AltWeeklies Wire
Disaster 101new
Virginia Commonwealth University recently became the nation's only major research university with a program in homeland security and emergency preparedness. Hurricane Katrina gave the students in that major a lot to think about.
Style Weekly |
Melissa Scott Sinclair |
09-19-2005 |
Policy Issues
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
Sickness in Jail Can Be a Death Sentencenew
An inmate at the Dallas County Jail who was diagnosed with schizophrenia hung himself; his body showed no traces of the medication he was supposed to be taking to control his disease.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
09-19-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Submerged: An Evacuee's Journal: Just a Little While to Stay Here
Even in evacuation, New Orleans is a city divided by race. Third in a multi-part series
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Michael Tisserand |
09-19-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: Hurricane Katrina, Cajundome
Grass in Massnew
The Bay State inches toward legalizing medical marijuana.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
09-19-2005 |
Science
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
Someday Is Comingnew
What does is mean when disasters you've heard predicted for years actually start showing up?
Media Moguls, Not Looters, Killed Media's Truth Tellersnew
For the first 120 hours after Hurricane Katrina, TV journalists were let off their leashes by their mogul owners, but once the crisis point had passed, most broadcasters went back to business as usual.
L.A. Weekly |
Nikki Finke |
09-16-2005 |
Media
Radio-Free Astrodomenew
Prometheus Radio and Houston's KPFT fight to prove that low-power FM is just the tool for a community in need.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
09-15-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
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
Another Storm A'Brewin'new
After Katrina, insurance pay-offs are going to be tricky. Did those who lost their houses completely fare better than those with water lines around their walls?
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
09-15-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
God's Countrynew
When Brian Moliere heard Katrina was hurling toward his big house in his little town of Waveland, he -- like too many other Coast residents -- figured he could just go upstairs into the attic and be above the high water mark.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
09-15-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
God, Liquor, and Katrinanew
Following Hurricane Katrina, government officials and aid workers have concentrated on ensuring physical survival. Now volunteers at evacuation centers are trying to create an environment that replenishes the spirit of the survivors.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
09-15-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: Hurricane Katrina, Camp Edwards
The Government's $4 Billion-a-Year Weed Habitnew
Enforcing marijuana laws costs more and more every year. And for what?
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-15-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Three Evacuees Share Their Stories of Arriving in Atlantanew
New Orleans residents who escaped their flooded city are only now beginning to grasp the scope of what they've lost.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
09-15-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
