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	PEAK OIL  (UPDATED)   (Sprawl Article #132)		22-AUG-2008
		HIGH GAS PRICES?  B-B-B-BABY, YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHIN’ YET Peak Oil Article: Are High Gas Prices the First Sign?
	SPRAWL & FARM LAND   (Sprawl Article #115)		15-FEB-2005
		WHY ARE DEVELOPERS ALWAYS STEPPING IN COW PIES? Sprawl, Smart Growth, Farm Land Preservation, and Open Space Preservation
	POLITICS, LIES, & SUBURBAN SPRAWL   (Sprawl Article #81)		08-JUL-2004
		“PANTS ON FIRE” AND OTHER WAYS TO SPOT A LYING POLITICIAN American Politics, Political Lies, the Environment, and Sprawl
	WATERSHEDS, SPRAWL, AND WATER QUALITY   (Issue #78)		24-JUN-2004
		THE ALL-WET VERSION OF STREAMING MEDIA Sprawl and Water Quality — Watershed Protection Groups to the Rescue!
	WATER FOR BACKYARD ANIMALS   (Sprawl Article #67)		11-MAY-2004
		HOW ABOUT A NICE ASPHALT SLURPEE? Fresh Water for Birds, Squirrels, and Other Back Yard Animals
	POPULATION, SPRAWL, TRAFFIC   (Sprawl Article #53)		23-MAR-2004
		ONE BILLION FOR THE ROAD The Connection Between Population Growth, Sprawl, and Traffic Congestion  (pt 1 of 2)
	POPULATION, SPRAWL, TRAFFIC   (Sprawl Article #54)		25-MAR-2004
		AND THE CROWD GROWS WILD! Solutions to the Problem of US Population Growth (pt 2 of 2)
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Other Sites and Resources

America Walks

Coalition of local advocacy groups dedicated to promoting walkable communities across the US

Sierra Club's sprawl page

Background information on sprawl; ideas for doing it better; examples of good planning

Sprawl City

Helps the public make use of federal data on sprawl and rural land loss; includes US census data related to sprawl

Smart Growth America

Coalition of groups dedicated to establishing better growth patterns

Urban Age Institute

Works to support innovators based inside the world's cities, particularly to foster information sharing

Also see: Biodiversity, Habitat and Land Conservation Population and Environment

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