Uncategorized
All Stories
-
![]()
![]()
Don’t be smug: Your suburban neighbors cancel out your green urban lifestyle
Sure, living car-free in the city is the climate-friendly thing to do. But new research shows that the greenest urban cores are surrounded by the most heavily polluting 'burbs.
-
Light rail on a diet equals better mass transit
I often write about the key role the federal government plays in infrastructure. Ultralight rail is one small example of the role national governments can play in advancing or bottlenecking […]
-
President Obama’s Chemical Safety Panel Must Heed Senator Obama’s Warnings
In the wake of the April 2103 West, Texas, chemical plant explosion, which killed 15 people and injured 160 more, President Obama issued an executive order directing federal agencies to […]
-
Peak Water and Food Scarcity
At the international level, water conflicts among countries dominate the headlines. But within countries it is the competition for water between cities and farms that preoccupies political leaders. Neither economics […]
-
![]()
![]()
Flood pressure: Climate disasters drown FEMA’s insurance plans
A series of hurricanes has left the National Flood Insurance Program hopelessly in debt. A 2012 law aimed to fix that, but with residents of flood-prone areas irate, lawmakers are backpedaling.
-
Enabling more Democratic Energy
From outdated technical rules to local permitting to incentive policies, there are opportunities to increase the potential for local solar power. This is the fourth of five parts of ILSR’s […]
-
![]()
![]()
Think “peak oil” is a discredited idea? Think again
Oil giants claim there are no limits on the future of oil and gas extraction, but they may be in for a surprise or two down the road.
-
“Clean coal” is still poisoning people’s water and air
A state of emergency has been declared in West Virginia following a spill into the Elk River of a chemical used to treat coal before it’s burned, called “4-methylcyclohexane methanol” […]
-
Marquee Investor Backs Away from Coal Exports in the Northwest
One of the largest investment banks in the world has backed away from the Cherry Point coal export proposal in Washington. Earlier this week, financial giant Goldman Sachs sold off […]
-
![]()
![]()
Feather in his cap-and-trade: Brown pledges polluter fees to poor communities
California Gov. Jerry Brown’s new budget proposal would pour polluter taxes into the communities that bear the brunt of industry’s dirty ways.
