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Dispatches from an international dialogue on science and sustainability
Michael Levitin is a freelance journalist based in Barcelona. This week he is attending the World Forum of Cultures’ Dialogue on Science, Knowledge, and Sustainable Development. Tuesday, 1 Jun 2004 BARCELONA, Spain. As I craned my head to read the translation screen over the stage, Mikhail Gorbachev was waving his arms wildly and bellowing in […]
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We Will, We Will Block You
Conservative Groups Block International Sea Treaty The U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea — a comprehensive international accord governing the use of oceans for shipping, fishing, mining, and naval operations — has been signed by the U.S. and unanimously approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, but it languishes in the Senate nonetheless, […]
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Truckin’ A
New Trucking Company Touts Eco-Friendliness A new California trucking company hopes to demonstrate that progressive policies can be profitable. Long Beach-based Allied Port Transporters is founded on a set of forward-thinking environmental and labor practices. It hopes to reduce air pollution by running a fleet of clean diesel trucks, and to ease traffic congestion by […]
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The Lease You Can Do
Most Oil and Gas Leases on Public Land Are Not Productive Almost 75 percent of the 40 million acres of public land leased for oil and gas development in the U.S. are not producing any oil or gas, but the Bush administration is nonetheless pushing relentlessly to open more land for leasing. Peter Morton, a […]
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Red Hot and Green
Renewable Energy and Green Technology Hot The renewable-energy market is entering a new era, growing independently of fluctuations in fossil-fuel energy prices. While every story on renewable energy still must include this unfortunate disclaimer — renewable energy provides only a small percentage of the energy consumed in the U.S. (an estimated 6.7 percent this year) […]
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Get behind a critical climate change bill
I’m changing the climate — ask me how!
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Readers sound off on gas taxing, cow poop, and more
A Real Beal Feel Re: Give It Away, Give It Away, Give It Away Now Dear Editor: Deron Beal here, founder guy of the Freecycle Network. I’ve read a whole lot of articles about us and have been interviewed for even more. The only other article that even got close to Ms. Nijhuis’ “hitting […]
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Green All That You Can Green
Army Reverses Course on Environmental Cutbacks It’s enough to raise the cynic’s eyebrow: After the press uncovered and publicized an email memo ordering U.S. Army garrison commanders around the world to cut back on environmental programs at their bases to save money, the Army announced yesterday that — whaddya know? — it had found the […]
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Stop, Look, Lisbon
Enviro Groups Kick Off Sustainable-Community Plans in Lisbon A coalition of enviro groups is planning an ambitious project to build small, sustainable communities in cities around the globe, starting in Lisbon, Portugal. The World Wildlife Fund and U.K. development group BioRegional hope the communities will demonstrate that sustainable development is possible with today’s resources. The […]
