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Educational Institutions Go Greennew

California State University-Monterey Bay and Monterey Institute of International Studies pledge to teach sustainability.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Zachary Stahl  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Green Commitmentnew

Local governments in California are taking the global warming fight in their own hands.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Jessica Lyons  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Local, State Efforts Sprout Despite Federal Inactionnew

The city of Columbia, S.C., is not waiting for a federal mandate to go green.
Columbia Free Times  |  Eric Ward and Julie Jarema  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Kentucky Still Lags Behind, But the Bluegrass Could Changenew

Tom Fitzgerald, director of the Kentucky Resources Council, talks about Kyoto, Kentucky, carbon, optimism in a time of crisis, and how we might extract ourselves from the mess we’ve made of our ecosystem.
LEO Weekly  |  Stephen George  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Small Steps Forward, Small Steps Backnew

Louisville, Ky., inches along on climate protection.
LEO Weekly  |  Jennifer Oladipo  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

More Freewaysnew

Oregon's local response to climate change.
Eugene Weekly  |  Alan Pittman  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Southern Arizona's Bird Populations are Dwindlingnew

Climate change and urban development are two major causes of habitat loss, according to Tucson Audubon Society executive director Paul Green.
Tucson Weekly  |  Dave Devine  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

An Arizona Band Finds It Isn't Really Easy Being Greennew

The members of Mr. Free and the Satellite Freakout have learned that getting a tour bus to run on vegetable oil is no easy task.
Tucson Weekly  |  Jim Nintzel  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Up In Smoke: A Decade of Canadian Inactionnew

A decade after the international community agreed to the Kyoto Protocol, and five years since Parliament ratified the agreement, there isn't a lot of good news about how Canada has done in living up to its international obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
VUE Weekly  |  Scott Harris  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Living Green: There's Nothing Like Lead for the Holidaysnew

Holiday caveat No. 1: Those twinkling lights you're stringing on the tree or around the windows can be hazardous to your health.
INDY Week  |  Lisa Sorg  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Energy Interests Fund Duke's Climate Change Researchnew

Duke Energy and ConocoPhillips have donated $3.5 million to Duke University's Climate Change Policy Partnership, and that financial support may have influenced academic research.
INDY Week  |  Matt Saldana  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Does Curbside Recycling Really Do Any Good?new

Curbside recycling is better at assuaging the guilt we collectively feel as ever-hungry consumers than it is at doing something positive for the environment. As such, it's a public-policy crutch.
Orlando Weekly  |  Deanna Sheffield  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Hot Air Rises in North Carolinanew

State senator parades dubious "global warming experts" before commission.
INDY Week  |  Mosi Secret  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

James Hansen Won't Be Quietnew

NASA scientist calls for 10-year moratorium on coal-fired power plants.
INDY Week  |  Lisa Sorg  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Change in the Weathernew

Climate change is not just for environmentalists any more.
Charleston City Paper  |  Will Moredock  |  12-05-2007  |  Environment

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