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Much Better Business Bureau
A coalition of businesses is fighting a federal plan that could triple logging levels across a large swath of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. In a letter to U.S. Forest Service officials being made public today, 52 business leaders in the region ask the agency to reject a plan for dramatically increased logging, saying it would […]
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Birds Brained
A team of British researchers is calling for reform of Europe’s agricultural policies to give birds and wildlife a better chance of survival, warning that farming practices are causing “a second silent spring.” Thirteen bird species that live exclusively on farmland have declined by an average of 30 percent between 1968 and 1995, the team […]
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First Slick Willy, Now Slick Al
Vice Pres. Al Gore has accepted more than $80,000 in campaign contributions from employees of fossil fuel companies, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, making it likely that he will surpass the $130,000 that Pres. Clinton received from such interests in the last presidential race. These contributions make some enviros nervous, but they have […]
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Super-Ultra-Excellent-Stupendous News
Nissan announced yesterday that it will introduce the world’s first super-ultra-low-emissions vehicle in California next year. The 2000 model year Sentra compact sedan has a four-cylinder engine, a super-efficient catalytic converter, and a system that eliminates evaporative emissions from unburned fuel. Nissan says the car will produce fewer total emissions during a 20-mile trip than […]