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The Hestia Projectnew

Mapping pollution, house by house.
NUVO  |  Scott Shoger  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Happy Anniversary, Kyotonew

Anniversaries offer us the opportunity for reflection on the past and a re-commitment to the future. Let's hope that this Dec 11, the 10th anniversary of the day the international community reached agreement on the Kyoto Protocol, does the same for the nations of the world as they meet in Bali to create the framework for the next phase of global action on climate change.
VUE Weekly  |  Scott Harris  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Greenbuild 2007new

At U.S. Green Building Council’s conference in November, Bill Clinton made many powerful points about the transition from a carbon economy to a green economy.
NUVO  |  David Kadlec  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

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

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