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Distributed Computer Simulation of Catastrophic Global Warming Spreads Lots of folks who saw the recent global warming blockbuster “The Day After Tomorrow” have what might charitably be called uncertainties about the veracity of the science behind the plot. Now, in the U.K., a consortium of universities and the Met Office (weather and environmental services) are […]

EPA chief Mike Leavitt hits the swing states

Leavitt, alone. Photo: U.S. EPA. Have a look at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Mike Leavitt‘s calendar over the last several months and you’ll notice that it appears to be in lockstep with the Karl Rove playbook. “I’d hardly call it coincidence,” said Beth Viola, a leading environmental strategist for the Kerry campaign, “that after […]

Raci-Caught

Bush Campaign Chair Lies About Kerry Fuel Economy Plan Speaking of swing states: Bush presidential campaign chair Marc Racicot told a group of Michigan voters that the state could “lose 105,000 jobs” under John Kerry’s proposal to raise the average fuel economy standards of America’s vehicle fleet roughly 50 percent by 2015. The charge was […]

Ralph’s Bag

Nader Chooses Running Mate from Green Party Peter Camejo, a lifelong activist and two-time Green party candidate for governor of California, will be independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader’s running mate for 2004. Nader’s move is largely tactical: While he has refused to run as a Green, he has sought the party’s formal endorsement, which would […]

Tuna Little, Tuna Late

California Sues Big Tuna California sued the nation’s three biggest producers of canned tuna this week for failing to warn consumers that their products may contain harmful levels of mercury. State Attorney General Bill Lockyer named the makers of Bumble Bee, StarKist, and Chicken of the Sea tuna in the suit, claiming that they violated […]

Pop-Tarts

U.S. Accused of Trying to Isolate United Nations Population Fund United Nations officials, diplomats, and NGO workers are accusing the Bush administration of attempting to isolate the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) by bullying groups with which it works. Enviros, family-planning advocates, and other folks with a basic sense of decency have long criticized the administration […]

Tim McCormick, public transit evangelist, answers questions

What environmental organization are you affiliated with? I’m planning manager at the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority. It provides public transit for the state of Rhode Island. What do you really do, on a day-to-day basis? My job is really about being a liaison between the public and the bus system. Bus systems are not […]

Advice on antioxidant-rich foods and why they cost so much

Dear Umbra, Antioxidant foods are “the thing” right now, and I would love to be able to eat as many as I need. However, they are usually the most expensive fruits and vegetables. Would it not make sense for farmers or producers to grow these products in greater volume, so we could all afford them […]

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Sprawl the Right Moves

Urban Planner Seeks New Vocabulary to Describe Sprawl Delores Hayden, a Yale professor of architecture, urbanism, and American studies, found herself struggling when she tried to describe the characteristic features of the sprawling suburbs surrounding American cities — features that are now ubiquitous but which have emerged so quickly, historically speaking, that our ability to […]