Stories by Chip Ward
The era of cheap and plentiful water in the West is over and that's bad news for our sprawling cities, agriculture and ecosystems.
Posted on Sep 16, 2009, Source: Tomdispatch.com
The chances of being affected by a terrorist attack are slim, but disruptions to our far-flung supply lines for food, water and energy are a reality.
Posted on Mar 3, 2009, Source: Tomdispatch.com
The Bush admin has been a nightmare for the environment -- and the nomination of Palin is an insurance policy taken out on its continuation.
Posted on Sep 22, 2008, Source: Tomdispatch.com
A dirty little secret about America is that public libraries have become de facto daytime shelters for the nation's street people while librarians are increasingly our unofficial social workers for the homeless and mentally disturbed.
Posted on Apr 2, 2007, Source: Tomdispatch.com
As long as we're talking about ice in distant climes, global warming seems like something that's happening elsewhere and to somebody else -- or some other set of creatures.
Posted on Jun 7, 2005, Source: Tomdispatch.com
Recognizing that predation is an all-important ecological process that ties extensive food webs together is one thing. Creating the conditions on the land to let it happen is another.
Posted on Dec 2, 2004, Source: Tomdispatch.com
Though efforts to preserve the environment have often been piecemeal, something for 'do-gooders,' a growing movement suggests that a wholesale 'reconnection' is needed to save both the environment and humanity.
Posted on May 20, 2004, Source: Tomdispatch.com
In backroom deals, the administration attempts to 'serve up' millions of acres of wilderness to industry. Citizens, members of congress, and even some governors are fightin' mad.
Posted on Jan 28, 2004, Source: Tomdispatch.com
Utah citizens successfully battle a megacorporation's bid to dump nuclear waste in the desert -- with a little help from a friend in a high place.
Posted on Dec 15, 2003, Source: Tomdispatch.com
