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  Picking the Perfect City in The Relocating Game

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Jun 24th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Bakersfield | Tags: jeffrey hill, philadelphia, detroit, california, economy, crime, energy, education, transit, nac, research, alaska, city-data.com, forbes, lists, salary, parks, juneau, city data, new city, relocating, moving, bakersfield | 8

  Next American City’s Jeffrey Hill is leaving Philadelphia, but not before a tiring search for a new city that, in a matter of a few weeks, turned him into a stockpile of statistics on the nuances of America. Hill reveals some hints and secrets on playing the relocation game.

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  Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act Funds Amtrak For Five Years

  Andrew Perez | Fri, Jun 13th, 2008 | Category: Report | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: transportation, energy, transit, legislation, metro, 2008, washington d.c., senate, amtrak, consumption, investment, act, andrew perez, passenger rail, improvement | 0

  With gas prices skyrocketing and little indication of slowing down anytime soon, many Americans are looking to alternative modes of transportation. A measure passed on Wednesday by the House of Representatives may provide those bearing the burden of high energy costs with a cleaner, faster method of transportation. 

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  Greening a White City

  Kathryn Kondracki | Thu, Jun 12th, 2008 | Category: Report | City: Juneau | Tags: energy, alaska, juneau, kathryn kondracki, diesel, hydropower, maria gladziszewski, electricity, avalanche, ael&p;scott willis | 0

  While urbanites are still dabbling with the idea of reusable grocery totes and recyclable water bottles, Alaska’s capital city brought a whole new meaning to going green this past April when lines connecting Juneau to the Snettisham hydroelectric power plant were destroyed by an avalanche.

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• New Sustainable Development Rolls Doubles

  Kathryn Kondracki | Thu, Jun 5th, 2008 | City: Boston | Tags: environment, energy, boston, development, kat kondracki, olmsted green, monopoly, housing development, lena, housing | 1

  According to the developer of Lena Park, Boston’s new Olmstead Green will consist of 153 affordable housing units and live up to its name by offering environment-friendly equipment and eco-savvy designs.

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  Federalism and Pollution: Enemies of Los Angeles

  Evan Miller | Wed, May 7th, 2008 | Category: Guests | City: Los Angeles | Tags: environment, transportation, california, economy, energy, green, evan miller, the new argument, oil, video, sports, events, congress, target, average, mandate, epa | 2

  With the recent White House-sanctioned raise in CAFE standards, the battle of federal fuel economy regulations versus state emissions and pollutants standards will clash once again. A fight that killed General Motor’s electric car in the 90s, Los Angeles and cities like it will not let their states loosen environmental standards at the hand of federalism. The New Argument’s Evan Miller reports. 

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  Gas Tax Holiday: Boon or Bane?

  Evan Miller | Wed, Apr 30th, 2008 | Category: Guests | Tags: obama, clinton, republican, cnn, energy, infrastructure, evan miller, jobs, the new argument, money, oil, construction, highway, hillary, mccain, labor, nominee, taxes, average, christmas | 3

  As families prepare for summer road-trips, lawmakers are wondering if a proposed gas tax holiday will make it easier for travelers to make it out of the city without exhausting their funds for summer fun. The New Argument’s Evan Miller reports.

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  The Green List - Milk, Eggs, Bread, Fluorescent bulbs, Hybrid Cars…

  Jeffrey Hill | Sat, Apr 12th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: jeffrey hill, environment, suburbs, energy, green, sustainability, money, politicians, produce, taxpayers, consumers, connecticut, green shopping, going green, leed | 1

  Shopping green is good for businesses, political groups, builders, car companies, and oh, the environment. Knocking on doors and pressuring citizens to buy compact fluorescent bulbs and other marked products does not show concern or respect for our environment. It implies that people who cannot afford consumer goods are bad for the planet.

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• Headlines

  Union-ited? Sleepless in San Diego, Gas Prices, Canada: South of the Border, but no cigar?

  David Anderson | Wed, Apr 9th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: detroit, obama, clinton, headlines, growth, energy, president, internet, oil, 2008, labor, atlantic, ohio, casino, advertising, david henderson | 0

  Long-awaited voice in primary for PA unions, Detroit mayorial saga, San Diego not staying classy, laptops for all, Canada: now south of the border, $4 gas, What happens in AC, stays in AC, and Botswana looking to U.S. for engineers

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• Headlines

  Denver mortgage woes, L.A. mayor’s skid-row fiasco, Jackson’s portrait, MORE

  David Anderson | Wed, Apr 2nd, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: news, david anderson, headlines, downtown, crime, energy, foreclosure, homeless, mortgage, atlanta, construction, police, denver, alphonso jackson, dollar, founder, churches, skid row | 0

  Mortgage defaults force Denver exodus, protestors interrupt Los Angeles mayor at Skid Row announcement, a silent killer stalks world of urban farming, former HUD secretary Alphonso Jackson forgets to pack painted portrait on his way out and a developer’s mixed-use project pays homage to Savannah’s roots. This and more in today’s headlines.

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• Headlines

  City graduation rates, Harlem’s green building, Ralph Rapson dies, Next American City vs. Big Oil?

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Apr 1st, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: jeffrey hill, environment, news, detroit, building, energy, green, architecture, oil, harlem, minneapolis, forbes, austin, whole foods, toyota, ralph rapson | 0

  New reports shows 50 of the largest cities in the U.S. have high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent. Philadelphia City Council rethinks urban planning strategy. David & Joyce Dinkins Gardens, built in Harlem, features green standards and Next American City chosen as one of the panelists to grill big oil companies at new congressional hearing? Today’s headlines.

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• Headlines

  Philly Presidential Debate, Chinese Super-Cities, Carl Rowe Interview, Alphono Jackon Blues, MORE

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Mar 25th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: jeffrey hill, news, building, obama, clinton, energy, green, interview, sustainability, democrats, atlanta, architects, china, art, economics, michael nutter, carl rowe, alphonso jackson, chinese, music, austin | 0

  Philadelphia Daily News reports: “Mayor (Michael) Nutter said yesterday that he wants to get presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to Philadelphia for a public discussion of urban issues before the April 22 Democratic primary ... Nutter said that issues affecting American cities haven’t gotten enough attention in the campaign. ‘Health care is very important,’ Nutter said. ‘The war is very, very important. But if you live at 56th and Master, you’re not as focused on what al Qaeda is doing.” MORE

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  NAC exclusive interview: Marc Alt, founding co-chair of the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design

  Jeffrey Hill | Fri, Mar 21st, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: jeffrey hill, building, economy, energy, green, interview, legislation, nac, china, gm, ethanol, aiga, corporatations, marc alt, greenwashing, philadelphia society of ethics | 0

  Before he gave a lecture on green design at the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) center in Philadelphia, Marc Alt, the center’s co-founder, sat down for an interview with Jeffrey Hill of Next American City. In their conversation, Alt spoke about the new, trendy environmental focus of many American businesses. Read on to find out why Alt gave an unlikely corporation—Wal-Mart—a green thumbs up.

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• Headlines

  Release of Clinton documents, Detroit mayorial scandal, Supreme Court discussion on guns, and more

  David Anderson | Wed, Mar 19th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: hillary clinton, detroit, obama, david anderson, economy, los angeles, energy, oil, police, lobbyist, corruption, policemen, gun control, std, fed, supreme court, stocks, utah, st. louis | 0

  Notable excerpts of the day on the election, Supreme Court, stocks, energy, corruption, lobbyists, police, Utah’s STDs, and more from all over the country.

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