Special Coverage: Environment

Boatloads of Trouble: How We Are Importing Our Way to Destruction

Stan Cox, AlterNet. September 5, 2008.
As our consumer goods travel thousands of miles by boat, train and truck, they're leaving a trail of soot and cancer in their wake.

From the blogs

Hurricane Gustav Comes in Slow and to the Left

by dday, Hullabaloo

Let us all share a very, very tempered huzzah!

Nagin Says Gustav Worse than Katrina; N.O. Ordered Evacuated; RNC Events Cancelled

by AlterNet Staff, AlterNet

Here's how you can help, and stay informed.

New Orleans: Nobody Asked, Why Not Sooner?

by Harry Shearer, Huffington Post

Why isn't New Orleans ready for a storm everyone knew would eventually come?

McCain and Palin Rush to Gulf Coast to Do ... Something

by Georgia10, Daily Kos

How do you spell photo-op?

The Best Convention Speech You Missed

by Josh Dorner, Sierra Club

Montana's Governor Schweitzer electrified the convention with his energy speech.

The Battle to Save Coal River Mountain

by JW Randolph, Appalachian Voices

This is a plan that even coal companies should want to embrace.

Shock Jock Encourages Listeners to Waste Energy to Wipe Out DNC's Green Efforts

by Matt, Think Progress

Glenn Beck is a lunatic.

Poll Watch: Zogby Gives McCain 5-Point Lead; Sky Not Yet Fallen

by Joshua Holland, AlterNet

A major grain of salt is needed.

Global Warming Deniers Cancel Meeting Due to Tropical Storm Fay

by Amanda, Think Progress

Global warming intensifies tropical storms and, apparently, irony.

San Francisco Helps Houston Get its Recycling Out of the Garbage

by Stephen Elliott, Huffington Post

San Francisco to help "sister-city" Houston, home of Exxon, get its recycling program out of the garbage.

Fossil Fuels Are the Bottled Water of Energy

Andy Posner, Huffington Post. September 3, 2008.
We already know the many reasons not to drink bottled water, but fossil fuels are really bottled energy.

Sarah Palin's Big, Sleazy Safari

John Dolan, AlterNet. September 2, 2008.
For most of us, zooming around in an airplane to shoot wolves sounds insane. For Sarah Palin, it's a "safari."

How the GOP Is Counting on Hurricane Gustav for an Image Makeover

Brad Reed, AlterNet. September 1, 2008.
As the storm bears down on the Gulf Coast, the Republicans see an opportunity to help salvage their brand.

Is New Orleans Really Ready for Gustav?

Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor. August 31, 2008.
As Gustav bears down, the greatest threat is the potential for a 20-foot storm surge that could overtop the region's vast fortifications.

Palin Is a Global-Warming-Denying, Polar-Bear-Dissing, Pat Buchanan Acolyte

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. August 29, 2008.
Definitely not a VP choice for anyone wanting to win environmental voters.

Are Organic Foods Getting Too Pricey for the Middle Class?

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. August 29, 2008.
Even Whole Foods and its upper-middle-class customers are feeling the pinch.

It's Pretty Clear That Europe Is Using 'Trade' Deals to Steal Food from Poor Countries

George Monbiot, Monbiot.com. August 28, 2008.
A new wave of food colonialism is taking food from the mouths of the poor.

5 Steps to an Environmental Revolution

Bill Vitek, Prairie Writers Circle. August 27, 2008.
Efficiency tweaks won't save us. Even if every car in the world were a hybrid, growing demand would dwarf savings.

Climate Reality Eludes the Business Press

John Miller, Dollars and Sense. August 27, 2008.
For the Wall Street Journal's editors, fear of a bigger government outweighs the fear of a warmer planet.

Dispatch from Denver: Making Climate Change the Issue

Jeffrey Allen, OneWorld.net. August 26, 2008.
Why we need to make "global warming" the most important issue of the convention.

