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Rouge's Gallery
Ford Motor Co. is going green with its $2 billion remodeling plans for its Rouge industrial complex in Dearborn, Mich. The remodel, being spearheaded by green architect William McDonough, will include rooftop plantings designed to absorb rainfall and regulate building temperature along with a nearly 1 million-square-foot meadow meant to rehabilitate contaminated soil. Meanwhile, Ford […]
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Fannie Farmless
Atlanta, Ga., has the worst sprawl in the nation, according to a preliminary study by the Fannie Mae Foundation. Miami, Detroit, Denver, and Dallas round out the top five cities with the most serious sprawl problems. Although Southern and Western metropolitan areas absorbed roughly equal numbers of new residents between 1982 and 1997, the South […]
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Cholera Me Badd
Bacteria and other microorganisms that could harm humans and marine life are being spread around the world in the ballast water of ships, according to a study in today’s issue of the journal Nature. The researchers found significant concentrations of a potentially fatal form of cholera in ballast water released from ships in Maryland’s Chesapeake […]
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The Termi-Nader?
Ralph Nader suggested yesterday that a victory by George W. Bush in the presidential election might actually be a boon for the environment. He said, “A bumbling Texas governor would galvanize the environmental community as never before. The Sierra Club doubled its membership under James Watt,” who served as Interior secretary under Ronald Reagan. In […]
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Mon Share
A new car-sharing program is starting up in San Francisco this month, following the success of similar programs in Portland, Ore., Seattle, Wash., and other American and European cities. Car-sharing programs offer people the opportunity to buy into a pool of cars and trucks that are available for running errands and making other trips. For […]
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Taking a Dump
In a case that could have major ramifications for environmental protections in the U.S., the Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday pitting the federal government against an Illinois solid waste agency that wants to locate a trash dump in a remote wetland area. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers blocked the landfill because it would destroy […]
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Shell Dommage
An Italian tanker carrying 6,000 tons of toxic chemicals sank this week in the English Channel not far from the French coast after being abandoned by its crew during a storm, and it has begun leaking highly toxic styrene. The tanker, which was carrying chemicals for Shell and ExxonMobil, was the second to sink off […]
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Die Like an Eagle
In keeping with an ancient tradition, Hopi Indians would be allowed to gather and smother golden eagles from the Wupatki National Monument in Arizona, under a proposed Interior Department rule expected to be announced next month. Environmentalists fear that the proposal would set a broad precedent, allowing Native Americans to hunt and trap animals in […]
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Going Soft on Pollution
About 20 to 30 percent of adult men in China are suffering from impotence or other sexual problems, an escalating trend that may be attributable in large part to serious pollution, experts say. In an unrelated development, the Chinese government has unveiled an environmental plan with the aim of reducing pollution levels in the country […]
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Party Favors
Germany’s Green Party, which has been sharing government power with the Social Democrats since 1998, is trying to advance environmental goals, but has also become more business-friendly of late. Party leaders still call for a nuclear phase-out, higher energy taxes to help combat global warming, and more eco-friendly transportation and technologies. And the Greens are […]
