AltWeeklies Wire
CPS Energy: Wrong on Nukes, Putting Your Future at Risknew
Instead of scrambling to enhance the security of our communities by ramping up energy efficiency and making sure we all have the power we need in the event of an emergency, the utility will soon launch San Antonio into the fore of the "nuclear-energy revival" with only the haziest notions of the risks -- and the costs -- involved.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
10-24-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Superfun with Superfund in Texasnew
A scenic tour of Harris County's 11 best toxic attractions.
The Texas Observer |
Emily DePrang |
10-22-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
When It Comes to Biodiesel, How Pure Is Too Pure?new
Enviros cry foul at Ford's pump-perplexing warranty policy.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
10-22-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Reclaiming the California Coastnew
How the Coastal Commission allowed a nuclear power company to fence off public land, and how the public got some of it back.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
10-19-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Greening of Europenew
Europe's most stern rebuke of Bush and the American Right is the popularization of energy and environmental conservation in a mature culture that is just as accustomed to luxury as Americans.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
10-18-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Conservationists Are Betting on the Farm Billnew
Just when it seemed as though politicians were willing to give conservation programs a little attention (and a little money) through the 2007 revised farm bill, the tide began to turn.
Port Folio Weekly |
Jennifer O'Donnell |
10-17-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Is the Holy Light a Compact Fluorescent Bulb?new
Rev. Charles Morris believes the faith community has the responsibility to lead the way to salvation from fossil fuel dependence and pollution while embracing renewable energy sources.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
10-16-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Ban Those Bags!new
The plastic shopping bag is a pox on our subtropical house.
Miami New Times |
Tamara Lush |
10-15-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
California Inventor Introduces Organic Plant Controlnew
Getting pesticides out of the plant-control arsenal can be a thorny business, but Cameron Colson thinks his "Hydro Mechanical Obliteration" (HMO) machine is the answer.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Vrinda Normand |
10-11-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Plan To Withdraw Water From a Fla. River Sucks. Literally.
The state agency charged with managing Northeast Florida's water supply has given its blessing to siphon off 262 million gallons daily from the St. Johns River and its tributaries, a plan that river advocates say will be nothing short of catostrophic.
Folio Weekly |
Owen Holmes |
10-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Troubled Waters: The Klamath River Messnew
The Klamath River of Oregon and California is an object lesson in what can go wrong when people start tinkering with natural ecosystems, and a paradigm of what's wrong with the way rivers have been managed in the West.
The Source Weekly |
H. Bruce Miller |
10-09-2007 |
Environment
Eco-Campusnew
From Williams College on the East Coast to the University of Washington out west, campuses across the country are "greening" up their acts.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
10-04-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Water Situation in Georgia is Grimnew
We'll be damn lucky to have a drop to drink unless state leaders start acting like adults.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
10-04-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Cordoning off the Seanew
California's Marine Protected Areas represent a new approach to conservation -- and a potential boon for scientists.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Steve Hahn |
10-04-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
James Benney, the Indian Hunternew
Benney is so inspired by the East Bay's dozens of Native American sites that he published his own guidebook about them -- so why do all the experts wish he hadn't?
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
10-03-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
