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Eight Lessons I Learned From Pippi Longstocking

If you don’t recognize Ms. Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Ephraim's Daughter (aka “Pippi”) Longstocking from her books, then you...

Deena Shanker

Jun 18, 2013

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How Eliminating the 'Yes, Buts' Cut Stanford Commuting by One Fourth

Deena Shanker

May 22, 2013

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Mysterious Anthony Foxx: Who Is Obama’s New Transportation Secretary and What Will He Do?

When President Obama announced Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as his nominee for Secretary of Transportation last week, the New York Times noted...

Deena Shanker

May 10, 2013

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Green Lanterns: Which Cities Lead the Way With LED Streetlamps?

Bad drivers and good energy designers alike have a thing for urban streetlights

Deena Shanker

May 07, 2013

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Shul En Español: Shifting Demographics Gives This Synagogue a Creative Second Act

Visitors to Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights might be surprised to learn that the now predominantly Latino neighborhood was once home to a vibrant...

Deena Shanker

Apr 18, 2013

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How One Nonprofit Scales the Fences of Hundreds of Acres of Publicly Owned Vacant Land

Deena Shanker

Apr 16, 2013

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A Public Space Recycling Program That Relies on People Power, Not Just Great Design

If you have ever spent the day carrying around an empty soda bottle or an old magazine you've read cover-to-cover, unsuccessfully looking for a...

Deena Shanker

Apr 11, 2013

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How I Built a Brunch Around a Plant Foraged From the Banks of the East River

As I've done on so many other New York City Saturdays, this past weekend I had the pleasure of enjoying a late brunch with my good friend (and...

Deena Shanker

Mar 21, 2013

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Will Work for Food: A Job Finding Site for the Food Movement

Deena Shanker

Mar 17, 2013

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So You Want to Open a Sustainable Local Food Biz? Don't Forget the Business Plan

Deena Shanker

Mar 12, 2013

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Power Shift: Downtown Pittsburgh To Halve Energy Consumption by 2030

Deena Shanker

Feb 25, 2013

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Texas' New Massive Wind Power Battery System Is a Gamechanger

Deena Shanker

Feb 17, 2013

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How One Ohio Town Turned its Garbage Into Cheap Green Energy

Deena Shanker

Feb 13, 2013

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Red Governors, Green Jobs: Could 2013 be the Turning Point for Clean Energy?

If it seems like you can’t open a newspaper anymore without reading about some terrible, weather-related calamity, don’t worry. It’s not all...

Deena Shanker

Jan 22, 2013

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Bikeshares and Liability: Answering the Sharing Economy's Legal Questions

As the sharing economy continues to grow, questions about regulation, liability, and the economic value of ownership are cropping up.

Deena Shanker

Dec 07, 2012

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If you don’t recognize Ms. Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Ephraim's Daughter (aka “Pippi”) Longstocking from her books, then you...

When President Obama announced Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as his nominee for Secretary of Transportation last week, the New York Times noted...

Bad drivers and good energy designers alike have a thing for urban streetlights

Visitors to Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights might be surprised to learn that the now predominantly Latino neighborhood was once home to a vibrant...

If you have ever spent the day carrying around an empty soda bottle or an old magazine you've read cover-to-cover, unsuccessfully looking for a...

As I've done on so many other New York City Saturdays, this past weekend I had the pleasure of enjoying a late brunch with my good friend (and...

If it seems like you can’t open a newspaper anymore without reading about some terrible, weather-related calamity, don’t worry. It’s not all...

As the sharing economy continues to grow, questions about regulation, liability, and the economic value of ownership are cropping up.