tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16841329.post7011015052543722371..comments2023-10-23T12:15:40.475-07:00Comments on Urban Energy: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16841329.post-59063736651727906132010-08-21T12:17:01.063-07:002010-08-21T12:17:01.063-07:00Yes, yes, yes.
I hope the environmental communit...Yes, yes, yes. <br /><br />I hope the environmental community, green movement, domestic energy, and all related movements can get together around this one set of ideas.<br /><br />Growth boundaries seem to smack of totalitarianism to many people, but actually we need to come up with a succinct argument about fairness, an idea that Americans do embrace.<br /><br />The embodied energy in America's cities and small towns is a major asset to us, and far superior to seeking new energy sources to support consumption lifestyles.<br /><br />This blog makes the often forgotten point that controlling suburban sprawl also helps keep the countryside pristine. All of the benefits don't flow to the city. In fact, the benefits would flow to all Americans if we could agree on fair and transparent systems of encouraging development in some places and not others, and then compensating those who are wiped out financially through transfers of development rights.<br /><br />Let's keep up the conversation about what an effective coalition would look like.usefulcommunitydevelopmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05225330309257272175noreply@blogger.com