AltWeeklies Wire
Has 'Moneyed Elite' Kept Pols From Tackling Peak Oil?new
That's professor Bill Rees' take; he says that politicians should be "running for shelter" following the October 23 release of a report on peak oil by Germany-based Energy Watch Group.
The Georgia Straight |
Matthew Burrows |
11-02-2007 |
Environment
Living Green: Dealing With Droughtnew
Before resorting to drastic measures, plunk down $10 or so and buy a low-flow aerator; installed on your faucets and showerheads, it adds air to the stream of water to keep the flow even and full.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
11-01-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Feds Tiptoe Around Fire Safety Violations at Nuke Plantnew
Progress Energy's Shearon Harris plant remains under investigation for its violations by the U.S. Government Accountability Office and the NRC's Office of the Inspector General.
INDY Week |
Matt Saldana |
11-01-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Power Co. Claims Green Future, but Wants New Coal Plantnew
Coal-fired power plants are the top culprits among greenhouse gas emitters. It's estimated that Santee Cooper's proposed plant would spew 8.7 million tons of carbon dioxide and 138 pounds of mercury into the air each year.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
10-31-2007 |
Environment
Are High-Rises Really Green?new
High-rises use energy in ways that single-family homes don't.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amy Hough |
10-31-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Environmental Justice Movement Hits the Citynew
For a long time people thought an environmentalist was a white guy hiking through the woods hugging trees. There are still plenty of tree huggers out there, but the environmental movement has moved to the city.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
10-30-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
New Mexico's Troubled Watersnew
A new Environment New Mexico report shows more than half of the state's major industrial and municipal facilities are polluting New Mexico's waterways.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
10-30-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Climate Change in Milwaukee?new
Milwaukee Public Museum exhibit educates and entertains.
Shepherd Express |
Aisha Motlani |
10-29-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
A Nobel Causenew
University of Montana climate scientist Steve Running talks about being part of the international committee that won the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month.
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
10-29-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Kyoto, environment
The Green Popenew
The Sierra Club's executive director Carl Pope on global warming, water, and Al Gore.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
10-29-2007 |
Environment
A Critical Mass for Recycling in Chicagonew
Under mounting pressure from citizens, can the city come up with a recycling plan that actually works?
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
10-29-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Recycling, environment
The Heated Debate on Patio Heatersnew
Hey you! Yes you, you wine-sipping, art-plotting, outdoor-cafe patronizing, cosmopolitan urbanite! You're killing the planet!
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
10-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Legal Battle Continues Over Moth Spraynew
Now that the complete list of ingredients in the CheckMate pheromone products has been released, the public can focus on the question of whether they are safe. Though officials reply with a mollifying yes and activists with a nervous no, the answer is more like a murky maybe.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
10-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Community Under the Starsnew
In a pristine corner of Arizona, Sky Village brings together lovers of astronomy.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
10-25-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Trends and Trespassnew
Are feds throwing conservation to the wind, especially in border areas?
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
10-25-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
