AltWeeklies Wire
Will Solar be Silicon Valley's Next Big Thing?new
Adobe boasts one of the best-known eco-friendly buildings in Silicon Valley, but it may have a lot more competition as clean-tech investment becomes the area's hot topic.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
08-17-2007 |
Environment
50 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprintnew
Even though industry and governments are going to have to make earth-shaking changes to cool things down, there's plenty we can to do help -- the basics of reducing our individual carbon footprints are to do what Henry David Thoreau said: "Simplify, simplify."
Metro Silicon Valley |
Diane Solomon |
08-17-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Return to Goo Lagoonnew
Ross Island still has problems.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
08-16-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Poison in Your Sofanew
California's standard is poisoning the whole nation, one sofa at a time.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Mark Leno |
08-16-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Bamboo-zled?new
Portland pushes its "sustainable" businesses without knowing what that means, exactly.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
08-16-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Unkindest Cutnew
Environmentalists try to save dwindling Louisiana cypress forests from becoming ground cover for gardeners.
Gambit |
Mollie Day |
08-15-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Why Isn't New Orleans Recycling?new
Recycling is more than a great way to put durable products back into use and save landfill space, and it's also good economic development -- but post-Katrina, the city has abandoned its program.
Gambit |
Sarah Andert |
08-15-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Indiana's Toxic Sludge Is Everyone Else's Problemnew
A British Petroleum (BP) oil refinery in Indiana will be allowed to increase the amount of toxic sludge it dumps in Lake Michigan -- it's the first time in 30 years that a business has been permitted to add more pollution to the lake.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
08-14-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Sin of Air Travelnew
Airlines have created programs to offset emissions, but the rising popularity of flying could wipe out any gains.
The Georgia Straight |
Ben Parfitt |
08-13-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Seattle Recycles, but Its Investments Aren't Too Greennew
Retirement portfolio, $2 billion deep, isn't earmarked for socially conscious companies.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
08-13-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Carbon Culturenew
All those giant cars, dick boats, and air-conditioned trophy homes all add up to one motherfucker of a carbon footprint.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
08-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Norman Borlaug, the Bad Seednew
Why give father of 60s agro reform a congressional medal when his Green Revolution devastated farming?
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
08-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Seattle Wants You to 'Green Up' by Paying Extranew
Is this ecologically sound or a waste of good intentions?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Ravaged Refugesnew
Wildlife sanctuaries are perennially short-changed.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
08-02-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
New York Skyscrapers Cooled By Icenew
Energy-saving ice might be a retro solution to modern energy crisis.
New York Press |
Jill Colvin |
08-02-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
