Guidelines for New Housing Downtown
Passive cooling strategies can minimize the need for air-conditioning.
Dennis Allen
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Cooling by Nature
Rethinking our buildings in their environment can significantly offset climate change.
The Big Picture on Electric Vehicles
Scaling back on resource use while shifting off fossil fuel will bring real benefits.
The Imperative for Degrowth
Unfettered growth is an ecological disaster; improving everyone’s welfare requires less.
Biomimicry Is Improving Electrical Wind Generation
Owls’ feathers and maple seeds are helping our clean energy transition.
Is Rapid and Complete Degradation of Plastics Possible?
Biomimicry added to plastic fabrication will improve the health of all creatures.
Wetlands Rise to the Challenge
San Francisco Bay is nearing its goal of restoring 50 percent of its wetlands.
Restoring Damaged Ecosystems
We cannot separate our societies and economies from nature’s systems.
Slow Water Movement to Counter Drought and Floods
Underground hidden ice-age valleys offer promise for recharging aquifers.
A Historic High Seas Biodiversity Treaty
This treaty is a big step toward protecting ocean resources and offsetting climate impacts.