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Strange Bedfellows

An unlikely duo, Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Larry Craig (R-Idaho), has joined forces to craft a bill that would create a loan program encouraging private landowners to plant trees […]

Pop Kills the Weasel?

Greenpeace yesterday called for a global halt to the production of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) — synthetic chemicals that damage the environment, pollute the food chain, and can even be […]

Up on the Farm

Pres. Clinton today will sign an executive order that aims to triple by 2010 the amount of biomass energy generated in the U.S. from farm products, crop wastes, and trees. […]

Slowing Down Quick Sand

Nigerian Pres. Olusegun Obasanjo has started to tackle the nation’s severe environmental problems. Last week, he launched a campaign to plant 4,000 hectares of trees by the end of next […]

Gone Fishin'

Strict fishing limits along New England’s coast, imposed since 1994, have contributed to rebounds in a dozen species, according to a report released this week. But tight fishing restrictions are […]

Re-energizing the Economy

The U.S. economy could get a real boost if the nation makes a serious effort to cut carbon-dioxide emissions, according to a new study by the Tellus Institute and World […]

Much Better Business Bureau

A coalition of businesses is fighting a federal plan that could triple logging levels across a large swath of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. In a letter to U.S. Forest Service […]

Birds Brained

A team of British researchers is calling for reform of Europe’s agricultural policies to give birds and wildlife a better chance of survival, warning that farming practices are causing “a […]

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 […]

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 […]