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How did the wingnut critique of Rachel Carson (worse than Hitler!) move from the lunatic far-right fringe to the slightly-less-lunatic conservative mainstream? Tim Lambert does a little digging and find that the answer traces back to … Big Tobacco. Seriously.

Willing and Label

As carbon labeling gets rolling in the U.K., questions abound Can a bag of potato chips point the way to saving the planet? Some stores in the U.K. are gearing up to “carbon label” their products, aiming to show how much the production, packaging, and transport of consumer goods contribute to climate change. But it’s […]

Another good one

Al Gore was on Keith Olbermann’s show today. He took a while to get rolling, but it heats up toward the end of the first segment. Here’s part one: Here’s part two: (thanks LL!)

California cracks down on coal power, and more

Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: The Bronx Is Up and the Battery’s Under the Hood They Could Teach PBS a Thing or Two The Coal Shebang And the Mining Seems So Safe and Clean Not to Mention It’s Wildly Inhumane This Sounds Like a Job For … Nobody Read the […]

The Skinny on Fair-Trade Fashion

Find out which companies are going beyond green As a model who’s devoting her career to the eco cause, Summer Rayne Oakes has an up close and personal view of which trends are taking off and which ones are, well, lying in a crumpled pile on the floor. Today she offers her take on “ethical […]

Warren G. Stone, green religious leader, answers questions

Warren G. Stone. What work do you do? I’m a rabbi in the Washington, D.C., area; I’ve been privileged to serve as the rabbi of Temple Emanuel for the past 18 years. I also serve as the national environmental chair for the Central Conference of American Rabbis and am on a variety of boards, including […]

Commercial fishermen face off with ocean conservation group

Like characters in an adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, the research crew aboard Oceana's research catamaran, the Ranger, found themselves in peril amidst the clutches of a seven-ship band of angry fishermen wielding hooks.

The Ranger, at sea now for two weeks photographing the use of illegal driftnets in international waters off of France, was sailing peacefully when seven ships surrounded it, demanding cameras and other incriminating evidence. The angry commercial fishermen immobilized the Ranger's propellers with rope, and hurled fish (and four-letter words) at the crew.

These Are the Times That Try Pens’ Souls

Daily Grist takes a break for Memorial Day Whether your Memorial Day holiday involves firing up the grill with friends or quietly reflecting on our soldiers’ sacrifices, we tip our cap to you. As for us, we’ll be doing a little of both, in a manner befitting our … eh, who are we kidding, we […]

A guest essay

The following is a guest essay from Roger S. Gottlieb, Professor of philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. His books include A Greener Faith: Religious Environmentalism and our Planet’s Future and This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature, Environment. —– If you’re not depressed, a friend of mine has been saying, it’s only because you haven’t been reading […]

Why agribusiness giants are facing off over corn ethanol

As recently as 2005, a buck fifty could get you a bushel of corn — about three days’ rations for a confined dairy cow. Today, that same bushel would run you nearly $4. Trouble in Big Ag paradise. Photo: iStockphoto That rapid price increase, inspired by a slew of federal policies that encourage transforming corn […]