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Oil Based Economy

September 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed.Its weird to me that this is going on and no one seems to be talking about it. I read all my usual news sources today and heard nothing about Tennessee being out of gas..
Makes you stop and think about when it really [...]

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Tags: author: levi · oil · transportation

Air Powered Car

September 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I am intrigued, just the thought that this car might actually be for real makes me excited. If the stated 125 mile range is for real and $2 re-fueling, then this thing could change everything….You can read more here.

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Tags: author: levi · design · green products · oil · transportation

The Auto

August 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments

I was just remarking to a friend today how I recall with some affection and some disdain the little bit of four-wheeling I did while growing up. I can’t imagine having missed out on the reward of getting my beat-up Toyota pickup when I turned 16. I consider myself a reluctant auto enthusiast but recently [...]

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Tags: author: micah · bicycles · oil · transportation

Death: The Long And Slow Version

August 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Some trends die off quickly and others seem to overstay their welcome by a long shot. I heard someone say recently (although I can not remember who it was or where they said it), that the stone age did not end because we ran out of stones - it ended because we found better ways [...]

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Tags: author: levi · housing · oil · suburban sprawl

Pickens’ Plan

July 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments

This is relatively new to me but worth listening to if you like the energy question.  Pickens is just comforting to listen to with the Texas drawl and all. Click on the link and watch the short video on the landing page.

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Tags: author: micah · energy sources · financial issues · oil · resources

My Other Car Is A Bright Green City

July 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments

Alex Steffen from worldchanging.com wrote this incredible post in January about what is next. Very worth your time. I missed it when it first came out and just found it today on their blog. Its incredible.
Levi

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Tags: author: levi · cities · climate change · green living · housing · oil · suburban sprawl · transportation

An Open Letter To My Lawn

July 18th, 2008 · 4 Comments

My dearest Lawn,
Let me start by saying that this letter is going to be a bit hard for me to write. You are just going have to bear with me as I pour my heart out for you here.
You and I have had a lot of memories together, some good, like when I first moved [...]

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Tags: author: levi · neighborhoods · oil · random musings

Want To See Sacramento In 2030?

July 9th, 2008 · No Comments

What is a normally perfect view of downtown from the corner unit in Good today looked like something straight out of our future if we keep using oil the way we do today.
Hmm..  Maybe we should figure out a better way.

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Tags: author: levi · downtown · oil · sacramento

The Wall Street Journal Digs Sacramento

July 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I was very happy to open up the Wall Street Journal today and see the article about urban development in Sacramento that Anna Campoy worked on for so long finally made it to print. And it made it square in the middle of the front page! I am a little sad I must admit that [...]

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Tags: author: levi · cities · green industry · housing · interview · oil · press coverage · sacramento · suburban sprawl · transportation · urban design

West Sacramento: Kicking Things Up A Notch

July 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Last week we had a meeting over at the Good project with the staff from West Sacramento Planning and building departments. They wanted to come see the finished product after working with us for the last two and a half years to make this project happen.  We we supposed to meet at 3:30 but at [...]

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Tags: author: levi · bicycles · community · green products · neighborhoods · oil · the good project · west sacramento