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Swing Dance

In the homestretch of the presidential campaign, a number of prominent environmentalists and other lefties are campaigning loudly on behalf of Al Gore, calling on progressive voters in swing states […]

Painting Ourselves Into a Warmer

White paint and green trees can help reduce heat and pollution in urban areas, according to a study by NASA and the U.S. EPA. An abundance of dark pavement and […]

Jumble Shrimp

Reigniting a dispute over environmental protection and the World Trade Organization, Malaysia yesterday accused the U.S. of failing to overhaul its laws to permit unrestricted shrimp imports. In 1998, a […]

Blair Tactics

In a major environmental speech, British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced today that the government would devote about $150 million to the development of renewable energy and other measures to […]

Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters

Deb Callahan is president of the League of Conservation Voters, based in Washington, D.C. Monday, 23 Oct 2000 LOS ANGELES, Calif. So, here I am writing a week of diaries […]

I Vant to Suck Your Juice

Household gadgets and appliances suck power even when they’re shut off, constituting 10 percent of the electricity use in the average San Francisco Bay area household and costing residents about […]

Bury, Bury Scary

The Department of Energy now says the amount of plutonium and other radioactive waste from the manufacture of nuclear weapons that was released into soil or buried in thin containers […]

When Al's Said and Done …

Al Gore made a hard pitch to enviros during an impassioned campaign speech in Portland, Ore., last night, pledging to protect old-growth trees, roadless forest areas, and salmon runs. “When […]

All-consuming Passion

Overconsumption has led to an estimated 33 percent decline in the natural wealth of the world’s ecosystems over the past 30 years, according to a report released by the World […]

The Lung Arm of the Law

To help cut air pollution in the nation’s smoggiest state, California officials announced last week that they will soon begin converting the state government’s entire 10,000-vehicle fleet to low-polluting or […]