Monthly Archives: May 2013

Dozens of U.S. Cities Board the Bike-Sharing Bandwagon

By Janet Larsen When New York City opened registration for its much anticipated public bike-sharing program on April 15, 2013, more than 5,000 people signed up within 30 hours. Eager for access to a fleet of thousands of bicycles, they … Continue reading

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Full Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 2. The Ecology of Population Growth

By Lester R. Brown Throughout most of human existence, population growth has been so slow as to be imperceptible within a single generation. Reaching a global population of 1 billion in 1804 required the entire time since modern humans appeared … Continue reading

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