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  PEAK OIL / END OF SUBURBIA?   (Environmental Article #132) 14-JUN-2005
  thumb of oil rig; link for environmental article, Are High Gas Prices the First Sign of Peak Oil and Coming Shortages? HIGH GAS PRICES?   B-B-B-BABY, YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHIN’ YET
Are High Gas Prices the First Sign of "Peak Oil" and Coming Shortages?
 
  SPRAWL & FARM LAND   (Environmental Article #115) 15-FEB-2005
  thumb photo of farm field with cows and barn; link for environmental article, Sprawl, Smart Growth, Farm land Preservation, and Open Space Preservation WHY ARE DEVELOPERS ALWAYS STEPPING IN COW PIES?
Sprawl, Smart Growth, Farm Land Preservation, and Open Space Preservation
 
  POLITICS, LIES, & SUBURBAN SPRAWL   (Environmental Issue #81) 08-JUL-2004
  picture of capitol building; link for environmental article, American Politics, Political Lies, the Environment, and Sprawl “PANTS ON FIRE” AND OTHER WAYS TO SPOT A LYING POLITICIAN
American Politics, Political Lies, the Environment, and Sprawl
 
  WATERSHEDS, SPRAWL, AND WATER QUALITY   (Issue #78) 24-JUN-2004
  picture of sprawl, roads, and traffic; link for environmental article, Growth, Sprawl, and Water Quality - Watershed Protection Groups to the Rescue! THE ALL-WET VERSION OF STREAMING MEDIA
Sprawl and Water Quality — Watershed Protection Groups to the Rescue!
 
  WATER FOR BACKYARD ANIMALS   (Environmental Issue 67) 11-MAY-2004
  picture of ducks by backyard hose; link for environmental article, Fresh Water for Birds, Squirrels, and Other Back Yard Animals HOW ABOUT A NICE ASPHALT SLURPEE?
Fresh Water for Birds, Squirrels, and Other Back Yard Animals
 
  POPULATION, SPRAWL, TRAFFIC   (Environmental Issue 53) 23-MAR-2004
  picture of traffic; link for environmental article, The Connection Between Population Growth, Sprawl, and Traffic Congestion ONE BILLION FOR THE ROAD
The Connection Between Population Growth, Sprawl, and Traffic Congestion
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  POPULATION, SPRAWL, TRAFFIC   (Environmental Issue 54) 25-MAR-2004
  picture of highway cloverleaf; link for environmental article, Solutions to the Problem of US Population Growth AND THE CROWD GROWS WILD!
Solutions to the Problem of US Population Growth

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Coalition of local advocacy groups dedicated to promoting walkable communities across the US

Background information on sprawl; ideas for doing it better; examples of good planning

Helps the public make use of federal data on sprawl and rural land loss; includes US census data related to sprawl

Coalition of groups dedicated to establishing better growth patterns

Works to support innovators based inside the world's cities, particularly to foster information sharing

 

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