Why Biden Is Such an Important Pick for the Climate

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. August 26, 2008.
The Dems now have someone who gets global warming and who is one of the most qualified people be a global leader.

Welcome to the Food Revolution

Kerry Trueman, AlterNet. August 25, 2008.
The Slow Food Nation gathering promises to be a Woodstock for food lovers and enviros concerned with our food system.

What Will the Green Economy Look Like?

Adele M. Stan, Media Consortium. August 23, 2008.
We all say we want to go green, but do we all see the same kinds of change when we imagine an eco-friendly economy?

What is the Carbon Footprint of McCain's Countless Homes?

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. August 22, 2008.
If McCain can't even keep count of the number of homes he has, you can bet he has no idea on their environmental impact.

Apocalypse Later: Looking Back at 2008 from the Future

John Feffer, Tomdispatch.com. August 22, 2008.
A futurologist looks back at the public complacency of 2008 that led to disaster from the year 2016.

Why T. Boone Pickens' 'Clean Energy' Plan Is a Ponzi Scheme

Scott Thill, AlterNet. August 21, 2008.
The controversial oil magnate has made headlines for a supposed conversion to cleaner energy, but there's ample reason to be suspicious.

Republicans Have Handed Democrats a Winning Election Issue

David Morris, AlterNet. August 20, 2008.
But so far, Democrats have been refusing to accept the gift.

What Will Obama's VP Pick Mean for the Environment?

Ben Carmichael, Huffington Post. August 19, 2008.
Absent from any conversation has been weighing the various VP candidates' environmental record. Let's end that silence.

Would Thomas Jefferson Refuse To Recycle?

Jay Walljasper, OnTheCommons.org. August 19, 2008.
As a recent example in Texas proves, what passes for "independence" these days is more like lazy and foolish.

How Wind Farms May Really Replace Coal Mining

Peter Slavin, AlterNet. August 19, 2008.
One community is attempting to prove that clean energy can beat dirty power -- even in the heart of coal country.

NPR Gets It Wrong on the Food Crisis

Frances Moore Lappe, Huffington Post. August 18, 2008.
Morning Edition's recent series on the food crisis reinforces dangerous myths that actually block us from seeing the real solutions to hunger.

Your Flat Screen Has (Greenhouse) Gas

Emily Udell, In These Times. August 15, 2008.
A chemical used in the manufacturing of flat-screen televisions could rival some of the world's most potent greenhouse gases.

Where's Al Gore When We Need Him?

Brent Budowsky, Consortium News. August 14, 2008.
McCain is an environmental sellout. So why isn't Gore challenging him visibly, aggressively and clearly?

McCain Is Absent on America's Energy Crisis, Misses Eight Key Votes

Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times. August 14, 2008.
In the last year, McCain has been a no show for every vote on a crucial piece of renewable energy legislation.

What Does the NY Times Have Against Local Food and Green Living?

Kerry Trueman, Eating Liberally. August 13, 2008.
A handful of Times writers seem to be intent on undoing all the strides Americans are making to live greener.

So You Think You Can Just Add a Clothesline to Your House? Dream on

Stan Cox, Prairie Writers Circle. August 13, 2008.
20% of Americans are subject to homeowners associations, which have sweeping powers to dictate almost anything you want to do to your own home.

Why My Family Quit Using Plastic

James Glave, The Tyee. August 13, 2008.
Health concerns about the long-term effects of plastic have led the author's family to keep their food away from plastic containers.

McCain Adopts Cheney's Energy Plan

Jason Leopold, Consortium News. August 12, 2008.
Once considered an ally of environmental groups, McCain now has a plan drafted by industry execs pushing more drilling and nuclear power.

The Era of Catastrophe? Geologists Name New Era After Human Influence on the Planet

Mike Davis, Tomdispatch.com. August 11, 2008.
A striking report from the front lines of science suggests we're officially entering a period in which humanity may simply outrun history itself.

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