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• The Daily Report

  Broken Branches Never Looked So Valuable

  Kathryn Kondracki | Thu, Jul 17th, 2008 | Category: Report | City: Hoover | Tags: kat kondracki, ethanol, alabama, alternative fuel, foreign oil, wood, hoover, gulf coast energy | 0

  Hoover, Ala. and Gulf Coast Energy have teamed up to create renewable fuel from, of all things, wood scraps.

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• Web Exclusives

  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, legislation, china, nac, ethanol, gm, aiga, marc alt, corporatations, 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

  Maglev vs. Subway, Biofuel hazards, World Bank Pronouncements, more

  Hayley Richardson | Fri, Feb 8th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, hayley richardson, los angeles, california, harlem, ethanol, cebu city, world bank, maglev, frederick douglass, net zero energy, transit oriented development | 0

  Reimagining Cities

  “Cities are now home to half of the world’s 6.6 billion humans. By 2030, nearly 5 billion people will live in cities. This special issue explores the enormous implications of the mass embrace of city life. News articles offer a look at how cities are tackling specific problems, a set of Reviews and Perspectives examines trends and demographics arising from the urban transformation.”

  Disagreements over Harlem’s Redevelopment

  “The Department of Housing,…

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