Environment

Obama Promises Progress on Energy and Climate

LindsayMH — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:09:29 -0800

An historic election to be sure: America’s first black President. Read more...

Those Green Collar Jobs: Already here and more on the way

LindsayMH — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:50:49 -0700

Every Monday morning, rain or shine, a crew following a truck works its way through the alleyway behind my house picking up bottles, cans, paper and cardboard. The county pays this team to help cut back on the waste that goes into landfills, to contribute to the supply of commodities that can make new products and to help save energy and natural resources. Read more...

Canada Preserves Arctic Wilderness for Whales, Bears, Birds

AltGlobe — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:52:41 -0700

OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, September 4, 2008 (ENS) - The Canadian government has announced that it will protect more than 450,000 hectares (1,737 square miles) of Arctic wilderness in the Nunavut Territory, including a globally significant Important Bird Area, by establishing three new National Wildlife Areas. Read more...

Environmental trek to Burning Man; the law on loud cars

AltGlobe — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:42:20 -0700

Beyond the love-fest, drug-fest, art-fest that is Burning Man, the giant party in the Nevada desert is also a study in sustainable and eco-friendly transportation -- at least that's what some devotees tell me. Who knew running around half-naked in 102-degree heat could be part of something good for the environment? Read more...

Ivory Coast's forgotten acrid waste

AltGlobe — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:37:16 -0700

A red triangle with a skull and cross bones symbol gives the first indication that this area on the outskirts of Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan is no rural idyll.

Women may use their heads to carry wood back home while men snooze in the shade of the trees, but a slight odour hangs in the air. Read more...

Bloomberg Offers Windmill Power Plan

AltGlobe — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:25:10 -0700

In a plan that would drastically remake New York City’s skyline and shores, Mayor Michael R. Read more...

What lies beneath Natural-gas drilling in the northeastern U.S. threatens water quality.

AltGlobe — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:17:59 -0700

The exploitation of massive Marcellus Shale natural-gas deposits in the Appalachian region of the northeastern U.S. sounds like a dream. Read more...