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Can the Motor City Become a Green Giant?new

An ecologically progressive vision for Detroit's future.
Metro Times  |  Larry Gabriel  |  11-13-2007  |  Environment

The Unseen Peace Prize Winnersnew

Overshadowed by Al Gore, Madison scientists played quiet part in Nobel endeavor.
Isthmus  |  Bill Lueders  |  11-13-2007  |  Environment

Top Execs Finally Fess Up to Imminent End of Oilnew

And it may already be here.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  11-09-2007  |  Environment

I Wanna Be (Bio)degradednew

As the exceptional drought persists, some schools, businesses and homes are switching from ceramic dinnerware and glass tumblers to paper plates and plastic cups to conserve water -- if you decide to go the disposable route, go biodegradable and compostable.
INDY Week  |  Lisa Sorg  |  11-08-2007  |  Environment

Green Is the New Blacknew

How to be socially responsible in a $240 pair of pants.
Boston Phoenix  |  Sharon Steel  |  11-08-2007  |  Environment

Greased Lightningnew

We've plundered the Earth for ever-depleting oil reserves, now the biodiesel subculture is plotting a green-oil revolution. If only it were legal.
Boston Phoenix  |  Mike Miliard  |  11-08-2007  |  Environment

Just How Green Are You?new

You know your blood pressure, your weight, and your shoe size, but do you know how big your carbon footprint is? These 25 questions should separate the panda killers from the eco-saints.
Boston Phoenix  |  Deirdre Fulton  |  11-08-2007  |  Environment

Eco-Living: The New Opiate of the Massesnew

The idea of a consumer-led environmental movement has pollution-belching multi-nationals rolling in the aisles -- and the joke is on you.
Boston Phoenix  |  David S. Bernstein  |  11-08-2007  |  Environment

Trash Talknew

Everything we do degrades or exhausts the world. Somewhere, in a realm we cannot quite grasp or visualize, we are blowing it every second. The stress alone could kill us.
Boston Phoenix  |  James Parker  |  11-08-2007  |  Environment

What Happens if Georgia's Water Tap Goes Dry?new

Should the last drops of water trickle from the gates of Buford Dam at Lake Lanier, the metropolitan area would be in an unprecedented pinch.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Thomas Wheatley  |  11-08-2007  |  Environment

Fighting Global Warming With High-Risesnew

Mayor Gavin Newsom could become an environmental star by raising, and broadening, San Francisco's skyline more aggressively than anything we've seen before.
SF Weekly  |  Matt Smith  |  11-08-2007  |  Environment

Water Waysnew

Is it time the feds cleaned up their act? A new report indicates they need to.
Tucson Weekly  |  Tim Vanderpool  |  11-07-2007  |  Environment

Carbon Indulgencesnew

Carbon offset fees may be new, but the underlying notion goes back to the Middle Ages, when the Catholic Church sold wealthy people indulgences to offset the spiritual cost of their sins and assure a place for them in heaven. And yet at least the kids in 1380 knew that indulgences were bullshit.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Annalee Newitz  |  11-07-2007  |  Environment

The Bay-Delta Connectionnew

Scientists predict that rising sea levels and levee failures could have profound consequences for both ecosystems.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Sarah Phelan  |  11-07-2007  |  Environment

An Inconvenient Tusknew

With the ice caps melting and the Minutemen North on patrol, to whom should our displaced Artic friends turn? An illustrated commentary.
Boston Phoenix  |  David Kish  |  11-05-2007  |  Environment

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