AltWeeklies Wire
Solar Eclipsed: Why the Sun Won't Power Phoenixnew
The Valley of the Sun, more than any other metropolis in the United States, ought to be awash in solar panels. But for what you get, the cost of solar power has been much too high.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
12-27-2012 |
Environment
Green Fatigue: Is Anyone Else Sick and Tired of Eco-Chic?new
The most inconvenient truth of all, it turns out, is this: The Green Movement might make you feel warm and fuzzy, but it won't stop global warming. Really want to save the planet? Wear your old clothes, drive your old car, and save up for solar panels.
Phoenix New Times |
Staff |
04-22-2008 |
Environment
Alternative Fuels Aren't Solving Phoenix's Air-Pollution Problemnew
And it's doubtful that they will anytime soon.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
04-22-2008 |
Environment
Robrt L. Pela Does Not Recyclenew
Seriously, if you come to my house and want to toss out your empty water bottle or your paper cup from Starbucks, you can put it right in with last night's leftover sashimi and the packing peanuts from my latest eBay purchase, because there's just one trashcan in my kitchen.
Phoenix New Times |
Robrt L. Pela |
04-22-2008 |
Environment
Tags: Recycling, environment
We're All Destroying the Earth, and Buying an Organic Handbag Ain't Gonna Helpnew
These days, helping the environment is Big Business. It's not just media hype, and not just sweatshirts made from post-consumer Diet Coke packaging.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
04-22-2008 |
Environment
Let the Sunshine Innew
When power-tripping homeowner associations push solar-minded residents around, everybody pays the price.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
05-14-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Floods of Raw Sewage Plague Homeownernew
Twice since 2001, Donna Hesketh's Phoenix home has been flooded with raw sewage.
Phoenix New Times |
Bruce Rushton |
07-06-2005 |
Environment
Tags: Park, Sunnyslope
Phoenix's Sewer Crisis: A Real S#&t Stormnew
The quick corrosion of the city's concrete sewer pipes has gone unnoticed by most toilet users, but it's been the talk of the sewage world, with civil engineers from across the country looking to Phoenix as an object lesson.
Phoenix New Times |
Bruce Rushton |
07-06-2005 |
Environment
Rancher Turns the Tables on Environmentalistsnew
The Center for Biological Diversity tried to make Jim Chilton a bad guy. He sued -- a switch, given that the Center is normally the one filing the lawsuits -- and won one of the biggest punitive damage awards Arizona is likely to see this year.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
06-02-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
DDT and the Contaminated Splendor of Painted Rock Reservoirnew
The emergence of Arizona's second largest lake is no cause to celebrate. Its water will disappear under the scorching summer sun, leaving behind a poisonous legacy.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
03-16-2005 |
Environment
Arizona Water Issue Doesn't Restrain Urban Sprawlnew
Central Arizona has enough renewable surface water to build and sustain a metropolis of at least 10 million people. But planners should discourage sprawl by restoring the dried-up Salt River.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
12-14-2004 |
Environment
Arizona's Fossil Creek to Be Revivednew
Nearly 90 percent of Arizona's native riparian stream systems have been lost, and more than half of its native fish species are endangered. But business leaders and environmentalists are working together to restore Fossil Creek.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
11-09-2004 |
Environment
