Copenhagen Agreement a Failure: Nature
Unambitious pledges will fail to stop warming before 2 point of no return

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White Flight vs. Bright Flight

A new report shows that affluent white young Americans are increasingly opting to live in the urban city core-- leaving the suburbs to their parents, immigrants, and the less educated. I've long suspected that a widening cultural/demographic gap was emerging in North America, this study appears to support suspicions.

"A new metro map is emerging in the U.S. that challenges conventional thinking about where we live and work, the old concepts of suburbia, Sun Belt and Rust Belt are outdated and at odds with effective governance."

check out the associated press article here

The Brookings Institute report is here

Back to the Future?

Here's a map of Ottawa's old streetcar system circa 1948. Streetcar lines in the city were even more expansive at their peak in the 20s; streetcar lines were already being dismantled by this time.

Another brilliant post from Information is Beautiful...