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Educational Institutions Go Greennew

California State University-Monterey Bay and Monterey Institute of International Studies pledge to teach sustainability.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Zachary Stahl  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Green Commitmentnew

Local governments in California are taking the global warming fight in their own hands.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Jessica Lyons  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Local, State Efforts Sprout Despite Federal Inactionnew

The city of Columbia, S.C., is not waiting for a federal mandate to go green.
Columbia Free Times  |  Eric Ward and Julie Jarema  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Kentucky Still Lags Behind, But the Bluegrass Could Changenew

Tom Fitzgerald, director of the Kentucky Resources Council, talks about Kyoto, Kentucky, carbon, optimism in a time of crisis, and how we might extract ourselves from the mess we’ve made of our ecosystem.
LEO Weekly  |  Stephen George  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Small Steps Forward, Small Steps Backnew

Louisville, Ky., inches along on climate protection.
LEO Weekly  |  Jennifer Oladipo  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

More Freewaysnew

Oregon's local response to climate change.
Eugene Weekly  |  Alan Pittman  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Southern Arizona's Bird Populations are Dwindlingnew

Climate change and urban development are two major causes of habitat loss, according to Tucson Audubon Society executive director Paul Green.
Tucson Weekly  |  Dave Devine  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

An Arizona Band Finds It Isn't Really Easy Being Greennew

The members of Mr. Free and the Satellite Freakout have learned that getting a tour bus to run on vegetable oil is no easy task.
Tucson Weekly  |  Jim Nintzel  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Up In Smoke: A Decade of Canadian Inactionnew

A decade after the international community agreed to the Kyoto Protocol, and five years since Parliament ratified the agreement, there isn't a lot of good news about how Canada has done in living up to its international obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
VUE Weekly  |  Scott Harris  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Living Green: There's Nothing Like Lead for the Holidaysnew

Holiday caveat No. 1: Those twinkling lights you're stringing on the tree or around the windows can be hazardous to your health.
INDY Week  |  Lisa Sorg  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Energy Interests Fund Duke's Climate Change Researchnew

Duke Energy and ConocoPhillips have donated $3.5 million to Duke University's Climate Change Policy Partnership, and that financial support may have influenced academic research.
INDY Week  |  Matt Saldana  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

San Jose Gangs Are Getting Younger & More Violentnew

Recent media reports have tracked how San Jose's gang activity is on the rise, but what's even more disturbing is the story of how and why more gang members are setting their sights on the city's youth.
Metro Silicon Valley  |  Erin Sherbert  |  12-06-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Does Curbside Recycling Really Do Any Good?new

Curbside recycling is better at assuaging the guilt we collectively feel as ever-hungry consumers than it is at doing something positive for the environment. As such, it's a public-policy crutch.
Orlando Weekly  |  Deanna Sheffield  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

Exodus at the State Journal-Registernew

Top editors and publishers bail after GateHouse acquires Illinois dailies.
Illinois Times  |  R.L. Nave  |  12-06-2007  |  Media

Hot Air Rises in North Carolinanew

State senator parades dubious "global warming experts" before commission.
INDY Week  |  Mosi Secret  |  12-06-2007  |  Environment

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