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Readers opine on Greens, Kucinich, Schwarzenegger, and more

  Re: Howard’s Beginning Dear Editor: I salute Howard Dean for the strong statements he made on environmental issues in San Francisco, as reported in Daily Grist. However, I worry that his record in Vermont was only decent, and that in some cases he both favored corporate interests and put Vermont’s local environment ahead of […]

Hit Below the Pelt

Snow Leopards Threatened by Increased Hunting in Afghanistan The ouster of the Taliban from Afghanistan undoubtedly had many salutary side effects — but not for the region’s snow leopards, according to a new report by three conservation organizations. One of the most endangered big cat species in the world, the snow leopard dwells in the […]

Some Like It Cool

Seeking Relief from Heat, Europeans Turn to Air Conditioning Concerned about their health and wary of technology, Europeans have long cast a skeptical eye on that most commonplace of U.S. appliances, the air conditioner. But this summer’s blistering heat has begun to change all that. Air conditioner sales in Europe are growing by more than […]

Turtle Goop

Oil Spill off Pakistan’s Coast Threatens Marine Life Hundreds of dead turtles and fish are washing ashore near Pakistan’s port city of Karachi — victims of an oil spill emanating from a Greek tanker that ran aground nearby late last month. A massive oil slick from the ship has hit the shore, despite workers’ efforts […]

Who Was That Unmasked Man, Anyway?

Hanford Cleanup Workers Worry About Toxic Vapors Dozens of cleanup workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state — the most contaminated site in the nation — have registered complaints in the past two years about ammonia-laden vapors seeping up from waste tanks at the site. The workers blame the noxious fumes for a […]

Threat Level: Orange

Legacy of Agent Orange Continues to Haunt Vietnam Decades after the U.S. military sprayed Vietnam with millions of gallons of Agent Orange, fish and livestock in some parts of the nation are still highly contaminated with dioxin and other toxic chemicals contained in the defoliant. Dioxin levels in some people’s bloodstreams are also high, according […]

Depths of Despair

West Coast Trawlers Accused of Wrecking Deep-Sea Coral Colonies Even as marine scientists are discovering extensive colonies of deep-sea coral off the western coast of the U.S., huge factory trawlers are already destroying the fragile areas, which are believed to provide habitat to large populations of marine species, conservationists say. “These are the old-growth forests […]

Throw in the Powell

With Lake Powell Depleted by Drought, Enviros Push to Drain It Environmentalists have long loathed Lake Powell, created in the 1960s by damming the Colorado River and drowning beautiful Glen Canyon in southern Utah and northern Arizona. Now, with drought having depleted the lake to its lowest level in 30 years, enviros are feeling energized […]

John Mauro, Pilchuck Audubon Society

John Mauro is smart growth director for Pilchuck Audubon Society in Everett, Wash. He works to stop sprawl and ensure that clean water and wildlife habitat maintain a high profile in the growth-management dialogue. Monday, 11 Aug 2003 EVERETT, Wash. I live a good portion of my day in spandex. Perhaps atypical apparel for a […]

Keeping the Chemical Fires Burning

Army Begins Burning Chemical Weapons in Alabama To the dismay of environmentalists and many community members in Anniston, Ala., the U.S. Army on Saturday started incinerating millions of pounds of chemical weapons stored at an army depot in town, a process expected to take seven years. A federal judge cleared the way on Friday when […]