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Who’ll Stop the Drain?
Bush Policies Leading to Wetlands Loss, Report Says Bush has trumpeted wetlands policy as the primary evidence of his environmental bona fides. But four national enviro groups beg to differ, […]
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A for Initiative
Colorado Campaign for Renewable-Energy Initiative Kicks Off In November, Colorado citizens will vote on the first-ever statewide initiative on renewable energy. The Colorado Renewable Energy Initiative would require that the […]
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Filet Retardant
Farmed Salmon Contain Flame Retardants The same research team that found more PCBs in farmed salmon than in wild salmon has found similar results for another scarily acronymed family of […]
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If Not for You Meddling Kids …
Judge Spanks Commerce Secretary Over Dolphin-Safe Rules In a ruling made public yesterday, a federal judge resoundingly rejected the efforts of Bush administration officials to relax “dolphin-safe” standards for tuna. […]
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Mineral Wrongs
Natural Resources Fuel Brutal War in Congo In the U.S., communities can be inconvenienced by the extraction of natural resources — increased air pollution, say, or loss of undeveloped land. […]
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Here a Nuke, There a Nuke, Everywhere a Nuke Nuke
Settlement Increases Pressure to Open Yucca; Kerry Opposes Facility Pressure is rising around the issue of what to do with nuclear waste in the U.S. In the 1980s, the feds […]
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So Lawn, Farewell
The Earth Hates Your Lawn We’re sorry to keep harping on this, but: the lawns, people, the lawns. Quit with the lawns! There are 30 million acres of green lawn […]
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A spotlight on young enviro activists
David Brower, a pioneer of the U.S. environmental movement, once said that his generation depended on young people “to shape us up before it’s too late.” Though Brower — former […]
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Demerit Badge
Bush Admin. Facilitates Drilling Next to Boy Scout Camp It sounds like a modern adaptation of Dickens, but it’s all too true: A White House energy task force is clearing […]
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Nucular Mismanagery
Nuclear Industry Not Having a Great Week Yesterday — on the 59th anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki, marked by the city mayor’s plea to the U.S. to abolish nuclear […]
