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I Love Parris in the Springtime

Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening (D) today created the country’s first statewide commission to ensure that poor and minority communities don’t bear the brunt of environmental pollution. Glendening said, “There are […]

Analyze This!

The Canadian government is failing to adequately protect its citizens from toxic chemicals, according to a report released today by an advisory group to Prime Minister Jean Chretien. The report […]

Put This in Your Pipeline and Smoke It

Guess what? A survey paid for by oil-happy Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) found that 75 percent of Alaskans support opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. […]

Exploratory Committee

The governors of Alaska, Montana, and Wyoming told the U.S. House Resources Committee yesterday that they would welcome more oil, gas, and coal exploration in their states. The committee’s chair, […]

A Dog-Eat-Corn-Dog World

In the first federal bailout related to genetically engineered food, the U.S. Agriculture Department announced yesterday that it will buy as many as 400,000 bags of corn seed that contain […]

… and the Dammed

Construction of a $3.9 billion dam in Malaysia is expected to resume soon despite harsh criticism from environmentalists and human rights groups. The Asian financial crisis halted work on the […]

The Blessed …

Peter Illyn is a man with a plan — and a llama. He wants to save the environment one soul at a time, following the Christian rock festival circuit and […]

Yachtsee!

Protesters in a flotilla of six yachts in the South Pacific forced a ship carrying spent nuclear fuel from France to Japan to alter its course yesterday. Greenpeace spokesperson Elisabeth […]

The Celebrating Jumping Frog of Riverside County

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service yesterday designated 4.1 million acres as critical habitat for the threatened California red-legged frog. The designation, the state’s largest habitat area for a threatened […]

Something's Always Happening at the Zhu

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji launched the country’s first five-year environmental plan earlier this week, acknowledging the need to balance economic development with environmental concerns. In a speech to China’s parliament, […]