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Moisés Naím: Malthus, Marx, and MarketsThursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:41AMNeither Malthus nor Marx nor the market give us adequate answers to the difficult questions posed by the explosive growth of countries like China, the expansion of the middle-class in many of them, and the resulting increase in global consumption.

Telecommunications Firm NTT to Build Green Data Center in MalaysiaTuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 10:14AMJuly 5, 2011 -- IT infrastructure provider NTT Communications and its wholly owned Malaysian subsidiary, NTT MSC announced on Monday that NTT MSC will begin construction of the new Cyberjaya 3 data center later this month.

New women's facility is state's first LEED-certified detention centerMonday, June 20, 2011 @ 2:56PMSolar panels on the white rooftop of Nashville's newest jail - a hulking concrete building on Harding Place - face south to consume as much sun as they can.

Downsizing — A Thousand Square Feet Per Person, A New American StandardMonday, June 20, 2011 @ 8:14AMLet's face it, the Great Recession has not been a plus for the green movement overall. Most ordinary Americans are still sympathetic to the cause, but their willingness to spend even a penny extra for environmentally friendly products has been dampened by four dollar gas, five dollar cereal and loss of equity in their homes.

DeKalb's Zoning and Planning Commission approves downtown design guidelinesWednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 11:12PMDeKALB – New guidelines on what construction in DeKalb’s downtown area should look like were approved unanimously Wednesday by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission.