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To Drill or Not to Drill. That Is Still the Question
Karl Rove, President Bush’s chief strategist, has told an oil industry lobbyist that Bush isn’t going to spend a lot of political capital to win congressional approval for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, reports Time magazine. Yesterday, on Earth Day, U.S. EPA Administrator Christie Todd Whitman said that the secretive White House energy […]
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Nelson, Rockin' Fellah
Activists and Democrats took advantage of Earth Day yesterday to whale on President Bush’s environmental record. Earth Day Founder Gaylord Nelson, a former Democratic senator from Wisconsin, said, “Tragically, the president doesn’t have any interest at all in the issue.” Rep. David Bonior (Mich.), the House’s second-ranking Democrat, said in the party’s weekly radio address […]
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Trading Blows Over Whether Trading Blows
As police tear gassed and fired rubber bullets and water cannons at protesters in Quebec this weekend, President Bush spoke inside the protected halls of a conference center and told the other leaders from the Western Hemisphere that “open trade must be matched by a strong commitment to protecting our environment and improving labor standards.” […]
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Rhys Roth, Climate Solutions
Rhys Roth is a founder and codirector of Climate Solutions, whose mission is nothing less than to stop global warming at the earliest point possible by helping the Pacific Northwest become a world leader in practical and profitable solutions. Monday, 23 Apr 2001 SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine This is no typical day in my life as an […]
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You Can Rhone, but You Can't Hide
Many rivers in Europe are in poor health and don’t come close to meeting the European Union’s environmental standards, the World Wildlife Fund said yesterday. The group found that 50 out of 69 river stretches in 16 countries were in trouble; the worst polluted rivers included the Rhone and Seine in France, the Severn in […]
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Arresting Development
In a pre-Earth Day demonstration protesting President Bush’s environmental policies, 10 environmental activists were arrested yesterday at U.S. EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C., after chaining themselves to the building’s entrance. Among those arrested were John Passacantando, executive director of Greenpeace USA, and Randy Hayes, president of the Rainforest Action Network. Passacantando said in a statement, […]
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Christie Toad Whitman
The Bush administration has put on its green hat leading up to Earth Day. President Bush has said he would sign a treaty phasing out a series of nasty chemicals and not roll back a couple of environmental rules approved by former President Clinton. U.S. EPA Administrator Christie Todd Whitman has been making the rounds […]
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Addled Ababa
Ethiopia said yesterday that about 3,000 tons of obsolete pesticides stored at almost 1,000 sites around the country are contaminating the environment and threatening public health. For example, at one location in Addis Ababa, overturned metal drums leaking toxic waste are just 500 yards from a grain silo. A strong smell of chemicals pervades the […]
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I Want to Ride My Bicycle
Taiwan President Chen Shui-ban biked to work today to mark Earth Day on Sunday. Top officials from Taiwain’s environment and transportation agencies, among others, pedaled with the president in the morning drizzle in Taipei. Chen said, “After this, I hope I can ride to work one day each month.” Meanwhile, environment ministers from six countries […]
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Coming Out of Their Shells
More than a million Olive Ridley turtles came ashore to nest and lay eggs last month on India’s eastern coast and hatchlings are now filling the beaches, providing some hope that the turtles may be back from the brink of extinction. (Sobering stat: Generally, only one out of every 1,000 hatchlings reaches adulthood.) Last year, […]
