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Depot Man
Office Depot Announces Plan to Go Green Office-supply giant Office Depot is teaming up with respected conservation groups in an effort to green its business practices. A new five-year, $2.2 million environmental strategy should demonstrate that the company is “about commitment, not compliance or convenience,” said Office Depot President Bruce Nelson. The corporation is collaborating […]
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We Are the World Bank
Proposal to Limit World Bank Fossil-Fuel Investments Sparks Controversy The World Bank has not yet officially responded to an independent report released last year that recommends it cease investing in oil and coal projects, but that hasn’t stopped industry and enviro leaders from taking sides in a fierce debate over the matter. The World Bank […]
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Drilling on a Texas barrier island could mess with sea turtles and other critters
Life’s a beach — and then you die. Photo: NPS. This time of year, a slim strip of Texas beach known as South Padre Island is hopping with bikini-wearing, hard-drinking college students on spring break. On neighboring North Padre Island, however, the scene tends to be quite a bit calmer. Nearly 70 miles of this […]
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Knocked Out of Our Census
Population Growth Rate Slowing, But Growth Still Notable The world’s population growth is slowing, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released yesterday. From 2001 to 2002, the population grew by 1.2 percent, down substantially from a peak of 2.2 percent between 1963 and 1964. The bureau projects an annual growth rate of 0.4 percent […]
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Scalia denies bias in Cheney case, but enviros say he looks as guilty as ever
Back on the Cheney gang. According to Sierra Club lawyers, Vice President Dick Cheney has been exceeding the recommended dosage of political Viagra. Last year, they sued him for metaphorically bedding the energy executives whom critics charge all but wrote the Bush administration’s energy policy. Now they say he’s been romancing Supreme Court Justice Antonin […]
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Free Falling
Federal Judges on Board of Anti-Environmental Group Speaking of questionable judicial behavior, three federal judges are serving as directors on the board of an industry-funded foundation that regularly opposes environmental regulations, even while hearing cases in which the foundation’s members have direct interests, charges a public-interest group in a report released yesterday. The Community Rights […]
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Memo Random
GOP Memo Reveals Electoral Strategy on Environment GOP leaders in the House of Representatives, worried that Democrats are going to “hit us hard on the environment” in the coming election year, have issued a strategy memo on the subject. Its contents are … uh, what’s the charitable term here? … revealing. It recommends that Republicans […]
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An ecological educator answers questions
What environmental organization are you affiliated with? Audubon Expedition Institute at Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass. What does it do? AEI offers higher education that fosters ecological awareness and personal and societal transformation through immersion in a variety of environments and cultures, critical reflection, and experiential learning communities. As learners, we awaken to a deeper […]
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Readers sound off on Priuses, Nader (yes, again), and more
Prius: Quiet, but Not Diminutive Re: Hy Jinx Dear Editor: I read the New York Times story about the Toyota Prius at the Oscars before I saw it in the Daily Grist, and I was already annoyed about those descriptions of my Prius as “diminutive.” The Prius offers all the comfort and performance of […]
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I’d Like to Buy the World a Fiasco
Pollutant Taints Coke’s Bottled Water in U.K. Coca-Cola’s attempts to enter the burgeoning U.K. bottled-water market have gone, shall we say, less than swimmingly. The story begins with the debut of Dasani bottled water in the U.K. two weeks ago, accompanied by a massive Coke PR push labeling it “as pure as bottled water gets.” […]
