Uncategorized

Permission to Pollute, Sir!

Pentagon Requests Exemption From Three More Environmental Laws The Department of Defense plans to petition Congress for exemption from three federal environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act and two […]

Orangutangle

Orangutans Face Possible Extinction in 20 Years, WWF Says Orangutans may have just two decades left if current trends continue, the World Wildlife Fund warned yesterday. One of the four […]

Claudio Padua, Institute for Ecological Research

Dr. Claudio Padua is cofounder, with his wife Suzana, of the Institute for Ecological Research (IPE), which works on conservation projects throughout Brazil. Monday, 12 Jan 2004 BANGALORE, India This […]

Death Be Not Toxic

Green Burials Catch on Amongst the Eco-Friendly Set It’s no longer enough to live an eco-friendly life; now, the greenest of the green are planning for their own eco-friendly deaths. […]

Readers sound off on biodiesel, waterless urinals, jocks, and more

  Re: Put the Pedal to the Mettle Dear Editor: I am currently considering a new car, and was interested to read Jim Motavalli’s recent article in Grist. I was […]

Patricia Feeney, Youth Power Shift

Patricia Feeney is a senior biology major at Berea College in Berea, Ky., where she also studies sustainability and environmental studies. She is co-coordinator of Youth Power Shift, a campaign […]

Readers sound off on solar houses, ethanol, LNG facilities, and more

  Re: Little Solar Houses for You and Me Dear Editor: As a Winchester, Tenn., resident and strong supporter of renewable energy and sustainable living, I just want to say […]

In Cod’s Country

E.U. Fisheries Ministries Reach Agreement on Catch Quotas They had to pull an all-nighter to make it happen, but the 15 nations of the European Union have finally reached an […]

Spills and Chills

Exxon Valdez Spill Continued to Cause Harm Years Later, Scientists Say The Exxon Valdez oil spill has lived on in the minds of Alaskans, environmentalists, and people around the globe […]

Not in My Backwards

Japanese Town Vies for World’s First Fusion Reactor With all the Not In My Backyard squabbling that takes place over nuclear energy facilities, it’s tough to believe that some communities […]