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They’ve Been Working on the Railroad
Recycled plastic railroad ties making inroads There are nearly a billion wooden railroad ties holding together the railroads and subways of the U.S. That’s a lot of wood, and thus […]
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Pork-laden corporate tax bill socks it to the environment
Oink, oink. The monstrous corporate tax legislation that recently sailed through Congress — passing in the Senate 69-17 last Monday, only days after it passed in the House — has […]
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Airlines start cutting emissions and raising efficiency Once considered burdensome headaches, techniques to cut pollution and increase efficiency are now being embraced by many large airlines. Why? “It turns out […]
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The White Man’s Halliburton
White House favoring Halliburton over clean water OK, you might want to sit down, because we’ve got a real shocker here: The Bush administration, headed by two former oil executives, […]
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Thy Rod and Thy Staff, They Disturb Me
Bush’s EPA and Interior stocked with industry lawyers and lobbyists New York Newsday is running a series called “Erasing the Rules” about the Bush administration’s coordinated efforts to remove or […]
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Ford Focus
Ford develops ambitious, private plan to reduce emissions Top executives at Ford Motor Co. have set an aggressive goal to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions — a goal that would require a […]
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Joel Makower, environmental business expert, answers questions
Joel Makower. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I’ve got several affiliations, all of my own creation. I’m editor of The Green Business Letter, which I founded in 1991; […]
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Hang Up and Hike
Cell towers and phones are invading national parks The swish of a breeze through the trees. The twittering of birds. The burbling of a brook. The … opening notes of […]
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Umbra on choosing the least evil gasoline company
Dear Umbra, Every week I scan the gasoline signs looking for the cheapest deal, while knowing that what I pay in rock-bottom prices may come at the expense of environmental […]
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Gambler’s Dilemma
Investing in renewable energy can pose ethical dilemmas Over the past two years, the value of fossil-fuel companies has soared while the worldwide stock-market value of renewable-energy companies has declined […]
