AltWeeklies Wire
Bali Hullabaloonew
Don't believe the cynics -- we'll get climate change targets after U.S. tosses Bush.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
12-21-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Kyoto, environment
Global Warming Remained a Hot Story in 2007new
The bad news: Global warming. The good news: Alternative energy sources like wind and solar power are becoming more of a reality.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Laura Paskus |
12-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Drought Tolerancenew
We are in deep silt, smack in the dry river bed of denial.
INDY Week |
Cat Warren |
12-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The New Atomic Agenew
Nuclear power is making a comeback, and the Tennessee Valley Authority hopes to lead the way with its first new reactors in 30 years. But can it really solve our energy problems?
Metro Pulse |
Rikki Hall |
12-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The $150 Million Question: Gas-Guzzling Trucks or Dirty Tugboats?new
A ticked-off tribe and a delicate union negotiation could stop Metro from picking the most fuel-efficient option on a massive upcoming garbage-hauling contract.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
12-19-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Is Childbirth Bad for the Earth?new
I'm drawn to the childless life for a number of reasons, and reading the International Panel on Climate Change reports released this year has given me one more.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
12-19-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Burying the Oppositionnew
A plan for radioactive waste burial is so bad even some at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality think it should be killed. Fat chance.
The Texas Observer |
Forrest Wilder |
12-17-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Fission Accomplishednew
When the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant finally closes, will there be enough money to clean up its radioactive legacy?
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
12-17-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Plastic Poisonnew
Phthalates protect plastic by making it more malleable, but a growing number of scientific studies suggest that while protecting plastic, certain phthalates are poisoning people. One place where toxic phthalates are particularly problematic is in children's toys.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
12-17-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
In Reversenew
The Blue Ribbon Coalition, those guys that love throttle-twisting recreation in the wilderness, now say they're going green.
Boise Weekly |
Deanna Darr |
12-13-2007 |
Environment
Tap Water Wears a Bow Tie When Put in a Bottle & Soldnew
It would be the most ironic of ironies, but we'd probably be too dehydrated to laugh.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
12-13-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Explorer Returns to the Arctic to Take On Global Warmingnew
The story of true ice man Will Steger.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matthew Smith |
12-12-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Mining for Black Goldnew
As Berkeley joins most of its Alameda County peers, food-scrap composting has become a viable business.
East Bay Express |
Matthew Green |
12-12-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Go Green!
Ten years after Kyoto, the biggest changes are happening on a small scale -- here are several Northeast Florida residents who've made the important, meaningful and often surprisingly easy decision to go green.
Folio Weekly |
Staff |
12-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Kyoto, environment
Meet Mr. Coolnew
Ross Clark is the man whose job it is to reduce Santa Cruz's carbon footprint.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Steve Hahn |
12-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Kyoto, environment
