

Nov 3rd, 2009 | By Jesse Fox | Category: Uncategorized

Scenes from a new film on post-Katrina New Orleans, which chronicles the city’s troubled attempts to deal with its destruction, while planning its reconstruction.