The airport-in-the-ocean idea is not a new one. Among other places, Hong Kong did it recently–filling in 4 square miles of the South China Sea with rocks and dirt to build an artificial island. By all accounts the resulting facility is lovely.

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America is a country in need of solutions. Here are some ideas for our future that are practical and doable. We are responsible for our environment.

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One of the UK's rarest butterflies has produced a second brood in what conservationists are describing as an extremely rare event.

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"Delhi is littered with such ancient ruins, so many indeed that the ones in my park are not even included by the Archaeological Survey of India in a list of more than 1,000 heritage buildings in the city. Anywhere else in the world these ruins would be a major tourist attraction …

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Recession and Reconstruction by Emily Loftis

Obama's recently unveiled plans of a fast rail system symbolically echo the Depression-era reconstruction schemes.

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Restricting Melbourne's urban sprawl could have a big impact on reducing the city's water use over the long term, says a CSIRO report ... Our research shows that water use may increase by 50 per cent if urban sprawl and energy use continues at the same pace.

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If Europe's example is any guide, here are the two secrets of coping with expensive oil: own fuel-efficient cars, and don't drive them too much.

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Urban sprawl can ruin the environment and our quality of life. But could it also undermine our economy?

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LADERA HEIGHTS, Calif. — From his hilltop backyard, Stan Hubbard can scout one of the country's largest urban oil fields, right in the heart of Los Angeles sprawl.

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Trappers are lying in wait for a stubborn alligator who has hunkered down in a pond outside of a Windermere elementary school. Yesterday a Windermere police officer saw the 10- to 12-foot alligator near the school and immediately called police Chief Dan Saylor.

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Presidential Candidates Don't Want To Talk About The Slow Death Of American Cities By Bruce Fisher

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Urban sprawl can ruin the environment and our quality of life. But could it also undermine our economy?

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One of these days, the editors of Time and other publications are going to grow bored of producing yet another "green" issue and tired of writing editorials demanding "action now," just as the media grew exhausted by the population explosion, AIDS, urban sprawl, homelessn …

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By deciding to stay on the farm, Gresczyk is protecting his family land from the developers who have inquired about its availability. His youth places him in the minority of crop and dairy farmers in the state, whose average age is 53.

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Relentless sprawl, invasive species and global warming are threatening an increasing number of bird species in the United States, pushing a quarter of them — including dozens in New York and New Jersey — toward extinction, according to a new study by the National Audubon Soci …

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■Melbourne's fastest-growing municipalities are on the city fringe (except Melbourne City Council). ■Melton grew by 8.9 per cent between 2001 and 2006, followed by Melbourne on 8.6 per cent. ■Casey had the biggest population growth — 40,700 people. ■No council area a …

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THE views across the rolling hills on farmland between Melbourne and Bendigo are often breathtaking.

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So why can't we find any place to park? Because parking is one of the biggest boondoggles -- and environmental disasters -- in our country.

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We hear how hard it is for people to give up our fossil fueled lifestyle; Mike Davis asks in the Sierra Club magazine :"Our culture appears hopelessly addicted to fossil fuels, shopping sprees, suburban sprawl, and beef-centered diets.

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Lawrence Frank is no couch potato. Taking full advantage of his city's compact design, the Vancouver, British Columbia, resident often bikes to work and walks to stores, restaurants, and museums. That activity helps him stay fit and trim.

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Under [the Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase] Program, the farmer receives a per-acre sum for his land. He retains ownership of the property but signs papers ensuring that the farm can never be developed.

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With a geographical footprint the same size as New York City but only about 10 per cent of the population, it's no wonder some experts worry that the booming metropolis of Calgary may become the worst offender in Canada when it comes to urban sprawl ...

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Robert Bruegmann makes the point that objections to urban sprawl are mostly aesthetic and based on class preferences. It is the rich who can afford to be snobs about the suburbs.

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Private Property in Peril

The United States Constitution allows private property to be seized only for "public use" provided that "just compensation" is paid to the owner. The Supreme Court recently decided that higher taxes are a "public use".

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Ontario's newest transit experiment: Subways to suburbia

When I first heard the news that Ontario finance minister Dwight Duncan had included in this year's budget a $200 million shot in the arm for the TTC to extend their subway into Vaughan I was standing on the platform at Queen station.

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