AltWeeklies Wire
Mountain Families Clash With Environmentalistsnew
It's a conflict where both sides are right, each in their own way, and no one is a villain -- except the federal government, but that goes without saying.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
06-02-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Rancher Turns the Tables on Environmentalistsnew
The Center for Biological Diversity tried to make Jim Chilton a bad guy. He sued -- a switch, given that the Center is normally the one filing the lawsuits -- and won one of the biggest punitive damage awards Arizona is likely to see this year.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
06-02-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Drought of 2005new
Cascade Mountain snowpack is scant, so Seattle utilities have carefully measured and managed every drop of water.
Seattle Weekly |
Kirsten DeLara |
05-25-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Bye-bye Outer Banksnew
A movement to address climate change is building across North Carolina, but it faces opposition from powerful corporate interests. Meanwhile, our coast is disappearing.
INDY Week |
Sue Sturgis |
05-16-2005 |
Environment
Living with Falloutnew
Although a new study found that 15 Montana counties received some of the nation’s highest doses of fallout following Nevada’ nuclear tests in the 1950s, Montanans aren’t included in the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
Missoula Independent |
Jessie McQuillan |
05-13-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
'Mark the Shark' Poses With Wrong Catchnew
One of the dead sharks in a photo that charter-fishing captain Mark Quartiano distributed to publicize his latest catch appears to belong to a protected species.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
05-10-2005 |
Environment
Improper Proposalnew
The Real ID Act would gut border environmental laws.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
05-05-2005 |
Environment
This Fish Is a No-Brainernew
If we were serious about living consciously, we'd stop eating fish.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
04-29-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
When the Tank Goes Drynew
If the peak-oil theory is correct, the world is going to run out of oil soon -- will you be ready?
Metroland |
Shawn Stone |
04-22-2005 |
Environment
Reuse, Reuse and Reusenew
Freecycle phenomenon puts the Internet to work redistributing the surplus of a consumer society.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
04-22-2005 |
Environment
Hydrogen—The Next Snake Oil?
Touted as the energy solution to greenhouse gases, hydrogen turns out to have more problems than it is supposed to solve.
Monday Magazine |
Russ Francis |
04-18-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Facing the End of the Oil Era
Worries about high gas prices pale in comparison to worries about Peak Oil.
Monday Magazine |
Alisa Gordaneer |
04-18-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Supersizing the American Homenew
The gains in energy efficiency that homebuilders have achieved are being offset by the increased size of homes and the explosive growth of amenities.
City Newspaper |
Krestia DeGeorge |
04-13-2005 |
Environment
How a Rancher Got a Sweetheart Dealnew
Attorneys working under Solicitor William G. Myers III at the Department of the Interior agreed to a settlement that heavily favored a Wyoming rancher at the expense of their "client," the Bureau of Land Management. The repercussions continue.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
04-12-2005 |
Environment
Human Waste Profiteers Nauseate Neighborsnew
People who live near from Synagro, a Texas company that sells sludge to farmers and golf courses, complain that the stench is so thick it's made them ill.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
04-06-2005 |
Environment
