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Me and Vanity Fair
As noted by James Wolcott here (a small thrill for a longtime Wolcott fanboy), I have a guest residency this month on the Vanity Fair green blog, which is running […]
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A roundup of news snippets
• An independent expert recommends an up to $16 billion fine for Chevron’s role in polluting the Ecuadorian Amazon. • “Eco-fur” doesn’t fly. • More funding is needed to fix […]
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Animal-welfare group backs toad-killing in Australia
Australian politician Shane Knuth has proposed a special “Toad Day Out” for residents of the state of Queensland to kill cane toads, a poisonous invasive species that Knuth calls “the […]
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Chinese environmental activist jailed
Chinese activist Hu Jia, a high-profile campaigner for human rights, religious freedom, and environmental protection, has been convicted of “inciting subversion of state power and the socialist system” and will […]
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A roundup of news snippets
• Barack Obama may ask Al Gore to be a top climate adviser. • Partisan bickering rages over energy-efficient lighting for the Capitol. • Australia puts its kangaroo-killing plans on […]
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Oil execs questioned on high oil and gasoline prices
Executives from five huge oil companies were questioned by members of Congress Tuesday amid frustration over high oil and gasoline prices. Big-wigs from BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, and Royal Dutch […]
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Parochial post of the day
My brother-in-law, sister-in-law, niece, and nephew are spreading the local food gospel here in Seattle. Cutely!
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A roundup of news snippets
• New York’s congestion-pricing plan moves forward. • Washington’s governor signs into law the nation’s strictest toy-safety standards. • Delaware is given the authority to veto an LNG plant off […]
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Bush admin finalizes development-friendly wetlands rules
The Bush administration has finalized rules for wetlands development that encourage developers to restore or create new wetlands when old ones are destroyed, sometimes far from the original site. While […]
