AltWeeklies Wire
How Green Is Your Pot?new
A new collective is trying to sell sustainable, organically grown marijuana, but patients are hooked on indoor weed that wastes energy and pollutes the planet.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
07-13-2011 |
Drugs
Water: Worst-Case Scenarios, What-Ifs, Heroes and Wastersnew
Humankind’s most recently scheduled date with the apocalypse came and went without much fanfare. But in New Mexico this year, with fire scorching the ground, smoke filling the air and drought settling in, it doesn’t exactly feel like we’ve gotten off scot-free.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Zane Fischer |
06-21-2011 |
Environment
Drone Zone: High-Tech War Games in Oregon?new
If senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have their way, and the FAA reauthorization bill is signed into law with an increase in drone-testing areas inserted, then a swath of high desert, currently home to sage grouse and antelope, could become prime real estate for drones or more accurately, unmanned aerial systems. As war becomes more and more like a high tech video game, the question becomes: Does Oregon want to be in the business of testing killing machines?
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
05-20-2011 |
War
U.S. Opinion Leaders Emphasize Importance of Tar Sands Reviewnew
Premier Ed Stelmach is incensed that Barack Obama won't swallow his pro-oil industry and anti-environment rhetoric when it comes to Aberta's tar sands.
VUE Weekly |
Ricardo Acuna |
04-20-2011 |
Environment
ClimateStupid: Why One Innovative Energy Program in Colorado Was Killednew
When Boulder County's ClimateSmart loan program was suspended last year, it left hundreds of local homeowners holding the bag -- a bag they now need to fill with money.
Boulder Weekly |
Jefferson Dodge |
04-08-2011 |
Environment
How Easy is it to Ditch the Car Commute in Nashville?new
Members of the Scene staff took a pact of sustainability and agreed to leave our gasoline-chugging, dirty carbon footprint-leaving automobiles in park for a week. While our week of alternative transportation wasn't always pretty, it was educational, motivational and sometimes even fun.
Nashville Scene |
Staff |
04-07-2011 |
Transportation
What Will it Take to Get New Orleans on the Map for Biking in the U.S.?new
Consider how far New Orleans has come: pre-Katrina, the city had limited plans for lanes and paths. Following the 2005 levee failures, those plans had to start from scratch, and as the city rebuilt, planners looked for ways to involve bikes at the same pace as the rest of the city.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
04-05-2011 |
Transportation
Plastic Crusadernew
Can Stiv Wilson ban the plastic bag in Oregon?
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
03-16-2011 |
Environment
Growth and Prosperitynew
Urban sprawl doesn't create jobs. The “conventional wisdom” that growth generates economic and employment benefits was not supported by the data. The study found that those metro areas that have fared the best had the lowest growth rates.
Eugene Weekly |
Eben Fodor |
01-06-2011 |
Housing & Development
Broken Arrownew
The Golden Rule -- a legendary ship used by early anti-nuclear activists -- has been parked in Humboldt Bay for years, in an awful state of disrepair. A veteran's group is looking to remedy that.
North Coast Journal |
Heidi Walters |
09-09-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Environment, Anti-Nuke
Unmasking the Pollutersnew
MacArthur "Genius" award winner Wilma Subra could be making great money in industry. Instead, she's using her scientific skills to work for threatened communities.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Wendy Lyons Sunshine |
08-02-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Environment, Wilma Subra
Alice Waters Protested for Supporting Human Waste as Compostnew
The proprietor of Berkeley’s fabled Chez Panisse has emerged as a staunch and unlikely defender of fertilizing your garden with sewage sludge compost, which SF officials have recently discontinued giving away because of environmental concerns.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Brady Welch |
04-01-2010 |
Environment
Phone Books Under Siegenew
Why phone books are in the crosshairs of legislators, environmentalists and pissed-off citizens.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
03-31-2010 |
Environment
Will the Louisiana Public Service Commission Pull the Plug on Renewable Energy?new
Both sides of the scale tip with each consideration: Will ratepayers get shafted? Will utilities stay out of the red? Are jobs stable? Is the environment benefiting? Are our local energy sources secure? And can the feds stay out of the state's hair?
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
03-17-2010 |
Environment
No Cost for Dredging South Fork Yet: Locals Weigh In on Possibilitiesnew
With the exception of a slip of the tongue by Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority Chairman Mike Gaffney, last week’s public meeting on a dredging feasibility study for the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir kept talk of potential costs underwater.
C-Ville Weekly |
Brendan Fitzgerald |
03-17-2010 |
Environment
