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Audio of talk Warren Karlenzig gave on ""Resilient Cities in a Post-Carbon World"" at Resilient Cities event, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada--October 20, 2009


"Green Cities Report," Living Cities, May 2009
This report, which looks at how 40 of the largest US cities are trying to limit their carbon footprints and strengthen their economies, includes How Green Is Your City? by Warren Karlenzig in its "Recommend Reading" list.

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"Chicago Promises a Green Olympics in 2016 Bid," Monday, Feb. 23, 2009


"Major US City Post-Oil Preparedness" (Common Current study presented at University of Pennsyslvania Conference "Re-imagining Cities: Urban Design After the Age of Oil" and at Stanford Nov. 17 Conference "Behavior, Energy and Climate Change."

"Oklahoma Rising?: Part Four, Oil Dependence"
September 24, 2008, Oklahoma City Gazette.
Covers Common Current's oil crisis preparedness ranking of the 50 largest US cities and Oklahoma's endangered urban transportation systems.



"Grandes villes industrielles ou pays d'Afrique, les TIC sont au coeur des démarches de développement durable"
Translation: "For large industrial cities or countries in Africa, ICT is at the heart of sustainable development approaches", French language
Read translation HERE...
May 29, 2008, Le Monde Informatique, France (Information Science World)


The Oklahoman
"How we're coping with rising fuel prices", Daily Oklahoman newspaper, Saturday, June 21. Covers Common Current study, here.


Warren on Green and Connected Cities at European Union Committee of Regions session, Brussels, 27 May 2008


Read our CNN article
"50 Best and Worst Ranked Cities to Weather an Oil Crisis (coverage of Common Current study)"
By Lara Moscrip, June 12, 2008

"Residents used to 70-mile commutes turn to carpooling, public transport as gas hovers at $4 a gallon. Survey ranks 2 Oklahoma cities as vulnerable..." Read More...

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San Jose Mercury News Op-ed by Common Current: "Smartly plan our way out of oil addiction"
May 15, 2008
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NPR Smart City Radio
March 31st, 2008 -- Host Carol Coletta interviewed Common Current's Warren Karlenzig on "Smart City Radio" this month to discuss how high oil and gasoline prices are affecting American cities.



March 4th, 2008
Major US City Preparedness for an Oil Crisis Media Release (PDF)




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