Author: Rachel Somerstein
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In Binghamton, Hydrofracking Debate Rages On
In Binghamton on Monday, the EPA staged the first part of its final community meeting as part of the lead-up to its forthcoming study on the potential effects of hydrofracking on water. (keep reading…) -
Hydrofracking: A Complex Process Sparks an Intense Debate
Economic boondoggle or danger to the drinking supply? In upstate New York, western Pennsylvania and southern Ohio, thousands of citizens are joining the debate about whether to drill for natural gas. (keep reading…) -
More “Deadly Choices”
New Orleans police officers have been formally indicted for killing two unarmed people in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (keep reading…) -
Public-Private Partnerships Meet Advertising
Rachel Somerstein looks at Adopt a Light Limited, a Nairobi program in which companies can advertise on streetlamps in return for maintaining them. (keep reading…) -
When in the World Are We?
Rachel Somerstein visits Refuge, Five Cities, an exhibition of photography that explores the relationship between past and present and order and disorder in five Middle Eastern cities. (keep reading…) -
Back on the Rails
In late March, Austin’s Capital Metro launched a new passenger rail, the city’s first urban rail since it shuttered its streetcar service in 1940. (keep reading…) -
The Tent City and the Olympic Village
A group of activists in Vancouver try to draw attention to British Columbia’s growing homelessness problem by providing them with very visible accommodations during the Olympic Games. (keep reading…) -
How America Can Own Its Transit Networks Again
Rachel Somerstein praises a plan to increase investment in high-speed rail—and tells a cautionary tale of what happens when America doesn’t properly maintain its infrastructure. (keep reading…) -
How America Can Own Its Transit Networks Again
Rachel Somerstein praises a plan to increase investment in high-speed rail—and tells a cautionary tale of what happens when America doesn’t properly maintain its infrastructure.
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Not Your Father’s Bond
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) bonds sound like a great idea. But are they? Rachel Somerstein, who attended the Sustainable City Finance conference, examines this new way to fund retrofitting buildings. (keep reading…) - Page 1 of 2 1 2 >
