AltWeeklies Wire
Panic Shroomnew
Are mushrooms and human hair the organic, 21st-century answer to toxic disasters like the spill in San Francisco Bay?
Metro Silicon Valley |
Alastair Bland |
01-10-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Seattle's E-Waste Conundrumnew
Our new state e-waste law won't go into effect for another year. It's a complicated scheme in which industry will take back its wares, at no cost to the consumer, via the Washington Material Management and Financing Authority.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
01-07-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Can Burning Man Leave a Legacy of Renewable Energy?new
Last month, a 90-kilowatt solar array -- some of which was used to power the eponymous Man at last year's event -- was placed in the town of Gerlach, Nev., as a donation to the Washoe County School District. It will give the school free, clean power for the next 25 years, saving the district about $20,000 annually.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
01-03-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Short Showers Can't Stop North Carolina's Droughtnew
Local leaders and water experts say the state needs to spend more time and money on a regional approach to planning, conservation and sustainability. Press releases and public service announcements, even with the cooperation of the media, aren't cutting it.
INDY Week |
Cat Warren |
01-03-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
2007 Was the Year of Climate Changenew
Not, mind you, the year anything substantive was done about climate change, but rather the year climate change took center stage.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
12-28-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Global Warming Drives Animals Up California's Coastnew
Tidal species native to the Central Coast may be vulnerable to takeover by invaders better equipped for the heat, with ripple effects up the food chain.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
12-27-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Forgotten Forestsnew
Louisiana's coastal wetland forests are hard to define, but they could be easy to lose if timber and environmental interests don't resolve some fundamental differences.
Gambit |
Mollie Day |
12-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Coal is Cheap and Abundant, but Can it Really Be Clean?new
South Carolina is a battleground in the debate over America's coal future.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
12-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Bali Hullabaloonew
Don't believe the cynics -- we'll get climate change targets after U.S. tosses Bush.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
12-21-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Kyoto, environment
Global Warming Remained a Hot Story in 2007new
The bad news: Global warming. The good news: Alternative energy sources like wind and solar power are becoming more of a reality.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Laura Paskus |
12-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Drought Tolerancenew
We are in deep silt, smack in the dry river bed of denial.
INDY Week |
Cat Warren |
12-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The New Atomic Agenew
Nuclear power is making a comeback, and the Tennessee Valley Authority hopes to lead the way with its first new reactors in 30 years. But can it really solve our energy problems?
Metro Pulse |
Rikki Hall |
12-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Is Childbirth Bad for the Earth?new
I'm drawn to the childless life for a number of reasons, and reading the International Panel on Climate Change reports released this year has given me one more.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
12-19-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Fission Accomplishednew
When the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant finally closes, will there be enough money to clean up its radioactive legacy?
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
12-17-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Plastic Poisonnew
Phthalates protect plastic by making it more malleable, but a growing number of scientific studies suggest that while protecting plastic, certain phthalates are poisoning people. One place where toxic phthalates are particularly problematic is in children's toys.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
12-17-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
