AltWeeklies Wire
Disgusting Factory Farms More Disgusting Than You Thoughtnew

Untreated manure, the EPA, and the nastiness of cheap food.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
07-14-2011 |
Policy Issues
The Gentry Are Comingnew
What's not to like about better schools, lower crime rates and improved city services? A lot, if you can no longer afford to live here.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup and Michael Wall |
05-04-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Tackling Mercury Pollutionnew
Georgia's Environmental Protection Division just released one of the strongest air pollution rules in state history.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
03-09-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Greenest Capitalistnew

Carpet king Ray Anderson's 1994 epiphany began his quest to become a completely sustainable carpet manufacturer.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
03-09-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Erosion Showdownnew
To the developers building subdivisions in Georgia's coastal counties, James Holland is a straight-up pain in the butt.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
02-23-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Revolution Has Begunnew
In a region where spending resources on great design often is viewed as frivolous, governments and cultural institutions usually concentrate on the bare minimum -- until now.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
01-19-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Words From the Pulpitnew
For the past two months, a reporter has been visiting churches ranging from mega to mini, metro to suburban, conservative to liberal, to find out what's going on within the Christian faith
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
12-15-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Was Arson Eco-Terror?new
As many as 16 nearly complete houses have been torched in or near a posh golf-course development in Coweta County, according to the state Insurance and Safety Fire Commission. At least one of them was destroyed by fire three times.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
08-04-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Ikea Opens on Site of Old Industrial Wastelandnew
The June 29 opening of Ikea, a Swedish home furnishing store, at the mega-development Atlantic Station will mark a major milestone in Atlanta's growth into an actual metropolis, like Chicago or Boston.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
06-23-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Southern Co. Tackles Global Warming ...or Does It?new
Southern Co. is making progress when it comes to pollution reduction, spending $6 billion on controls for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and mercury. But that money will do nothing to combat global warming.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
06-09-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Neal Horsley Admits Mule Was First Girlfriendnew
Here's the transcript of FOX News Radio host Alan Colmes' interview with Neal Horsley, in which the anti-abortion activist is asked to respond to media reports that he admitted to engaging in homosexual and bestiality sex.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
05-19-2005 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
The Tweaking and Twisting of an Atlanta Air Pollution Studynew
Carbon, which is emitted by automobiles, was the only pollutant mentioned in a recently revealed study of Atlanta's air. There was no mention of the link between lung ailments and sulfur pollutants, which are emitted by coal-burning power plants - such as those run by Georgia Power.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
02-03-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Studies Say Sprawl Is Reason for Atlanta's Obesitynew
Almost 60 percent of adults in Georgia are overweight or obese, and Georgia is the sixth most obese state in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Several studies now suggest that the culprit is sprawl.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
12-09-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Cumberland Island Will Be Open to Autosnew
Until recently, the north end of Georgia's Cumberland Island was one of the more remote places in the Southeast. Most people could reach it only by foot. Now automobiles will be widely allowed on previously protected parts of the island, due to the work of U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
12-02-2004 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Other States Push for Clean Air, But Not Georgianew
Eight states and New York City have filed lawsuits that seek to force five electric utilities to drastically reduce their carbon dioxide emissions. Yet while Atlantans breathe some of the nation's most unhealthy air, Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker has taken no action to hold power companies responsible for their pollutants.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
11-24-2004 |
Environment
Tags: business