A mega-mall developer has proposed building another mega-mall (this one in New York state) - but this mall would be environmentally friendly, using no fossil fuel (May 2005).

An amendment introduced by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) to the Transportation Equity Act failed in the Senate, 53-44, on May 11. The amendment would have mandated that state departments of transportation enact "complete streets" programs providing safe access for pedestrians, bicyclists, and people with disabilities (May 2005).

Vani Bahl makes the case for "recycling wasted architecture" (June 2005).

Smart Cars - the high-mileage cars so popular in Europe - have finally made it to the USA (June 2005).

A growing number of young couples are opting for environmentally-friendly housing, even if it means smaller homes (June 2005).

The brilliant eco-industrial park at Kalundborg, Denmark contains a cluster of industries whose byproducts become the raw materials of the other industries.

The popularity of locally-grown produce is soaring.

There's an excerpt from Jim Kunstler's new book on Rolling Stone's website.

Wal-Mart, in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, has announced a program to conserve one acre of wildlife habitat for every acre of Wal-Mart stores. But the math doesn't add up. The 138,000 acres they say they'll preserve equals many more Wal-Mart stores than currently exist. And that $35 million they've pledged (0.03 percent of the Walton family fortune) means buying land at only $253 per acre, a fraction of the average cost of an acre of land in the US.