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The Return of the Swamp Thing

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to weaken rules meant to protect thousands of streams and wetlands, making it easier for developers to move ahead with building projects. The corps, for example, has proposed scrapping a rule requiring developers to obtain case-by-case permits for projects that disturb more than 300 feet of streams. It […]

Just Tread-full

The scrap tire industry sure is happy about Ford’s plans to replace 13 million Firestone tires from SUVs and pickup trucks. Ford’s Jason Vines said the company is “finding the most efficient and environmentally friendly way to dispose” of the tires. Tires are used for highway surfaces in California, Arizona, and Texas, and playground equipment […]

Enron End Run

With the Democratic takeover of the U.S. Senate, prospects for President Bush’s energy plan have gotten significantly dimmer. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), the incoming chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said he would try to force the Energy Department to draft rules to increase the fuel efficiency of SUVs and light trucks. […]

All Fired Up

Three logging trucks were set on fire on Friday near the Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon where environmental protesters have been trying to prevent trees from being cut. Donald Fontenot of the Cascadia Forest Alliance, which has helped to organize the longtime protest, said, “The torching of the trucks strays from what is really […]

Mercedes Lee, National Audubon Society's Living Oceans Campaign

Mercedes Lee is assistant director of National Audubon Society’s Living Oceans Program and editor of Seafood Lover’s Almanac. Monday, 4 Jun 2001 ISLIP, N.Y. Hi, I’m Mercedes Lee, assistant director of National Audubon Society’s Living Oceans Program. I’ve been with Audubon for more than 17 years (practically my entire adult life) in various policy, programmatic, […]

Cindy Hayford, The Food Alliance

Cindy Hayford is direct market coordinator of The Food Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting environmentally and socially responsible agriculture. Friday, 1 Jun 2001 PORTLAND, Ore PORTLAND, Ore. Hi, I’m Cindy Hayford, the direct market coordinator for The Food Alliance. This morning, I’m preparing point-of-sale materials for a booth I’ll be setting up this […]

Scott Exo, The Food Alliance

Scott Exo is program director of The Food Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting environmentally and socially responsible agriculture. Thursday, 31 May 2001 PORTLAND, Ore PORTLAND, Ore. Good morning! I’m Scott Exo, program director at The Food Alliance. My goal today is to find two Food Alliance-approved farmers to commit to doing a demo […]

Jonathan Moscatello, The Food Alliance

Jonathan Moscatello is agriculture program manager of The Food Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting environmentally and socially responsible agriculture. Wednesday, 30 May 2001 PORTLAND, Ore PORTLAND, Ore. Hi, I’m Jonathan Moscatello, the agriculture program manager here at The Food Alliance. My day is typically filled with recruiting producers for the program and meeting […]

Dumb and Duma

Residents in Kariwa, Japan, who live near the world’s largest nuclear plant, voted on Sunday to reject plans to fuel the plant with recycled plutonium, known as MOX. Turnout was high, at 85 percent, and though the referendum was not legally binding, such a vote is rare in Japan and puts the government’s pro-MOX strategy […]

Sun City

A year ago, Los Angeles set out to become the “Solar Capital of the World,” announcing that 100,000 roofs in the city would be covered with solar panels by the end of the decade. The city said it would reimburse people for half the price of a new solar system, which can run from $10,000 […]