AltWeeklies Wire
Greetings from Charleston's Underwater Futurenew
Our unchecked energy consumption -- led by manufacturing, consumerism, and plain old convenience -- has compressed eons of climate change into mere centuries, or perhaps even decades. And the heat is on this low-lying area.
Charleston City Paper |
Lindsay Koob |
09-12-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Portland Region's Top 25 Water-Using Residencesnew
These people waste so much water, it's scary.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin and Rachel Schiff |
09-12-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Nonprofit Hopes its Big Green Building Generates More than Warm Fuzziesnew
Urban Green Partnership's planned eight-story, 80,000-square-foot structure would be one of the most sustainable and self-sufficient multiuse buildings ever constructed in a city.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Will Dean |
09-11-2007 |
Housing & Development
More Undersea Explosions Coming to Washington?new
Environmentalists -- some already mulling a lawsuit for underwater tests -- say a new Navy plan poses a broader risk to Puget Sound and its marine life.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
09-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Getting Schooled on the Nasty Politics of Dirty Airnew
Clean air advocates in North Texas think they can win merely because they're on the side of the facts and the angels -- but they don't know how to fight the Austin way.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
09-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Wisconsin Goes Nuclearnew
State Republicans relax nuclear power restrictions in their budget plan.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
09-10-2007 |
Environment
The Global Warming Debatenew
A Boulder nonprofit gathers artists and scientists to spark dialogue about the impact of climate change.
Boulder Weekly |
Grace Hood |
09-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Rescuing Southern California's Portsnew
Massive plan to stem pollution could create a truckers' utopia.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Greg Katz |
09-07-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Breathing (and Dying) in L.A.new
Top smog doctors find new maladies.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Matthew Mundy |
09-07-2007 |
Environment
How Green Was My Burning Man?new
For every pro-planet change at this year's green-themed event, there were many examples of same old, same old environmental degradation.
Chico News & Review |
D. Brian Burghart |
09-07-2007 |
Environment
Laid to Rustnew
Six years and $19 million into a major Superfund cleanup, why is the Ompompanoosuc River running orange?
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
09-05-2007 |
Environment
A Kinder, Gentler Smokestack?new
Critics say a Minneapolis power plant designed to reduce carbon emissions could be a cancer-causing boondoggle.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
09-05-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Burning Man's Contradictionsnew
Burning Man's green theme flopped -- but not for lack of good intentions. Plus: Reactions to the Gonzo burner's premature inflammation.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
09-05-2007 |
Environment
The Army's Deadly VX Waste is Burning In Texasnew
The Army has claimed the waste is no more dangerous than kitchen cleaners, but when environmental scientists began looking at the disposal process, they found scary scenarios.
The Texas Observer |
Rusty Middleton |
09-04-2007 |
Environment
Revenge of the Electric Car?new
The first electric police car in the U.S. was introduced last week by Connellsville, Pa., officials and hailed as a true masterpiece.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary F. Patel |
09-04-2007 |
Environment
