AltWeeklies Wire
Turning Science into Social Changenew
A conference in Mexico positions sea turtles as a catalyst for future environmental efforts.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ben Preston |
03-03-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Eco Movement Sparks Global Makeovernew
From a global vantage point, the green scene is like a silent tsunami. Even those working within the movement haven't grasped the scope of the momentum behind them, says California-based green guru Paul Hawken.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
03-03-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Colorado Inmates Waitin' Around to Dienew
Only one man is on the state's death row, but seven others are waiting in the wings.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
03-03-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Washington's Flexcar Bill Out of Gasnew
The car-share tax exemption known as House Bill 2880, which supposedly had a lot of bipartisan support, is dead in Olympia, and prices are likely to go up.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
03-03-2008 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Want to Know Why Seattle's 'Tree Canopy' is Disappearing?new
Just take a look at what's happening in North Seattle.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
03-03-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
DA Charges Death-Penalty Fees to the Statenew
How does DA Carol Chambers beat the high cost of a death-penalty prosecution? By billing the prison system.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
03-03-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Kill Gus Boulis's Killer?new
Paul Brandreth didn't want to murder anybody. Or did he?
Miami New Times |
Tamara Lush |
03-03-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Atlantic Climate Change Conference Gets Greennew
The conference is putting a local spin on a global crisis.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Nicole Trask |
03-03-2008 |
Environment
Why Aren't Oregon's Schools Protected from Pesticides?new
Parents drove up to Triangle Lake School and found it surrounded by a clearcut. Then they found out a timber company planned to spray pesticides and there's no laws to stop them.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
03-01-2008 |
Environment
Groundwater Risingnew
Who's bottling Vermont's H2O -- and at what price?
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
02-29-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Comcast Fights Dirtynew
Reporters couldn't get into the net-neutrality conference at Harvard because Comcast had "reserved" so many seats -- for people who fell asleep.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
02-29-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
See No Evilnew
A surveillance-camera tape may help explain the murder of Revere, Massachusetts police officer Daniel Talbot, but Suffolk DA Dan Conley won't let the local newspaper see the evidence.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
02-29-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Milwaukee Courts Ponder How to Increase Minority Participation on Juriesnew
The Milwaukee County Circuit Court has been trying to find ways to increase minority participation on juries so that juries are truly "of one's peers."
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
02-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Will Wisconsin Let Felons Vote?new
A bill introduced in the state Legislature would save taxpayers money, streamline Election Day procedures and allow an additional 38,000 people to vote in November.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
02-29-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
A Corporate Court at All Costsnew
Expect Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the state's largest and most powerful business lobby,to interfere in another Supreme Court race.
Shepherd Express |
Cory Liebmann |
02-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
