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Abandon (Partner)ship!
A coalition of enviro and consumer groups is calling for an end to one of Al Gore’s pet projects, the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles, under which the federal government and Big Three U.S. automakers have teamed up to develop highly fuel-efficient cars and trucks. Critics point out that despite the millions of […]
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Hark, Hoover Goes There?
A coalition of enviros filed suit yesterday to force the U.S. government to do a better job of protecting endangered species and habitat along the lower Colorado River where it flows south toward Mexico and the Gulf of California. The ecological health of the area has deteriorated because seven upstream states divert so much water […]
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Across to Bear
Wolves, bears, Canada lynx, and other animals are increasingly being killed in western Canada, causing some scientists to worry that species given strict protection in the U.S. might be in trouble when they cross over the Canadian border. In 1997, 12 grizzly bears, some of them considered essential to population stability in the border region, […]
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Who knew river restoration could be so much fun?
As far as the North Fork of the Gunnison River in western Colorado is concerned, there’s good news and there’s bad news. On one hand, it drains one of the most beautiful valleys on the planet — its headwaters tumble from the Ragged and West Elk mountains into the broad, gentle North Fork Valley. The […]
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Erode, Erode, Erode Your House, Gently Out to Sea
At least a quarter of the houses within 500 feet of coastlines in the U.S. may be lost to erosion in the next 60 years, according to a study conducted for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The problem, which may hit the Atlantic Coast especially hard, could be made even worse if sea levels rise […]
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Same Old, Shame Old
Tiny particles of air pollution from power plants, vehicles, and other sources are causing notable rises in hospital visits and deaths among elderly Americans, according to a new study by scientists from Johns Hopkins University and the Harvard School of Public Health. The study, which examined data from the nation’s 90 largest metropolitan areas, found […]
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Talkin' Bout Power Generation
Vice President Al Gore began unveiling a plan yesterday to spend more than $125 billion over the next decade to put the U.S. on the path to clean energy and reduce its dependence on foreign oil. He proposed tax breaks and other incentives for businesses that clean up their polluting power plants and factories and […]
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Kiss My Jackass
Enviros and bird lovers are scrambling to rescue thousands of jackass penguins on Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, after a tanker carrying 1,300 tons of fuel oil sank nearby on Friday, causing a serious oil spill. About 2,000 oil-covered penguins have already been removed from the island and brought to […]
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Rosy Parks
With political support and funding levels up, urban parks in the U.S. are in the midst of their biggest boom in the last 50 years. From Houston to San Francisco to Chicago, neighborhood park activists have become increasingly successful at getting city hall to focus on their concerns. Another big shift has been the amount […]
