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2013 - YEAR OF CLIMATE DECISION Either by action, or by inaction, it's most likely that the climate decision will be made this year. The decision, simply put, is whether to step aside from business-as-usual, and fully mobilize, or to generally continue business as usual, and condem humanity to a thousand years of torture.
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WHAT'S UP WITH U.S. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS? A person — or a public figure, member of the media, maybe even an international climate negotiator — could be confused. In August, 2012, the Associated Press reported: (Published 2012.1205)
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Trees are fundamental to urban landscapes and natural ecosystems. Wood from trees is a fundamental material for architecture. The tension between wood in living trees, and wood in buildings and other products, is arguably at an all-time-high on planet Earth. (Published 2012.1024)
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Environment and Design Context Around the Web Le Corbusier's Ecology — ArtInfo, 2013.0114Portland's Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building — Architect's Newspaper, 2013.0111 2013 - Year of Climate Decision — ArchitectureWeek, 2013.0109 Tough Talk over Mercury Treaty — Nature (registration required), 2013.0109 Not-so-Freeway — Architect's Newspaper, 2013.0107 Oil Sands Leave Toxic Traces — Nature (registration required), 2013.0107 Climate Change & the Built Environment — Architect's Newspaper, 2013.0104 Will Biomimicry Offer a Way Forward, Post-Sandy? — New York Times, 2013.0104 Chicago Food Oasis — Architect's Newspaper, 2013.0103 A Kinetic Canopy for Filtering the Sun's Rays — Fast Company, 2012.1217 Importance of Sustainable Infrastructure to Solve Cities' Problems. — Architect's Newspaper, 2012.1217 Transparency in Building Green — Architect's Newspaper, 2012.1212 Net Zero Schools in Kentucky — Forbes, 2012.1210 Hydro Duplex Self-Sufficient Residential Structure Accommodates a Hydroponic Garden — EcoChunk, 2012.1210 Cincinnati Plans to Bolster Green Building Incentives — Business Courier, 2012.1210 Carnegie Scientists Unveil Initial Data on Amazon Drought — Nature (registration required), 2012.1208 Deadlock in Doha: Is Qatar Going to Be the Place Where International Agreements Go to Die? — Climate Progress, 2012.1207 GOP Energy Chair Received Last-Minute Big Oil Donations after Hinting Oil Subsidies Could End — Climate Progress, 2012.1207 World Bank's New Climate Strategy: Keep Financing Coal, Just Don't Call It a Coal Plant — Climate Progress, 2012.1207 Climate Change Driving Arctic into a 'New State' with Rapid Ice Loss and Record Permafrost Warming — Climate Progress, 2012.1206 U.S. Energy Outlook: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly — Climate Progress, 2012.1206 Solar Decathlon Design Graduates into Real World Affordable Home — Sustainable Business, 2012.1206 What's Up with U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions? — ArchitectureWeek, 2012.1205 Why Claims about Reductions of U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Misleading — Climate Progress, 2012.1205 Nested Thermal Design Would Save on Heating and Cooling Costs — Next Big Future, 2012.1204 Venice on the Hudson? — Architect's Newspaper, 2012.1203 The Ten Steps of Walkability — NRDC Switchboard, 2012.1203 Time Limits on Green Star - Design Ratings — DesignBuild Source (Australia), 2012.1201 Another GreenBuild Down — Green Building Advisor, 2012.1130 EPA National Awards for Smart Growth Achievement — ArchitectureWeek, 2012.1130
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