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Research and Destroy

Before departing for Europe yesterday, President Bush gave his first speech devoted to global warming, promising to begin a program to research the problem more thoroughly but giving little indication […]

Heart and Souls

An individual’s risk of heart attack is 62 percent greater on days with the worst air pollution, according to a study of 772 heart attack victims in Greater Boston published […]

No Sale

Environmentalists agree with the U.S. Forest Service that four timber sales planned along Eagle Creek in the Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon are some of the best sales ever […]

Condor Gnashed

In an effort to boost her green credentials, U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton is fond of talking about the success of the program to reintroduce captive-bred California condors into the […]

Everybody Expects the Spanish Inquisition

In anticipation of U.S. President Bush’s visit to Madrid tomorrow, thousands of Spaniards marched through the city yesterday to protest Bush’s decision to withdraw from the Kyoto treaty on climate […]

Deutsch Treat

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder and representatives from leading utilities are expected to sign an agreement today to phase out nuclear power within 25 years. The government has taken steps to […]

Soy Triste

Despite consumer concerns about genetically engineered food, especially in Europe and Japan, the biotech industry believes it has nearly won the battle to make the foods ubiquitous. The U.S., Brazil, […]

Pink Flawed

Scores of flamingos have been found dead in western Kenya, reviving concerns that pollution is killing off the birds. The numbers of dead birds aren’t as high as in some […]

Blue Light Special: $14 Dollar Apes!

Despite laws against eating endangered species like bonobo apes, meat from half an ape goes for $7 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, far less expensive than the price for […]

Modified in China

The Chinese government unveiled new regulations yesterday for genetically engineered foods that they hope will make the use of the technology more widespread. Genetically engineered cotton, soybeans, rice, potatoes, and […]