AltWeeklies Wire
Texas Shale Keeps Bubblingnew
The latest study of gas drilling's effects on air quality has convinced almost no one.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
08-20-2010 |
Environment
Downwinders on the Risenew
They financed it with baked goods and garage sales, but a North Texas environmental group has pursued its clean-air crusade for more than 20 years -- and won some major victories.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Eric Griffey |
08-20-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Jim Schermbeck
Flight Risk: Northern Birds Could Face Danger From BP Spillnew
This fall, as the migration starts, Northern birds will make their way to the marshes and shore areas along the Gulf of Mexico. Because of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the birds could be at risk of coming in contact with oil.
City Newspaper |
Jeremy Moule |
08-16-2010 |
Environment
Tags: BP, Gulf Oil Spill
Talking Treesnew
How scientists are coaxing 2,000 years of climate data from ancient redwoods.
North Coast Journal |
Ryan Burns |
08-16-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Redwood Trees
Can You Unsubscribe to the Phone Book?new
Turns out, you can rid yourself of dead-tree guilt.
The Memphis Flyer |
Matthew Writt |
08-11-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Servicey!
It's Not Easy Going Greennew
The University of Montana's goal of carbon neutrality by 2020 may sound great, but key elements of its plan could prove problematic.
Missoula Independent |
Erika Fredrickson |
08-09-2010 |
Environment
Tags: University of Montana
The EPA Aims to Get the Lead Outnew
The agency's new lead certification program for contractors means well, but will it work?
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
08-04-2010 |
Environment
Unmasking the Pollutersnew
MacArthur "Genius" award winner Wilma Subra could be making great money in industry. Instead, she's using her scientific skills to work for threatened communities.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Wendy Lyons Sunshine |
08-02-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Environment, Wilma Subra
Solar Perplexusnew
Monterey County was poised for a rooftop Renaissance. Then Fannie and Freddie crashed the party.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
07-30-2010 |
Environment
Will Oakland's Giant Pot Farms Be Green?new
The massive indoor medical cannabis grows will consume huge amounts of electricity. But will the city make sure they don't add to greenhouse-gas emissions?
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
07-29-2010 |
Environment
Text Marks the (Oil) Spotnew
Gulf residents help map the oiled Gulf Coast from their phones and kites.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
07-28-2010 |
Environment
Tags: BP, Deepwater Horizon
BP's Toll on Texasnew
If you want to understand the depth of BP’s venality -- and the uselessness of state regulators -- go back two weeks before the collapse of the Deepwater Horizon.
The Texas Observer |
Texas Observer Staff |
07-23-2010 |
Environment
Tags: BP
San Francisco's Killer Frogsnew
A tiny pond near the mouth of Golden Gate Park is host to as many as 10,000 invasive African clawed frogs so voracious they're a threat to the entire state.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
07-23-2010 |
Environment
Biomass: Is Its Bite Worth the Bark?new
It seems the word “biomass” is synonymous with burning trees in a plant, but the term is much broader than that. Biomass energy can come from more sources than just burning wood.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
07-22-2010 |
Environment
The Next Hot Spot for Offshore Drillingnew
The feds have targeted areas off the environmentally sensitive North Carolina coast for oil and gas exploration.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
07-02-2010 |
Environment
