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Da Enron-run-run Da Enron-run
Enron has abandoned plans to construct a wind farm 60 miles north of Los Angeles that some enviros argued would imperil the endangered California condor. The National Audubon Society vehemently opposed the planned facility, arguing that it could be a “death trap” for the birds, and Enron said that pressure from the group played a […]
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Airy, Airy, Brown and Scary, How Does Your Garden Grow?
Mexico City officials, desperate to cut back on the air pollution that chokes the city, are encouraging citizens to cover their roofs with lightweight soil and plant gardens as a way to help control smog particles. The city has also given approval to a private company to install thousands of three-foot-tall air filter canisters on […]
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Hey, What's 26 Million Cars Between Friends?
In what’s being billed as one of the biggest enforcement actions in U.S. history, the federal government yesterday sued seven big electric companies in the Midwest and the South, accusing them of violating clean air rules. The companies own 32 coal-fired power plants in 10 states, and the feds say they have been upgrading the […]
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Australian for "Dirty"
Australia has bumped the U.S. out of the way and assumed the dubious distinction of the world’s worst per capita greenhouse gas polluter, according to an analysis of U.N. statistics by the Australia Institute, a left-leaning research group. On a per capita basis, Australia now emits 25 percent more carbon dioxide than the U.S. and […]
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California Screamin' … On Such a Winter's Day
California is likely to be hit hard by global warming in the coming century, according to a new study by scientists in the state. The study, sponsored by the Ecological Society of America and the Union of Concerned Scientists, warns that potential scenarios could include warm, wet winters that would bring both flooding and water […]
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Feds Make No Dam Cents
A federal study of the economic impact of breaching four dams on the lower Snake River in Washington state overestimated potential negative effects and underestimated the positive, according to a new report by an economist working for environmental groups concerned about salmon restoration. The report found that a draft study by the U.S. Army Corps […]
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The Dirt on Pesticides
4.1 billion pounds of pesticides are used throughout the world each year 30 times more pesticides are used today than were used in 1945 30 percent of insecticides are believed to be carcinogenic 60 percent of herbicides are believed to be carcinogenic 90 percent of fungicides are believed to be carcinogenic 23 of the 28 […]
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish — That's All
Tighter fishing limits are needed in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank fishing grounds in New England on everything from cod to winter flounder to meet new conservation goals set by Congress, according to a report released yesterday by a scientific panel that tracks the region’s stocks. Fishing stocks continue to decline despite efforts […]
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U.S. Department of Frankenculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture frequently approves the use of new genetically engineered crops based on unsupported claims and shoddy studies by seed companies, say many scientists who have studied the approval process. The USDA, the primary agency responsible for assuring the ecological safety of such plants, has not rejected a single application for a […]
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A Tarriffying Story
A new White House study argues that logging around the world would increase by no more than 0.5 percent if the World Trade Organization liberalized global trade in forest products, as the U.S. is advocating. The study admits that logging in Indonesia, Chile, Malaysia, and several other nations would increase sharply under a proposal to […]
