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First Slick Willy, Now Slick Al
Vice Pres. Al Gore has accepted more than $80,000 in campaign contributions from employees of fossil fuel companies, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, making it likely that he […]
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Super-Ultra-Excellent-Stupendous News
Nissan announced yesterday that it will introduce the world’s first super-ultra-low-emissions vehicle in California next year. The 2000 model year Sentra compact sedan has a four-cylinder engine, a super-efficient catalytic […]
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Roof of the World Springs a Leak?
A third hole in the world’s ozone layer may appear above Tibet, according to scientists. An international delegation of experts from environmental groups has visited the region to study patterns […]
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Bad Reaction
The operators of the vast majority of commercial nuclear power plants in the U.S. have reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that their systems might not function as required during […]
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Great, Scots!
Two private Scottish companies plan to install wave energy machines along Scotland’s west coast, one in the next few months and another by 2002. According to a report by the […]
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NAFTA Shock
Pollution from manufacturing plants in Canada and the U.S. is on the downswing, according to an annual report released yesterday by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, set up to monitor […]
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I Am the Walrus. Whom Do I Chew?
Climate change appears to be affecting the behavior of wildlife in the Arctic, say researchers who went on a Greenpeace expedition to the region last month. Brendan Kelly of the […]
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Can't See the Forest for the Smoke
Indonesian Pres. B.J. Habibie yesterday ordered immediate action to stop forest fires burning in the areas of Sumatra and Kalimantan, which are causing a thick, choking haze throughout much of […]
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Yuck a Mountain
Federal scientists studying Nevada’s Yucca Mountain say they have uncovered no environmental factors that would rule out the site as a future home for waste from nuclear power plants, according […]
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Governors to Agree on Gibberish
Today the nation’s governors, at their annual summer meeting, will adopt a made-up word as their new environmental doctrine: Enlibra, a term used by Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt (R) and […]
