Issue Areas

Environmental Issues: Sustainable Communities

Solar Electric Energy for Your Stadium or Arena A Guide to Understanding the Opportunities of On-Site Photovoltaic Solar Power Generation Report: Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, and Major League Soccer recently distributed this solar development guide produced on their behalf by NRDC and Bonneville Environmental Foundation outlining the work necessary for each stadium to add on-site solar power generation to its energy mix.

Renewable Energy for America Harvesting the Benefits of Clean, Local, Renewable Energy Guide: This guide for farmers and agricultural communities on the economic benefits of investment in renewable energy includes maps showing both existing renewable energy facilities and potential for development of renewable resources.
A Consumer's Guide to Buying Clean Energy
Guide: A Consumer's Guide to Buying Clean Energy

For additional policy documents, see the NRDC Document Bank.

Kaid Benfield writes about development, community and the environment on Switchboard.

The proof is in: smart growth reduces risk of mortgage default: posted by Kaid Benfield, 6/27/13
Urbanism without effort: sometimes the best places are created instinctively: posted by Kaid Benfield, 6/25/13
Two very different views of the condition of American cities: posted by Kaid Benfield, 6/24/13

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