Now that declining budgets have reduced the outlook for federal largesse, what big ideas might help to continue growth among solar, wind and other clean energy industries? With the help of his sources in the “the renewables and efficiency space,” Climate Progress’ Stephen Lacey came up with five priorities for “business-oriented” policies that could keep…
Building a new house can be stressful, so imagine documenting all the problems, weather delays and permitting issues in a blog for the world to see and read. Architects Jose E. Tavel and Cara B. Cummins, who own TaC Studios, are doing just that as they build an environmentally friendly home in the Old 4th…
Raquel Nelson’s vehicular homicide conviction is getting another round of national attention with the Washington Post’s publication of a column that places the controversy in the middle of a debate over transportation funding in Congress. You may recall that prosecutors threw the book at Nelson after her son was killed by a van while she…
Longtime environmental leader John Sibley III is joining Southface Energy Institute as a senior policy fellow, I learned today at the Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable. An Atlanta native and Yale-educated lawyer, Sibley has a long track record of playing at the highest levels in Georgia environmental politics and policy. He’s a former president of the Georgia…
Atlanta has foreclosed property and shuttered banks galore, as well as one of the largest park deficits of any metro area in the country. Ambitious as it sounds, a team at the Georgia Tech Research Institute is working on a solution for all those problems. Kevin Caravati, a senior research scientist at GTRI in Atlanta,…
Jonathan Bardelline reports on LG Electronics’ efforts to develop the world’s most efficient refrigerators, TV, washing machine and other projects. LG Electronics is hoping to appeal to the more climate-savvy consumer when it launches next year the first TV, fridge and other products to carry the CarbonFree logo. Created by the Carbonfund.org Foundation, the certification…
Trevor Neilson of the Global Philanthropy Group says green building has now reached a “tipping point.” Neilsen gained experience in sustainable construction through his involvement with Make It Right, the New Orleans green construction project backed by Brad Pitt. The reason for the tipping point in green building? The bottom line. Simply put, green building…
The real estate market is undergoing the most rapid period of change in a generation — and the shift is decidedly urban. A succession of recent studies have found there is an under-supply of urban-style housing — attached and small-lot, single-family homes — on the scale of about 13 million units. On the other hand,…
Atlanta moved one step closer this evening to approving a landmark ordinance that would allow potable rainwater systems in single-family homes. After a public hearing of the City Council’s Utilities Committee, both members present said they were strongly in favor of the legislation, which would give homeowners a way to get permits for systems that…
The City of Atlanta will dip its toes into a potentially controversial issue late Thursday as the Council’s City Utilities Committee holds a public hearing on permitting rainwater harvesting systems designed to provide water inside the home. The move would give the city a tool to reduce the amount of water residents use, while it…
