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Attorney Jim Blackburn has been the strong right arm of the environmental movement in Houston for decades. But a new book by Diane Wilson is dredging up a part of Blackburn's past in which his actions don't appear quite so noble.
Houston Press |
Greg Harman |
10-17-2005 |
Environment
Landfill Makes Its Northeast Houston Neighbors Miserablenew
When a Houston landfill announced that it wanted to take its mountain of trash up from 188 feet up to 316 feet, the Northeast Environmental Justice Association filed suit.
Houston Press |
Greg Harman |
10-10-2005 |
Environment
New Nuclear Reactors May Go to Southnew
A nuclear-power consortium targets Alabama and
Mississippi for the next reactors, suggesting that Clinton, Ill., no longer is a leading site for Exelon Corp.'s next nuke.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
10-07-2005 |
Environment
Knocking Opportunitynew
Bordered by wasteland and marked as a dump, a small Montana town near the Clark Fork River’s headwaters fears the Milltown Dam cleanup could shut the door on its future.
Missoula Independent |
Jessie McQuillan |
10-06-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
It's Getting Hot in Herenew
Climate scientist Raymond Bradley's work on global warming is not controversial among scientists, but a Republican Congressman thinks it is.
Valley Advocate |
Andrew Varnon |
10-06-2005 |
Environment
Roadkill Bluesnew
Park byways have become a bloody mess.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
09-29-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Hurricanes Love the Heatnew
Now that two superstorms have pummeled the Gulf Coast in less than four weeks, one has to ask: Has global warming souped up Atlantic hurricanes?
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
09-28-2005 |
Environment
I Sing the Scooter Electric
A former gas guzzler ponders hurricanes, climate change and the Car of the Future, before settling on an electric scooter.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Jennifer Lowe |
09-28-2005 |
Environment
Jumping the Cutnew
Even as Bitterroot National Forest officials continue taking comment on a controversial timber cut, they've already spent $160,000 toward enacting a plan that 98 percent of the public says it doesn't want.
Missoula Independent |
Jessie McQuillan |
09-22-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Fire Storm: Can Burning Man Evolve Creatively to Cut Pollution?new
As water engulfed New Orleans in early September, fire consumed Black Rock City, Nevada. And oil fueled both events. Is Burning Man turning a blind eye to its fossil fuel addicton?
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
09-19-2005 |
Environment
Shaking the Tree
Activists opposed to Oklahoma City’s proposed logging of Lake Atoka don’t consider the tree removal an environmentally sound idea. But officials claim the logging will control erosion near the metro’s main water source.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Deborah Benjamin |
09-16-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The New Gasnew
The high price of gasoline is starting to make alternative fuels look better. Meet Biodiesel, a simple derivative of vegetable oil, ethanol and lye that can be brewed in a backyard still.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
09-15-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Running on Greasenew
An Ohio man is busy re-tooling diesel engines to run on a fuel you can typically get for nothing -- used cooking grease.
The Athens NEWS |
Jim Phillips |
09-02-2005 |
Environment
Biologists Enlist Fish to Fight Aquatic Weedsnew
Unchecked, hydrilla can fill lakes and ponds with dense, green curtains that choke out native species and snare boats and swimmers. But it appears to have met its match in another equally exotic species -- the sterile grass carp.
Mountain Xpress |
Kent Priestly |
08-23-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Seeking Alternatives to Gas Guzzlersnew
With gas prices through the roof, a handful of Quebecers are converting their own cars to biodiesel vehicles. The DIY
combination of vegetable oil, animal fat and cooking oil is intriguing to green-minded drivers, although it hasn't taken off just yet.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
08-19-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
