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1 | June 24, 2011 1:13pm | By Heather Clancy

The "By the City/For the City" program is crowdsourcing ideas to improve New York City. Here are 10 of our favorites.

6 | June 24, 2011 9:27am | By Andrew Nusca

Car rental company Hertz is rolling out electric bicycles for hire in London. Will e-bikes undercut the human-powered Barclay bikes?

2 | June 23, 2011 1:40pm | By Andrew Nusca

Philadelphia's transit authority, SEPTA, is evaluating the use of a one-way fare on its regional rail transit system. Can it work?

2 | June 22, 2011 8:03am | By Andrew Nusca

Details still sketchy, but first units will be deployed this summer.

5 | June 22, 2011 5:11am | By Heather Clancy

Facing potential double-digit increases in energy costs, more facilties owners are embracing energy management measures.

2 | June 21, 2011 1:08pm | By Heather Clancy

When did cities become so reliant upon state and federal governments for money to operate essential services? SmartPlanet editor Andrew Nusca digs in.

18 | June 21, 2011 6:55am | By Andrew Nusca

When it comes to the pollution in our air, emissions aren't only to blame.

3 | June 21, 2011 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

Norwegian utility lands major supply of membranes that generate electricity where fresh water meets salt water. NASA, DOE, Hydro-Quebec, post-nuclear Japan show interest in this CO2-free technology.

2 | June 20, 2011 2:35pm | By Mark Halper

What we're reading: 3D printing; synthetic biology; odor-eating fabric; Miami urban planning; Stockholm's green seaport.

June 20, 2011 1:21pm | By Andrew Nusca

New study from Brandlogic and CRD Analytics suggests than some companies get more credit than they deserve, including Apple and Google.

7 | June 20, 2011 5:02am | By Heather Clancy

An extraordinary vision for sustainable transportation in Los Angeles ties together public transit, employment, quality of life and pollution concerns. Will it work?

3 | June 17, 2011 7:23am | By Andrew Nusca

At the OnMobile 2011 Summit in Redwood City, Calif., software developers explain how they are using the geographical location of mobile phones to deliver personalized ads to consumers.

1 | June 16, 2011 1:05pm

What we're reading: Toyota Prius v test drive; Tappan Zee crumbles; Amtrak competition; tech for the classroom; entrepreneurial designers.

2 | June 16, 2011 12:54pm | By Andrew Nusca

Quebec is moving to deploy Canada's first public electric vehicle charging network by 2012.

2 | June 16, 2011 7:24am | By Andrew Nusca

Developed in the UK, the cards could be especially useful for medical emergencies in rural countries that lack infrastructure, but would it work in "network- and mobile-centric" America?

6 | June 16, 2011 1:28am | By Janet Fang

The food and beverage company has scored its first LEED designation for one of its European operations.

1 | June 14, 2011 10:59am | By Heather Clancy

What we're reading: lie-detecting ATMs; New York: design capital?; Bill Gates and the developing world; CEO psychopaths; American job creation.

June 14, 2011 9:36am | By Andrew Nusca

China wants to build a rail network that would connect the country to Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar.

11 | June 14, 2011 8:21am | By Ami Cholia

Should cities revive themselves through high-rise skyscrapers or historic preservation of housing stock? Architecture critic Inga Saffron writes that it's complicated.

3 | June 14, 2011 8:10am | By Andrew Nusca