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Friday music blogging: Q-Tip
A Tribe Called Quest is one of a small class of hip-hop groups that is beloved by absolutely everyone — rap purists, bohemians, and of course whitey suburbanites. Speaking of […]
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Republicans refuse bailout; Obama wants auto czar
Looks like there will be no auto bailout with this Congress and this president. The NYT reports today: The prospects of a government rescue for the foundering American automakers dwindled […]
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Boat owners abandoning boats in droves, vessels leaking oil, pollutants
Owners of both commercial and recreational boats have been abandoning their vessels in droves as a poor economy, high fuel prices, poor fishing, and bad resale values have prompted them […]
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ProPublica investigation: Is natural gas drilling endangering U.S. water supplies?
This article, written by reporter Abrahm Lustgarten, was published by ProPublica.org. A version of it also ran on BusinessWeek’s website. In July, a hydrologist dropped a plastic sampling pipe 300 […]
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The green scoop on Obama’s Cabinet and administration picks and prospects
Lisa Jackson. EPA Administrator: Lisa Jackson (not officially announced) Background on Jackson. Some enviros have been critical of Jackson — get the story. Steven Chu. Secretary of Energy: Steven Chu […]
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Hey
Go vote in our EPA poll! (FYI, Dan Esty is winning in a landslide. Dan, did you tell your students to come rock the vote?)
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Air pollution in California costly and deadly, study says
The polluted air in Los Angeles and California’s San Joaquin Valley costs residents and government some $28 billion annually in health-care and other expenses and kills more people than all […]
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