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GOP Memo Reveals Electoral Strategy on Environment GOP leaders in the House of Representatives, worried that Democrats are going to “hit us hard on the environment” in the coming election year, have issued a strategy memo on the subject. Its contents are … uh, what’s the charitable term here? … revealing. It recommends that Republicans […]

An ecological educator answers questions

What environmental organization are you affiliated with? Audubon Expedition Institute at Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass. What does it do? AEI offers higher education that fosters ecological awareness and personal and societal transformation through immersion in a variety of environments and cultures, critical reflection, and experiential learning communities. As learners, we awaken to a deeper […]

Readers sound off on Priuses, Nader (yes, again), and more

  Prius: Quiet, but Not Diminutive Re: Hy Jinx Dear Editor: I read the New York Times story about the Toyota Prius at the Oscars before I saw it in the Daily Grist, and I was already annoyed about those descriptions of my Prius as “diminutive.” The Prius offers all the comfort and performance of […]

I’d Like to Buy the World a Fiasco

Pollutant Taints Coke’s Bottled Water in U.K. Coca-Cola’s attempts to enter the burgeoning U.K. bottled-water market have gone, shall we say, less than swimmingly. The story begins with the debut of Dasani bottled water in the U.K. two weeks ago, accompanied by a massive Coke PR push labeling it “as pure as bottled water gets.” […]

CO2 Much

A Decade After First Climate-Change Treaty, CO2 Still on the Rise Ten years ago this week, the U.S. hopped on board the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, the first international treaty on global warming, out of which grew the better-known Kyoto Protocol. President George H.W. Bush signed the treaty at the 1992 Earth Summit […]

Ingrate Britain

European Industry Protests Plans to Cut CO2 Emissions European industry groups are protesting aggressive efforts to cut carbon-dioxide emissions. In the U.K., a draft national plan targets reductions of 20 percent by 2010, almost double what’s mandated by the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. The country’s electricity generators, which will be particularly hard-hit by the plan, claim […]

Unencumbered Lumber

Consumers Have Eco-Friendly Wood Choices The growing trend toward eco-friendly consumer products has reached the wood flooring industry. Eco-conscious consumers, builders, and architects who want to lay or refurbish wood floors can now choose from a number of green options. Fast-growing bamboo — new plants take four to six years to reach maturity — harvested […]

Just Another Brick in the Wall

New Studies Suggest Onset of Sixth Major Mass Extinction New evidence suggests that the Earth is on the verge of its sixth major mass extinction — the last one having occurred 65 million years ago, wiping out the dinosaurs. This one is likely to be caused not by a meteorite, say researchers, but by habitat […]

Jersey Cash Cow

New Jersey Economy Would Benefit from Clean Energy, Says Study The false “environment vs. economy” dichotomy took another blow today with the release of a study showing that shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy in the mid-Atlantic region would promote job creation and benefit the New Jersey economy. The report, conducted by the New […]

Won’t You Clean My Neighbor?

North Carolina Petitions EPA to Force Neighboring States to Clean Up Air North Carolina can’t reach Clean Air Act targets on its own, so the feds need to force power plants in 13 neighboring states to sharply cut their emissions, state officials said yesterday in a petition filed with the U.S. EPA. North Carolina has […]