News
Newborn Manatee Deaths Soar in 2008
A record number of newborn manatees died in Florida waters last year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2009/2009-01-07-091....
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Oxford's Word of 2008: Hypermiling
For the second year in a row, the New Oxford American Dictionary chooses a green word as its word of the year.
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2009 Predictions from Sharon Astyk
Sharon "Cassandra" Astyk's 2008 predictions about our society and economy were mostly right on. Here's her 2009 gambit.
Philadelphia, PA
Local City Rankings Article
Philadelphia, PA: City on the Move
Having ranked consistently among SustainLane's top ten cities, it's hard to believe Philadelphia didn't already have an office of sustainability. But in July 2008, the City of Brotherly Love finally made its commitment to the environment official.
Portland, OR
Local News
No Portlanders Died in Bicycle Accidents in 2008
Last Sunday in New York, the Street Memorial Project organized a ride in memory of the 14 bicyclists and more than 100 pedestrians killed by cars in the city in 2008. You can see the StreetFilm about the ride here. In Portland, OR, they marked a much happier milestone this New Year's.
www.streetsblog.org/2009/01/06/portlands-safer-s...
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Documentary Film: The Unforeseen
Directed by Laura Dunn and executive produced by Terrence Malick and Robert Redford, The Unforeseen was the 2008 Winner of the Independent Spirit Award "Truer than Fiction" Prize.
News
Thanksgiving 2008 - Food Pantry Nation
Americans' Food Stamp Use Nears All-Time High; Food banks can't meet growing demand
energybulletin.net/node/47341
Minneapolis, MN
Local City Rankings Article
Minneapolis, MN: Clean Air, Big Plans
Hybrid-driving Mayor R.T. Rybak dreams of bequeathing to his grandkids the city he grew up in… exactly as he knew it: "a place where you can hop on a bike, swim in a clean lake, and then ride down parkways to see two waterfalls and amazing wildlife ... without leaving the city limits."
City Rankings Article
Most Improved City of 2008: Columbus, OH
Study overview / Most Improved, accessible from the main menu
Boston, MA
Local City Rankings Article
Boston, MA: It Only Gets Better
A call for the city's first community-wide greenhouse gas inventory and a 10 percent increase in recycling by 2012 are among the actions laid out in an executive order issued by Boston mayor Thomas Menino in April of 2007. Add to this the new zoning laws requiring LEED certification for certain developments, a requirement that all taxicabs go hybrid by 2015, and a mandate to assess all city buildings for alternative energy potential, and we think Boston's on its way up the green charts!
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