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Wetlands, the Quicker Picker-Upper?
Human-made marshes that filter water naturally are gaining in popularity as an alternative to high-tech water purifying systems, according to experts speaking at a National Marketplace for the Environment meeting in Anaheim, Calif. Partially treated wastewater and stormwater runoff are sent to constructed wetlands, where plants and microbes purify the water of silt and some […]
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Nuke Is a Nuke Is a Nuke
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, convinced that the nuclear industry is safer than ever, is eliminating its semiannual “watch list” of the nation’s most troubled nuclear power plants. In its place, the NRC will make a yearly announcement of plants needing “agency focus” and “regional focus.” Critics fear the decision will mean less oversight for the […]
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Gore Takes Bus to Swing Set
Vice Pres. Al Gore announced 47 modest federal initiatives aimed at promoting sustainability and smart growth yesterday. In a keynote address in Detroit at the National Town Hall Meeting on Sustainable America — which is being attended by 3,000 community, environmental, and business leaders — Gore called for the development of abandoned industrial sites and […]
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Making S-U-Vs that Don't S-U-C-K
The Big Three automakers have agreed to consider adding gas-guzzling sport-utility vehicles to a joint government-industry supercar program that aims to triple the gas mileage of popular vehicles. Vice Pres. Al Gore pressed top auto executives on the issue during a meeting in Detroit, emphasizing that expanding the program, known as the Partnership for a […]
