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Sun City

A year ago, Los Angeles set out to become the “Solar Capital of the World,” announcing that 100,000 roofs in the city would be covered with solar panels by the […]

The Engine of Progress?

One-third of all new cars sold in Europe are diesel-powered, and analysts think the number will rise to at least 40 percent by 2005. Diesel engines can use 30 percent […]

China's dust bowl is growing at an alarming rate

Last month, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration laboratory in Boulder, Colo., reported that a huge dust storm from northern China had reached the U.S. “blanketing areas from […]

The Food Alliance, Portland staff

Deborah Kane, Jonathan Moscatello, Scott Exo, and Cindy Hayford all for The Food Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting environmentally and socially responsible agriculture. Tuesday, 29 May 2001 PORTLAND, […]

I Saw the Signs

Twelve percent of bird species in the world may go the way of the dodo, meat consumption is five times higher today than it was in 1950, and coral reefs […]

The Wisdom of Chairman Wow

A Democratic U.S. Senate will pose a big challenge to President Bush’s energy plan. When Sen. James Jeffords (R-Vt.) formally leaves the GOP in a week or so, Sen. Jeff […]

Peru-stroika

Peru this week created a national park that will protect one of its last big tracts of undeveloped rainforest, an area that loggers had hoped to open up soon. The […]

The Hunger Strikes Back

Canada’s Health Minister Allan Rock last week said the country would take a closer look at hazardous-waste concerns in Sydney, Canada, 17 days after the executive director of the Sierra […]

Trees Don't Suck

After all that talk, it seems that forests might not do such a great job sucking carbon dioxide emissions out of the air, according to two studies published today in […]

Greased Lightning

The first gas station in a major city to sell vegetable fuel for diesel cars and trucks opened yesterday in San Francisco. A similar station also opened in Sparks, Nev. […]