AltWeeklies Wire
The LDS Church Eyes Barren Wetlands as a Future City Within Salt Lake Citynew
What is now home mostly to birds, mosquitoes and deer flies would eventually house up to 70,000 people in “a variety of neighborhoods with a range of housing types for a diverse population,” according to an update of the 2009 draft of the Northwest Quadrant Master Plan.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Katharine Biele |
03-16-2010 |
Religion
The Permaculture Credit Union Might Be America’s Greenest Banknew
Within a month of becoming president of the Santa Fe-based Permaculture Credit Union—a unique financial institution based, as the name suggests, on eco-friendly principles—Don Sarich had his first encounter with a skeptical government regulator.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
03-11-2010 |
Environment
Get Ready, Get Set: Ten Great Ideas That Could Save the Planetnew
No. 1: Shut down coal-fired power plants. We’re already producing 23 percent more electricity than peak demand forecast for this summer. And 27 percent more power than peak demand forecast for the summer of 2014, according to a recent report by the Ontario Clean Air Alliance.
NOW Magazine |
NOW Magazine Staff |
02-26-2010 |
Environment
An Unpublished Study Shows the Lethal Effects of the Cosco Busan Oil Spillnew
Federal and state scientists hid from the public the groundbreaking results of a government report on the extreme danger posed to fish by the 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill. Even as they shared them with the companies that control the Cosco Busan.
SF Weekly |
Peter Jamison |
02-24-2010 |
Environment
UNC Stutter-Steps on its Way to Becoming Coal-Freenew
UNC will go carbon neutral, which means it will balance any carbon dioxide emissions with an equal amount of reductions or offsets, officials say. But according to the university's current climate plan, that won't happen until 2050.
INDY Week |
Joe Schwartz |
02-12-2010 |
Environment
Canwest Global Communications is Accused of Unethical Adsnew
An environmental group is accusing Canwest Global Communications of blurring the lines between journalism and propaganda with its six-week ad feature on climate change.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Trevor Scott Howell |
02-11-2010 |
Media
Look Closer at 'Environmentalism' and Economic Healthnew
Every January since 1969, speakers, writers and aged witnesses are asked to recall the offshore oil well blowouts. They’re always asked, "What was it like?” By now, shouldn’t the question be, “Is it still relevant?”
Santa Barbara Independent |
Robert Sollen |
02-08-2010 |
Environment
The High-rise Haul: Improving Recycling in Philadelphianew
In the civic sport of recycling, pretty soon there will be those who can keep score and those who can't. That's unacceptable. Whether the burden falls on building managers, haulers or both, there's got to be a way for everyone to get into this game.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Bruce Schimmel |
12-29-2009 |
Housing & Development
Plants Along the Houston Ship Channel Loose Tons of Toxic Gases and Face Little Penaltynew
Out of seven toxic leaks, only the smallest received an enforcement citation from the state's regulatory agency, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. It penalized the plant $20,900 but then reduced the fine to $8,000.
Houston Press |
Chris Vogel |
12-22-2009 |
Environment
Biodiesel Blows Up, but Not in a Good Waynew
Interest in biofuels has sank, a drag for one Seattle start-up called Imperium Renewables, which built a gigantic biofuel-production plant in Grays Harbor County. Earlier this year, the company laid off most of its staff at the plant... and on Wed., Dec. 2, there was a massive explosion there.
Seattle Weekly |
Mark D. Fefer |
12-14-2009 |
Environment
Brentwood's Toxic Grave: Historic Dumping Grounds Finally Get Testednew
After years of promises to complete tests and determine what is really buried there, indications show that the historic Veteran's Administration property has not been well monitored. A disturbing collection of abandoned soldiers’ tombstones have sat for months.
L.A. Weekly |
Michael Collins |
12-11-2009 |
Environment
The World Rightly Sees Canada as the Villain at the Copenhagen Climate Change Talksnew
as the Canadian government tries to block climate change agreements to protect tar sands development, we're seen as the bad guy. Or, as British journalist George Monbiot writes, an "immediate threat to the global effort to sustain a peaceful and stable world."
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Bruce Wark |
12-11-2009 |
Environment
Water Rights: An Activist Faces Prison after Refusing his Sentence for 'Littering'new
On Dec. 4, a year after he was cited for littering on the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, activist Walt Staton was back in federal court, because he refused to pick up garbage.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
12-10-2009 |
Immigration
Money, Environmental and Political Worries Halt Big Bridgenew
AFTER YEARS OF steamrolling steadily in the same direction, the controversial Columbia River Crossing (CRC) plan has hit gridlock as leaders of the I-5 bridge replacement project clearly split last Friday.
The Portland Mercury |
Sarah Mirk |
12-10-2009 |
Transportation
Local Rainwater Guru Makes Home Water Harvesting Easynew
Roger Manley wants to help locals tap the precious liquid running off our roofs. Manley gave a broad overview of the water limitations facing the Monterey Peninsula, but he showed workshop participants how to make their own rainwater harvesting barrels for about $30 each.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
12-10-2009 |
Environment
