AltWeeklies Wire
Water Waysnew
Is it time the feds cleaned up their act? A new report indicates they need to.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
11-07-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Carbon Indulgencesnew
Carbon offset fees may be new, but the underlying notion goes back to the Middle Ages, when the Catholic Church sold wealthy people indulgences to offset the spiritual cost of their sins and assure a place for them in heaven. And yet at least the kids in 1380 knew that indulgences were bullshit.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
11-07-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Konrad Steffen, the Ice Mannew
When Al Gore and other global-warming experts want to come in out of the cold, they turn to this professor.
Westword |
Joel Warner |
11-05-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Kyoto, environment
That Sinking Feelingnew
The water's rising, the island's subsiding, and Galveston, Texas, keeps on building.
The Texas Observer |
Forrest Wilder |
11-05-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Has 'Moneyed Elite' Kept Pols From Tackling Peak Oil?new
That's professor Bill Rees' take; he says that politicians should be "running for shelter" following the October 23 release of a report on peak oil by Germany-based Energy Watch Group.
The Georgia Straight |
Matthew Burrows |
11-02-2007 |
Environment
Are High-Rises Really Green?new
High-rises use energy in ways that single-family homes don't.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amy Hough |
10-31-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Environmental Justice Movement Hits the Citynew
For a long time people thought an environmentalist was a white guy hiking through the woods hugging trees. There are still plenty of tree huggers out there, but the environmental movement has moved to the city.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
10-30-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
New Mexico's Troubled Watersnew
A new Environment New Mexico report shows more than half of the state's major industrial and municipal facilities are polluting New Mexico's waterways.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
10-30-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Climate Change in Milwaukee?new
Milwaukee Public Museum exhibit educates and entertains.
Shepherd Express |
Aisha Motlani |
10-29-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
A Nobel Causenew
University of Montana climate scientist Steve Running talks about being part of the international committee that won the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month.
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
10-29-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Kyoto, environment
The Green Popenew
The Sierra Club's executive director Carl Pope on global warming, water, and Al Gore.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
10-29-2007 |
Environment
A Critical Mass for Recycling in Chicagonew
Under mounting pressure from citizens, can the city come up with a recycling plan that actually works?
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
10-29-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Recycling, environment
The Heated Debate on Patio Heatersnew
Hey you! Yes you, you wine-sipping, art-plotting, outdoor-cafe patronizing, cosmopolitan urbanite! You're killing the planet!
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
10-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Trends and Trespassnew
Are feds throwing conservation to the wind, especially in border areas?
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
10-25-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Much Ado About Mulchnew
Wal-Mart has agreed to stop selling Louisiana cypress mulch, but much more needs to be done to protect Louisiana's iconic tree.
Gambit |
Mollie Day |
10-24-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
