The Promise Of A Streetcar In LA Is Slowly Moving Forward
Two possible routes for the streetcar system are currently being considered under environmental review.
View ArticleLos Angeles Readies Feed-In Tariff Program - Just Needs Mayor's Signature
Individual projects are eligible for participation if they are under 3 MW in size. The rates project owners will be paid have yet to be determined.
View ArticlePaper Geodes Add Life and Surprise to Old Buildings
Call them urban treasures, what is going on in the corner of this building....
View ArticleLA Looks To NYC For Its First Pedestrian Plaza
Silver Lake's New Pedestrian Plaza Adds A Welcome Splash of Green To LA's Concrete Jungle
View ArticleBlame Cows for Los Angeles Smog?
L.A.'s famous haze has as much to do with cows as with cars or smokestacks according to a new study. Are drivers off the hook?
View ArticleLos Angeles Becomes Largest U.S. City to Ban Plastic Bags
Under the measure, passed by a 13 to 1 vote, stores throughout L.A. will be required to phase out the bags by the end of the year, significantly reducing the amount of landfill fodder and...
View ArticleHow a Fashion Designer's Food Forest is Changing his L.A. Neighborhood (VIDEO)
Fashion designer Ron Finley set out to build a food forest in a parkway to combat a food desert in L.A.
View ArticleClimate Change to Make Los Angeles 4-5°F Hotter Over Next 30 Years
Except in areas right along the coast, days above 95°F are set to climb.
View ArticleWatch 50,000 Honeybees Being Removed from Los Angeles Home (Video)
What happens when you find bees have made your home into their hive? You call Mike 'The Bee Guy' and document it their removal.
View Article340 Ton Rock Levitates Above the Ground in Los Angeles
It's a 340 ton rock, balancing over a crevice...forever.
View ArticleFree Rain Garden Installation for Los Angeles Residents
Los Angeles County is curbing urban runoff by installing free rain gardens for homeowners.
View ArticleArtist to Transform a Los Angeles Billboard into a Floating Forest
A bamboo cloud forest will sprout over a Los Angeles freeway. And soon grow over your city too.
View ArticleLos Angeles to be coal-free by 2025
Los Angeles is going coal-free by 2025. Here's how Mayor Villaraigosa and others responded to the good news.
View ArticleZipcar brings Honda Fit EV to Los Angeles fleet
This follows the introduction of Fit EVs in San Francisco and Portland thanks to a partnership between Honda and Zipcar. Other cities are sure to follow...
View ArticlePalletso: Recycled rustic pallet furniture charms and opens your beer
These recycled pallet pieces from a Los Angeles-based company are simple yet fun.
View ArticleGuerrilla gardener plots to take over the world with Alice Waters
In a recent interview, designer Ron Finley says he has plans to partner with restauranteur and food advocate Alice Waters.
View ArticlePhoto: White tree, white clouds
Blue sky and wispy clouds make a perfect backdrop for this sculptural tree.
View ArticleLos Angeles launching its 1st "Bicycle Friendly Business District"
Los Angeles has a new Bicycle Friendly Business District program. The pilot district to launch the program will be Northeast LA.
View ArticleCustomers can pedal for a scoop at this bicycle-churned artisanal ice cream...
At this small LA creamery, every batch of ice cream is churned by bicycle, and 20 minutes of pedaling earns you a free scoop of their organic frozen desserts.
View ArticleLuminescent picture lamps made from wood salvaged from movie sets
The glamor of film and photography meshes well with recycled wood in these glowing lamps that can also double as furniture.
View ArticleSanta Clarita welcomes the new San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
A long-time SoCal resident talks about why the new national monument is such an important victory.
View ArticleTotally nuts! Growing almonds in California uses over 250% more water than...
Is your snacking contributing to water scarcity?
View ArticleDo the "shade balls" actually save water? Maybe we need a life cycle analysis.
The manufacture of polyethylene is not exactly benign.
View ArticleLAPD gets Tesla and BMW electric cars for testing, much more to come
The Los Angeles Police Department is looking into using greener vehicles.
View ArticleBring on the Chinese high speed trains
A Chinese rail company is proposing to build high speed rail between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. This is a great idea.
View ArticleThe next metal we'll treasure may be a metal nanocomposite
Super-strong but lightweight, and abundantly available, metal nanocomposite could revolutionize fuel economy, medical devices, and more
View ArticleDigital billboards are an urban blight, and probably dangerous too
Perhaps it's time to reconsider those billboards and redesign our car interiors.
View ArticleBeru Kids uses leftover textiles to make cute children's clothes
This company is committed to ethics and environmentalism by manufacturing its clothing line in downtown LA, paying fair wages, and repurposing deadstock textiles.
View ArticleBring on the e-bikes and get more people out of cars
They can make a big difference for people and a big help in hilly cities
View ArticleStriking live-work loft is 3D optical puzzle inspired by gaming
Created for a novelist and game designer, this open-plan loft is cleverly divided into smaller zones using angular elements, and a multifunctional furniture unit.
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