AltWeeklies Wire
Indiana's Toxic Sludge Is Everyone Else's Problemnew
A British Petroleum (BP) oil refinery in Indiana will be allowed to increase the amount of toxic sludge it dumps in Lake Michigan -- it's the first time in 30 years that a business has been permitted to add more pollution to the lake.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
08-14-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Sin of Air Travelnew
Airlines have created programs to offset emissions, but the rising popularity of flying could wipe out any gains.
The Georgia Straight |
Ben Parfitt |
08-13-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Seattle Recycles, but Its Investments Aren't Too Greennew
Retirement portfolio, $2 billion deep, isn't earmarked for socially conscious companies.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
08-13-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Carbon Culturenew
All those giant cars, dick boats, and air-conditioned trophy homes all add up to one motherfucker of a carbon footprint.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
08-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Seattle Wants You to 'Green Up' by Paying Extranew
Is this ecologically sound or a waste of good intentions?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
New York Skyscrapers Cooled By Icenew
Energy-saving ice might be a retro solution to modern energy crisis.
New York Press |
Jill Colvin |
08-02-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Growing Oysters in Brooklyn for the Environmentnew
Eco-friendly oysters filter the sludge in New Your's Gowanus Canal.
New York Press |
Matt Cowan |
08-02-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Libby Meets Manhattannew
Connecting the dots between a New York terrorist attack and a Montana mining disaster.
Missoula Independent |
Paul Peters |
08-02-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Are Bees Too Busy?new
Could factory bee farming be behind the sudden decline in US populations?
East Bay Express |
Susan Kuchinskas |
08-01-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
San Diego Wasting Time?new
Mayor stalls on mandatory recycling program.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
07-30-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Global Warming Hates South Texasnew
Aggie study turns San Antonio into Laredo; South Texas the new Coahuila.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
07-30-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Living Green: Get Off the Bottlenew
Americans throw away 60 million plastic bottles each day, most of which wind up in landfills.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
07-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Global Warming Hates South Texasnew
"Here we have a region that's climate-vulnerable. These kinds of subtropical, semi-arid regions are on the edge already."
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
07-25-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Should It Matter Where Your Biodiesel Comes From?new
As Seattle's biodiesel industry prepares to explode, a pioneer throws down the ethical gauntlet.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
07-23-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Inventors Save Planetnew
From the labs of multinational corporations to suburban garages, inventors all over the globe are trying to find ways to rescue the world and get rich doing it -- and Santa Barbara is holding its own.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Martha Sadler |
07-23-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
