Kaid Benfield, NRDC

With all the talk about sustainable cities, it's important to remember that the concept can apply to suburbs as well as metro centers. Kaid Benfield explores a vision of green suburbia from two designers.
 

While Apple's planned headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., choked off streets and reduced walkability, Amazon's new headquarters keep streets connected and uses public transportation.

Guinness Stout, a favorite for St. Patrick's Day, may look black, but it's also green. The company, which received recognition for its environmental commitment last year, now has technology in the works that could make it even greener.

Guinness Stout, a favorite for St. Patrick's Day, may look black, but it's also green. The company, which received recognition for its environmental commitment last year, now has technology in the works that could make it even greener.

The plans for Apple's new headquarters will choke off street connections and potential walking routes in Cupetino, making bicycling and walking more difficult -- and likely encouraging people to keep driving, writes NRDC's Kaid Benfield.

From the smallest municipalities to booming cityscapes, locally focused policymakers are helping to usher in an era of green neighborhoods and green expansion.

Why did some cities nail top ratings in Siemens' new Green City Index for North America, while others tanked and still others weren't counted at all? NRDC's Kaid Benfield takes a deep dive into the scores.

The U.S. Green Building Council officially launched its LEED-ND standard for sustainable neighborhood development last year. And as a new guide from the NRDC shows, the principles of LEED-ND can have broad application beyond building certification.

What was the EPA thinking when it decided to relocate its regional headquarters from a transit-rich location in downtown Kansas to a suburban site that could almost triple the carbon emissions associated with the facility?

From coast to coast, and in every professional sport, teams and their owners are making significant progress on reducing their environmental impacts, from solar-powered scoreboards to stadiums located in the heart of neighborhoods, rather than beyond city limits.