With its highways and suburbs, modern America was built around the automobile and powered by fossil fuels. The oil crises of the 1970s provided an opportunity to change course and move to renewable energy, but momentum proved to be very short-lived.
Developers are planning new towns full of electric cars outside L.A. Critics say that sprawl—even if it comes with new tech and carbon offsets—will worsen the environmental crisis.
One result of the housing affordability crisis in Ontario is that people are forced to move further and further away to find an affordable place to call home. That means longer commutes, more cars on the road, and more urban sprawl.
