Feb 28th, 2010 · From the early days after the earthquake, planners have been trying to develop a long-term recovery plan to address some of Haiti's long-standing problems. But competing needs — rebuilding infrastructure, providing social services, restoring forests — are making it difficult to work out a comprehensive plan for recovery.
Dec 31st, 2009 · Four members of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the group that claimed responsibility for the attempted Christmas Day airliner attack, were previously detainees at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Although most Guantanamo detainees have returned to their old lives, several have rejoined the battlefield.
Dec 13th, 2009 · For the first time, Pentagon planners in 2010 will include climate change among the security threats identified in its list of priorities. But the new attention to climate concerns does not mean the Pentagon and CIA have taken sides in the debate over the validity of data on global warming.
Nov 26th, 2009 · Transportation planners are banking on a futuristic network of ecofriendly computer-automated pod cars as the next smart form of mass transit. Several U.S. cities are doing feasibility studies for personal rapid transit systems, and Britain's Heathrow Airport plans to launch its system in the spring.
Oct 27th, 2009 · To buy, or not to buy? That's the question that many potential first time home buyers are asking themselves. Financial planner Louis Barajas and mortgage specialist Julian Joseph offer tips on buying a home.
Oct 26th, 2009 · The vast majority of the Phoenix metropolitan area — 90 percent — was built after 1950. It's been a pell-mell push for growth. But like many places, that growth came to a screeching halt during the recession. Planners now wonder whether the area can build a more sustainable economy.
Oct 23rd, 2009 · Forests are fast becoming a great green hope for slowing climate change. Climate planners are keen to create forest carbon banks, places designed to store carbon and keep it out of the atmosphere. But banking carbon in forests turns out to be something of a mystery.
Aug 10th, 2009 · Both the federal government and the state of Massachusetts are making plans to zone the oceans, much like planners zone our cities. The goal is to balance the needs of fishermen, wind farmers, aquaculture developers, freighters, and the rich sea life that depends on this space for survival.