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Students Occupy TransCanada Office in Keystone XL Protestnew
Boston-area college students lock And glue themselves inside TransCanada office to protest the Keystone XL pipeline.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
01-08-2013 |
Environment
Is it Too Late to Save the World's Oceans?new
Like seafood? Us too. Too bad there might not be any of it left by 2048, considering how poorly we treat the planet's marine ecosystems. In fact, between climate change, pollution, and rapacious global fishing practices, we are essentially murdering the globe's oceans.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
11-18-2009 |
Environment
New England Plays Catch-Up in the Green Energy Racenew
New England may be used to being the birthplace of revolutions, but in the case of wind power, that ship has sailed. States out West are far outproducing us, and will likely continue to. That said, we still could be a player in the nascent wind industry; we've just got some catching up to do.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
08-19-2009 |
Environment
Why Wind Power Blowsnew
Those who want to run straight for the first ridgetop and put up a turbine might want to slow down a second. In addition to its distinct advantages, wind power has real drawbacks that must be addressed before it is hailed as our global-warming savior.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
08-19-2009 |
Environment
Cap and Trade for Dummiesnew
If a pollution tax is a lever, cap and trade is a vast, rickety Rube Goldberg contraption, complete with ramps and gears and pulleys and suspended buckets of water.
Boston Phoenix |
Lissa Harris |
05-07-2009 |
Environment
A Move Toward Eco-Friendly Cemeteriesnew
According to environmental activists, traditional funerary activities such as embalming, burial in concrete liners, and cremation are anything but planet friendly.
Boston Phoenix |
Alan R. Earls |
02-26-2009 |
Environment
Tags: environment, cemeteries
Changing D.C.'s Climate: Meet Obama's Green Dream Teamnew
On Monday, President-elect Barack Obama announced the officials he's tapped to begin reversing the environmental damage wrought by the Bushies. According to several environmental groups, the picks are inspired.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
12-18-2008 |
Environment
20 Reasons the Earth Will Be Glad To See Bush Gonew
As our 43rd president scrambles to screw further with Mother Nature, we consider the ways our planet will be better off under Obama.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
12-18-2008 |
Environment
Green Is the New Blacknew
How to be socially responsible in a $240 pair of pants.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
11-08-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Greased Lightningnew
We've plundered the Earth for ever-depleting oil reserves, now the biodiesel subculture is plotting a green-oil revolution. If only it were legal.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
11-08-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Just How Green Are You?new
You know your blood pressure, your weight, and your shoe size, but do you know how big your carbon footprint is? These 25 questions should separate the panda killers from the eco-saints.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
11-08-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Eco-Living: The New Opiate of the Massesnew
The idea of a consumer-led environmental movement has pollution-belching multi-nationals rolling in the aisles -- and the joke is on you.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
11-08-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Trash Talknew
Everything we do degrades or exhausts the world. Somewhere, in a realm we cannot quite grasp or visualize, we are blowing it every second. The stress alone could kill us.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
11-08-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
An Inconvenient Tusknew
With the ice caps melting and the Minutemen North on patrol, to whom should our displaced Artic friends turn? An illustrated commentary.
Boston Phoenix |
David Kish |
11-05-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Dark Behind the Lightnew
Electrically speaking, Eastern Massachusetts hums along comfortably on Colombian coal, but the mines that provide it are devastating land and lives on that country's Guajira Peninsula.
Boston Phoenix |
Aviva Chomsky |
09-27-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
