AltWeeklies Wire
Lomborg Tells Climate-Change Worrywarts to Chillaxnew
Cool It is more of a distraction than a contribution at a time when environmentalists should be busy promoting solutions, not debunking the carefully crafted fables of Lomborg's dollar-driven theses.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
09-26-2007 |
Nonfiction
Poe Ballantine's Second Book is Full of Whoasnew
The personal essays in 501 Minutes to Christ demonstrate Ballantine's ability to examine his own life harshly but reserve such judgment when looking with kind and interested eyes into the lives of others, no matter how downtrodden, crazy, or corrupt.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
09-12-2007 |
Nonfiction
The Top 10 Stories the Media Missed This Past Yearnew
This year's Project Censored presents a chilling portrait of a newly empowered executive branch signing away civil liberties for the sake of an endless and amorphous war on terror -- and for the most part, the press wasn't paying attention.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
09-05-2007 |
Media
Turning the Tidesnew
Have Mayor Gavin Newsom and PG&E teamed up to steal San Francisco's tidal power from the public?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
06-27-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
High Trees and High Seasnew
The Wild Trees and The Happiest Man in the World track modern-day explorers of new worlds.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
05-30-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Fiction Reviews
Nuclear Greenwashingnew
Global warming has suddenly put nuclear power back on the agenda -- but there's a lot the industry isn't telling you.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
05-30-2007 |
Environment
Is S.F. Mayor Gavin Newsom Destroying Public Records?new
Newsom's office has a penchant for the delete key, according to findings of the city's Sunshine Ordinance Task Force.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
05-10-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Natives of Oil-polluted Ecuador Call Out Chevronnew
They allege in a 14-year-old lawsuit that substandard storage and handling of oil and its toxic byproducts have poisoned an area three times the size of Manhattan.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
05-02-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
From Iraq and Backnew
Omar Fekeiki's work with the Washington Post in his native country brought him death threats and a rare ticket to UC Berkeley. So why does he want to return?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
04-04-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Watching Me, Watching Younew
Security means scrutiny in Jonathan Raban's novel of post-9/11 anxieties.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
03-28-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: surveillance, Jonathan Raban
Anti-War Movement Turns Fournew
Protests are mostly peaceful for anniversary of Iraq invasion.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
03-21-2007 |
War
Labor Law Loopholenew
Private business at the Presidio and other national parks may be exempt from all state and local labor laws, which are often more stringent than their federal counterparts.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
02-28-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
More Than Cleannew
Mayor Newsom's aggressive "quality of life" push draws a backlash in the Mission District and elsewhere.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
02-15-2007 |
Politics
Kids Get 'Addicted to War'new
San Francisco's high school students to study a different kind of schoolbook.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
02-07-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
The Presidio Trust's Mystery Millionsnew
Why is a national park sitting on $105 million for projects that are too secret to disclose?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
01-24-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
