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This week, Fast Co.Exist examined the efficiency of smart growth in urban areas. A new report from Smart Growth America reviews 17 different municipalities and compares the impact of smart growth development in more concentrated urbanized areas and conventional suburban development where infrastructure...

This week, NPR featured an innovative technology story on Morning Edition which featured smart city development in Santander, Spain. This small city has been visited from delegations from Microsoft, Japan’s NEC, IBM and Banco Santander, among others, who have come to see the results of 12,000 sensors...

This week, MIT Technology Review highlighted a 19th century idea that could potentially have a 21st century application and quite possibly lead to cleaner cars and larger-scale renewable energy. London-based company- Highview Power Storage has raised $18 million to build a pilot plant that will use liquid...

As Clean Technica reports, Copenhagen is placing tremendous focus on cycling as an alternative for cars in and around the city and has created “bicycle superhighways.” Currently, 36 percent of all trips taken to work or school are via bike, and at peak travel times, more than 20,000 cyclists...

This week, Business Insider republished an earlier story by architecture outlet ArchDaily , which provides interesting examples of smart cities from across the world including Masdar City, Abu Dhabi; Songdo, South Korea; Rio de Janiero, Brazil; and San Francisco, California. Each of these cities represents...

While architects and engineers have long designed buildings for sustainability, they are increasingly looking at ‘Net Zero’ buildings that have net zero energy consumption and carbon emissions. According to GreenBiz , several new Net Zero buildings are actively considering the role of building...

Last night, President Obama gave his fifth State of the Union, his first since being reelected last November. The Guardian reported on how the President tackled climate change in the address with his call that “if Congress won’t act soon to protect future generations, I will.” He vowed...

This week SmartPlanet reported on new research from Pike Research, which found that by 2020, the market value of the smart city industry will reach $20.3 billion, up from the current $6.3 billion value. It is expected that by 2050, there will be 6.3 billion people living in cities, making energy efficiency...

The New Year is upon us, and 2013 is expected to be a busy year in environmental sustainability, with GreenBiz predicting in a recent story on 2013 trends that investment in smart buildings and smart cities will continue to grow. The first few days of 2013 also included a down-to-the-wire political showdown...