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Sunday, July 24, 2005

Remembering Hetch Hetchy

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The SF Chronicle reports on the rebirth of a century-old issue : draining Hetch Hetchy Valley and bringing back one of America's most s...
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Sunday, July 17, 2005

The Un-Hybrid

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Matthew Wald of the NY Times writes about how today's new hybrid vehicles aren't as green as they seem. Car companies like Honda h...
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Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Republicans Bad for Business?

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In a strange twist of events, the Chinese government is criticizing the U.S. Congress for "erecting barriers" in the monumental d...
Monday, May 30, 2005

Hitting the Highways --- What? Me Worry?

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Memorial Day has consistently provided American families the time to hit the road and enjoy a three-day weekend in the wilderness, a nationa...
Tuesday, May 03, 2005

Norton Goes Solar

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Finally, a star who is using his star power to create sustainable power (ooof..that was a mouthful). Edward Norton appears in an fantastic i...
Sunday, April 24, 2005

Prius Envy

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Toyota has remained at the head of the class when it comes to pushing the technology envelope in the "Super Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle...
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Thursday, April 21, 2005

Well Known Alaska Alpha Wolf Shot

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The leader of the famous Toklat family wolf pack has been shot and killed by a tour-guided hunter just outside of Denali National Park in ...
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NOW Runs with Earth Day Message

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As many of you know (and I'm sure many of you forgot) tomorrow is Earth Day! What can you do? Well at the least, learn something. Find ...
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Monday, April 18, 2005

Activist in Iraq

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Marla Ruzicka , activist and head of the NGO CIVIC (Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict), was killed yesterday in Iraq when her vehic...
Wednesday, April 06, 2005

The Real Deal on Clear Skies

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Clear Skies vs. Clean Air Act. This should be a no-brainer but for those of you who are skeptical, I digress. First of all, get the compar...
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Johnson Gets Grilled By Dems

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Looks like Stephen L. Johnson , GWB's nominee for head of the EPA, ran into a few hagglers in his confirmation hearings yesterday. Act...
Monday, March 28, 2005

Energy at 15,000 Feet

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Worldchanging reports on a wild new engineering feat from Australian Bryan Roberts. High altitude tethered wind turbines, hanging at 15,000...
Sunday, March 27, 2005

Good New from Down Under

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The Christian Science Monitor reports on a significant alliance developing between the logging industry and conservation groups in Australi...
Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Navy Sonar: Wreaking Havoc or Protecting the World's Oceans?

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For the past 10 years the U.S. Navy has evaded public scrutiny, ducked environmental laws and regulations and ignored the horrible effects...
Friday, March 04, 2005

Around the Horn...

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Over at Nature Noted Pat Burns talks about an interesting switch in forestry philosophy between, who else, Sierra Club members and Earth Fi...

Willie Does Diesel

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Willie Nelson, founder of Farm Aid and one of the heartland's biggest advocates, has officially endorsed biodiesel as the key to Ameri...
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Thursday, February 24, 2005

Another Murder in the Brazilian Rainforest

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This morning ENN is reporting that another human rights leader has been murdered in the federal reserve Tingua, about 19 miles from Rio de ...
Wednesday, February 23, 2005

What's Inhofe Hiding in His Closet?

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Chris Mooney makes a great point regarding a recent move by Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe. After 2 organizations criticized Bush's Cle...
Sunday, February 20, 2005

Stumbling Towards Autocracy

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Looks as though we're losing the democracy battle overall...everytime we set one up (Iraq)another one falls (Nepal). Recently King Gya...

Smart Growth in the Volunteer State

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Smart Growth is beginning to flourish (finally) in many cities across the U.S. Based on the principles of sustainable development (gasp! th...
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An eastern transplant to the "other coast" now working in a city that gets more than 35 days of sunshine per year. Finally.
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