AltWeeklies Wire
Global Warming in a Time of Economic Meltdownnew
The credit crisis threatens progress on the energy/global warming front, since the needed major research and development on renewable energies, as well as the needed new infrastructure, require credit which has become very scarce. But the world cannot afford a time out.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Walter Kohn, Alan Heeger and Herbert Kroemer |
10-27-2008 |
Environment
Sustainable Straw: A Charming House Displays Eco-Ingenuitynew
Carolyn Roberts' warm and cozy home only cost about $50,000 to build and generates a measly $35 monthly in utility bills.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
10-24-2008 |
Housing & Development
The Road to Sustainability Has Lanes for More Than Just Carsnew
The Bay Area's unsustainable transportation system is the biggest cause of global warming and one of the biggest recipients of taxpayer money. And right now, most of those public funds are going to expand and maintain freeway systems, a priority that exacerbates our problems and delays the inevitable day of reckoning.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
10-23-2008 |
Transportation
Drilling Rhetoric: Lifting the Veil on National Energy Plansnew
It should come as no surprise that all of the significant national energy plans before us -- those of Obama, McCain, Pickens, and Google -- have efficiency at their core. Hear how four coalitions say they can make it work.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
10-22-2008 |
Environment
Is California's Solar and Clean Energy Act a Critical Tool or Critically Flawed?new
Two environmentalists face off on Proposition 7, which will be voted on by Californians in November.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Tam Hunt and Cliff Chen |
10-20-2008 |
Environment
Is there Natural Gas Beneath Dallas County?new
Drillers -- and cities -- are betting Barnett Shale riches are headed Dallas' way.
Dallas Observer |
Pablo Lastra |
10-14-2008 |
Environment
Natural Gas Exploration is Changing the Landscape of Arkansas -- Literallynew
Drilling operations in the Fayetteville Shale (including future operations planned on state Game and Fish lands leased to Chesapeake Energy) are raising environmental concerns. Drilling requires massive amounts of water, and produces a considerable amount of waste.
Arkansas Times |
Gerard Matthews |
10-03-2008 |
Environment
The Eco Hustle: What Green Meansnew
A collision of double entendre has caught us in the crossfire of capitalism and self-preservation. We need to sort it out. But our closest hold on what to do is a vague reference we mostly associate with money. Is it just a buying guide? What does "green" actually mean?
Flagpole Magazine |
Alan Flurry |
10-03-2008 |
Environment
Trash Haulers and Pols Care About Only One Kind of Greennew
The trash hauler in Broward County gets richer by not recycling recyclable materials, and if you believe the environmentalists, the campaign coffers of elected officials get richer by not demanding that the hauler recycle.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Thomas Francis |
09-30-2008 |
Environment
The Dust Bowl Cometh to Californianew
Will we control climate change in time to save California's crops? "There's a lot of different speculation, and I don't think anybody fully knows what's going to happen," says vintner Richard Sanford.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Sam Kornell |
09-30-2008 |
Environment
Rev. Richard Cizik: Thou Shalt Go Greennew
Religion and social issues aside, Cizik, 57, has become well-known the past few years for pushing a theme not usually associated with the evangelical movement: taking care of the Earth.
Colorado Springs Independent |
John Weiss |
09-16-2008 |
Religion
How to Harvest Rainwater for the Futurenew
In many developing nations, the need for water and the lack of public supplies has forced the population to capture rainwater and save it for use throughout the year, both for irrigating and for drinking. Incredibly, some states in America prohibit such resourcefulness.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Alastair Bland |
09-15-2008 |
Environment
Drug Trafficking and Crime Plague the Bordernew
The siege of the Chiricahuas can best be described as a low-level guerilla war, intermittent but always simmering, the scenes of trouble shifting regularly.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
09-12-2008 |
Immigration
SF's Clean Energy Act Could Mean Lower Carbon Emissions and Lower Electric Billsnew
The Clean Energy Act, which will appear as Proposition H on the November ballot, mandates that the city undertake a study to determine the most cost effective and expeditious way to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2040.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
09-11-2008 |
Environment
How Wild Mustard Could Be Used to Power Farms and Transitnew
In California's wine country, early spring paints the vineyards and fields with the chrome yellow of wild mustard. Its spicy leaves perk up a salad and infuse vinegar with a kick -- and oil from its seeds may soon power the buses of Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST).
East Bay Express |
Susan Kuchinskas |
09-10-2008 |
Environment
