Stories by John Gartner

John Gartner writes about environmental technology and alternative energy from his home in Philadelphia.

Blue Islands, Red Seas

The real great divide in American politics is not between red and blue states, but between urban and rural voters.
Posted on Nov 29, 2004, Source: AlterNet

A Clean Win in Colorado

As proof that the renewable energy movement is gaining momentum, Colorado voters approved a measure that requires the state's utilities to invest in solar and wind energy.
Posted on Nov 4, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Pennsylvania: A Tale of Two Cities

As Kerry edges ahead in the Pennsylvania polls, voter turnout in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia will likely determine who collects its 21 electoral votes.
Posted on Oct 22, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Music with a Message

Bruce Springsteen, Michael Stipe and friends take to the road to show swing-state voters a good time on the Vote for Change tour.
Posted on Oct 4, 2004, Source: AlterNet

The Long Kiss Goodbye

Single women all over America are working to give George W. Bush a farewell kiss.
Posted on Oct 2, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Testing, Testing, WWMD

On World Water Monitoring Day, water-lovers get to give their favorite river, lake or stream a health check-up.
Posted on Sep 23, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Nanotech: Up and Atom

A Nobel Prize-winning chemist says the impending world energy shortage requires several miracles of science that nanotechnology can help to deliver.
Posted on Sep 8, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Greenhouse Gases Heat Up as a Commodity

Some forward-thinking American companies are voluntarily abiding by the Kyoto treaty and participating in the Chicago Climate Exchange, the first North American marketplace for trading greenhouse emissions.
Posted on Aug 26, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Chickens into Oil

In the quest for renewable energy sources, anything is fair game -- even fowl. Are chickens the fuel of the future?
Posted on Jun 8, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Bush's Blind Hydrogen Vision

If energy independence is a goal of the Bush administration, why is so much research money going to fossil-fuel companies?
Posted on May 20, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Manufacturers Address Hazards of E-Waste

States, corporations and the EPA are working to regulate recycling of computer components in the hopes of reducing the tonnage that ends up decaying in landfills.
Posted on Apr 25, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Seeding Renewables to Grow Jobs

From engineering and design to construction and agriculture, investment in renewable energy could result in far more jobs than investment in fossil fuels.
Posted on Apr 19, 2004, Source: AlterNet

The Army's Chemical Weapons Conundrum

1,269 tons of deadly VX nerve gas needs to be neutralized and dumped. Any takers?
Posted on Mar 26, 2004, Source: AlterNet