AltWeeklies Wire
Seeking an Eco-Friendly Way to Bury the Deadnew
There are a growing number of people searching for alternatives to the resource-intensive and highly toxic standard American funeral. One Colorado couple is leading the way in a new kind of funeral -- one that is affordable, meaningful and protects precious land.
Boulder Weekly |
Dana Logan |
02-19-2008 |
Environment
Get Ecoerotic With Green Sex Toysnew
Your vibrator could be the reason for someone else's unnaturally tiny penis. Really.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Molly Freedenberg |
02-13-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
SOS: Save Our Snownew
As powder melts and ice disappears, winter athletes start to fight global warming.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Brita Belli |
02-12-2008 |
Environment
The Metamorphosisnew
For over a century, the Carnegie Museum's section of Invertebrate Zoology has saved examples of millions of insects. Now, they're trying to help save the world.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Justin Hopper |
02-11-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Full Stream Aheadnew
With an environmental lawyer newly installed at the helm, the Lower Colorado River Authority charts a course between growth and good sense.
The Texas Observer |
Joe Nick Patoski |
02-11-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Vermont Bike Advocates Ask for Room on the Roadnew
Vermont is renowned for being a great place to ride a bike. Scenery and quiet country roads abound. Safety, however, is in shorter supply.
Seven Days |
Kirk Kardashian |
02-08-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Inherit the Windnew
Silicon Valley is scrambling to lead the alternative energy industry, but a little-known hang-up in the federal energy bill is sabotaging our chances.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
02-07-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Should We be Taxed for Eating Animals?new
Outside of nearly every presidential rally and campaign stop across South Carolina, you could find members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) dressed in bright pink pig costumes, handing out buttons and literature emblazoned with the slogan "Stop Global Warming: Tax Meat."
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
02-07-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Economics vs. Environment in the Gorge.new
The Columbia River Gorge Commission is deliberating whether to let a lumber company build a 250-unit resort in violation of existing rules against a large-scale development.
Willamette Week |
Jeremy Gillick |
02-06-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Is Our Future in the Oil Patch?new
Tecton Energy of Houston won’t say what it’s found after six months of exploration. But the company is punching more wells into the ground to pursue its hunch that the area holds valuable quantities of natural gas.
Weekly Alibi |
Jim Scarantino |
02-05-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
There are Alternatives to Desert Rock Power Plantnew
Navajo grassroots organizations continue to chip away at a Desert Rock coal-fired plant. Meanwhile, supporters maintain the proposed power plant will provide much-needed revenue for the Navajo Nation.
Weekly Alibi |
Kyra Gurney |
02-05-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
A View from the Dumpnew
It's a Bizarro image of the consumer cornucopia that comes from new Wal-Marts and CostCos along the shore.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Bruce Schimmel |
02-05-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Carbon Copy?new
Just what is carbon trading, anyway?
Seven Days |
Jon Margolis |
02-01-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Border Standoffnew
Public-land managers fight the feds over fences.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
02-01-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Growing Painsnew
In the face of growth and other challenges, national parks are set for expansion--but Congress refuses to pay up.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
02-01-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
