by tsaiweichen | Jul 29, 2011 | Posts, Uncategorized
Jake Torcasso The President announced a new initiative to increase average fuel economy standards to 54.5mpg by 2025. The federal government developed a plan with 13 automakers, the State of California, the United Auto Workers, and national environmental...
by tsaiweichen | Jul 28, 2011 | Posts, Uncategorized
Bryn Adams At 10:15 on Monday morning, I arrived with my boss at one of the numerous Starbucks locations that populate River North. Delegates from the Environmental Law and Policy Center and Friends of the Chicago River were already there when we entered, and as we...
by tsaiweichen | Jul 27, 2011 | Announcements, Uncategorized
Sabina Shaikh contributed to a chapter in the new book entitled Natural Capital: Theory and Practice of Mapping Ecosystem Services. The book, available from Oxford University Press was produced and edited by researchers at the Natural Capital Project at Stanford...
by tsaiweichen | Jul 26, 2011 | Posts, Uncategorized
Andrew Stevens Today, two different news stories caught my attention: one about organic farming in rural Minnesota, and one about urban farming in the city of Chicago. While rural and urban farms have many differences, they represent two significant interests of both...
by tsaiweichen | Jul 23, 2011 | Posts, Uncategorized
Jake Torcasso I knew it was getting hot, since my apartment has limited air conditioning; I have been putting on a good sweat the past few days. But the impacts of the heat really hit me upon stepping off the train in my hometown in the northwest suburbs of...