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Starting Down a Slippery (North) Slope
Despite protests and a lawsuit filed by environmentalists, the U.S. government yesterday sold oil drilling rights to environmentally sensitive but oil-rich land on Alaska’s North Slope for $105 million. Enviro […]
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Fish Can't Scale Walls of Death
International fishing authorities are cracking down on illegal drift-netting, an environmentally destructive method using nets that are more than 1.5 miles long and that indiscriminately catch all fish and marine […]
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Domo Aregato, Mr. Clean-Auto
Japanese automakers have reached a tentative agreement with the European Commission to voluntarily raise the fuel-efficiency and reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of cars sold in Europe. Europe’s own automakers […]
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Wetlands, the Quicker Picker-Upper?
Human-made marshes that filter water naturally are gaining in popularity as an alternative to high-tech water purifying systems, according to experts speaking at a National Marketplace for the Environment meeting […]
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Nuke Is a Nuke Is a Nuke
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, convinced that the nuclear industry is safer than ever, is eliminating its semiannual “watch list” of the nation’s most troubled nuclear power plants. In its place, […]
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Gore Takes Bus to Swing Set
Vice Pres. Al Gore announced 47 modest federal initiatives aimed at promoting sustainability and smart growth yesterday. In a keynote address in Detroit at the National Town Hall Meeting on […]
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Making S-U-Vs that Don't S-U-C-K
The Big Three automakers have agreed to consider adding gas-guzzling sport-utility vehicles to a joint government-industry supercar program that aims to triple the gas mileage of popular vehicles. Vice Pres. […]
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Euro Eco-Promo; France Rants
The European Commission launched a promotional campaign yesterday designed to attract $30 billion in private investment in solar, wind, and biomass technology by 2003. The “Campaign for Take-Off” aims to […]
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Die-oxin
Chemical workers exposed to high levels of dioxin have a 60 percent increased chance of dying from cancer, but small doses of the chemical pose no risk to the general […]
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Put a Tiger in Your Bank
Exxon argued in front of a packed courtroom yesterday that a judgement awarding $5.3 billion in punitive and compensatory damages against the company for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill […]
