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Ban Rolls Off

Content that new federal limits on catching swordfish will buoy the fish’s population, two environmental groups are ending their two-year campaign to convince restaurants not to serve swordfish. The National […]

Goody, Two Shoes!

Nike says it is incorporating the environment into its decision-making, and even Greenpeace cautiously agrees that the company seems to be moving in the right direction. Nike says that by […]

Take a Walkerton on the Wild Side

Pressured by public anger over the deaths of six people in May from an E. coli outbreak in the water system of Walkerton, Ontario, the provincial government promised yesterday to […]

Aussie-some

Enviros and other activists are making plans to disrupt a September meeting of the World Economic Forum in Melbourne, Australia, in the spirit of the Seattle protests last year against […]

Drain, Drain, Go Away

Saying the move would protect tens of thousands of acres of wetlands a year, the Clinton administration yesterday proposed closing a loophole that allows wetlands to be developed. The Clean […]

Fueling Groovy

General Motors and ExxonMobil announced yesterday what they called a breakthrough in fuel-cell technology for automobiles. The companies have developed a new system that converts gasoline into hydrogen that is […]

Generation XL

The world population, which surpassed 6 billion last year, is expected to hit 8.9 billion by 2050, according to median estimates from the U.N. Population Fund. Average fertility worldwide has […]

Another Greenpeace of the Pie

Greenpeace International launched a program today to develop and promote sustainable technologies. The group’s new solutions-oriented unit will work on projects like desalination systems, sustainable transportation, and renewable energy technology. […]

Johnny Rotten

ABC News yesterday reprimanded reporter John Stossel and suspended producer David Fitzpatrick for one month for their roles in a “20/20” report that questioned the safety and benefits of organic […]

Bobby's World

Ralph Nader’s contention that there is no difference between Al Gore and George W. Bush is “irresponsible” and his campaign threatens the environment by potentially tipping the election toward Bush, […]