Carless in Chicago » green living http://www.carlessinchicago.com Live and Thrive in Chicago Without a Car Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:34:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 More on Carbon Nation Screening http://www.carlessinchicago.com/2010/09/17/more-on-carbon-nation-screening/ http://www.carlessinchicago.com/2010/09/17/more-on-carbon-nation-screening/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:17:59 +0000 Jason http://www.carlessinchicago.com/?p=276 Quick update to the Carbon Nation screening event: I’ve been added to the post-screening panel, joining Jim Slama of Family Farmed and Lisa Elkins of 2 Point Perspective. Hope to see folks there!

]]> Quick update to the Carbon Nation screening event: I’ve been added to the post-screening panel, joining Jim Slama of Family Farmed and Lisa Elkins of 2 Point Perspective. Hope to see folks there!

]]> http://www.carlessinchicago.com/2010/09/17/more-on-carbon-nation-screening/feed/ 0 Urban Dwellers Are Greener http://www.carlessinchicago.com/2009/06/23/urban-dwellers-are-greener/ http://www.carlessinchicago.com/2009/06/23/urban-dwellers-are-greener/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:28:07 +0000 Jason http://www.carlessinchicago.com/?p=75 Yesterday, the Sun Times featured a nice write-up of some new research showing that while cities produce more greenhouse gasses per acre than suburban and rural areas, the density of cities means that on a per-person basis, emissions are substantially lower among urbanites. The availability of mass transit, walkable neighborhoods, and opportunities to cycle [...]]]> Yesterday, the Sun Times featured a nice write-up of some new research showing that while cities produce more greenhouse gasses per acre than suburban and rural areas, the density of cities means that on a per-person basis, emissions are substantially lower among urbanites. The availability of mass transit, walkable neighborhoods, and opportunities to cycle for transportation account for much of the difference.

Chicago’s own Center for Neighborhood Technology produced the study as part of its ongoing work on the Housing + Transportation Affordability Index.

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