AlterNet.org: Environment Alternative News and Information. en-us AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. McCain Is Full of Hot Air on the Environment http://www.alternet.org/environment/85200/ McCain is trying to look green but don't believe the rhetoric. His enviro speeches are just campaign trail greenwashing and here's why. Mon, 12 May 2008 16:00:01 PDT John Nichols, The Nation The Pentagon Is America's Biggest Polluter http://www.alternet.org/environment/85186/ The U.S. has a grossly corrupted health protection system. Mon, 12 May 2008 13:00:01 PDT Joshua Frank, AlterNet It Isn't Morning in America Anymore -- It's Dusk on Planet Earth http://www.alternet.org/environment/85080/ If we want to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed, we've got to cut CO2 emissions. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Bill McKibben, Tomdispatch.com How Food Riots, Pricey Gas and Home Foreclosures Point to a Better Future http://www.alternet.org/environment/84960/ We are beset today by a systemic global crisis that could open the way to hopeful transformation. It is up to us. Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Marjorie Kelly, Paul Raskin, AlterNet If We All Started Driving Priuses, We'd Consume More Energy Than Ever Before http://www.alternet.org/environment/84982/ While energy efficiency is laudable, history shows that it leads to people consuming <i>more</i> energy. Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Robert Bryce, Public Affairs Books Editorial: The Disaster in Burma -- How You Can Help http://www.alternet.org/environment/84983/ International aid groups are facing problems getting to disaster-stricken areas of Burma, but a group of monks is on the front lines right now. Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT AlterNet Drive 1,000 Miles or Feed a Person for a Year? The Biofuels Dilemma http://www.alternet.org/environment/84628/ Can the pumping of ethanol into American fuel tanks really make it harder for parents to feed their families? Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Stan Cox, AlterNet Sinking Without Trace: Australia's Unknown Climate Change Victims http://www.alternet.org/environment/84730/ The islands of the Torres Strait are slowly being submerged and the plight of their inhabitants is being overlooked. Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:01 PDT Independent UK Big Oil Strike in Brazil has Tongues Wagging, but We Continue Towards Peak Oil http://www.alternet.org/environment/84482/ Since the 1980's, the world has discovered less oil than it has consumed every year. Wed, 07 May 2008 09:00:01 PDT Pedro Prieto, Tlaxcala New Food Safety Rules May Do More Harm Than Good http://www.alternet.org/environment/81786/ The food safety regulations established in response to the spinach E. coli outbreak are threatening environmentally friendly farming practices. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Jason Mark, Earth Island Journal A Nuclear Energy Renaissance Wouldn't Solve Our Problems, But It Would Rip Us Off http://www.alternet.org/environment/84042/ Talk of a nuclear renaissance is a dangerous distraction from the real changes we need to make to wean ourselves off oil. Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Christian Parenti, The Nation Hey Coffee Drinker, Ditch That Paper Cup http://www.alternet.org/environment/84187/ North America consumes 50 million trees a year for paper cups. Buy a travel mug already! Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Ruben Anderson, The Tyee Why We Need to Rise up Against Industrial Agriculture (Again) http://www.alternet.org/environment/83310/ Much of our food supply is based on entrepreneurial gambling that relies on chemical pesticides and fertilizers to make huge profits. Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Will Allen, AlterNet Artificial Foods and Corporate Crops: Can We Escape the 'Frankenstate'? http://www.alternet.org/environment/83301/ Taking a technological approach to agriculture has put the future of the world's food supply in jeopardy. Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Claire Hope Cummings, Beacon Press Labor: Negotiate Green to Protect Working People and Their Environment http://www.alternet.org/environment/83978/ The crisis facing our planet is one of historic proportions and will require an historically broad coalition to solve. Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Gerry Hudson, AlterNet Does It Take a Rocket Scientist to Raise a Child These Days? http://www.alternet.org/environment/84029/ Protecting your child from harmful consumer products has become almost as time-consuming as raising them. Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Christopher Gavigan, AlterNet A Dirty Trucking Industry Is Trying to Clean Up Its Act http://www.alternet.org/environment/82606/ A diverse coalition is working to stop the exploitation of truck drivers by big corporations and help save the health of residents near ports. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:00:01 PDT Kate Sheppard, In These Times We Must Imagine a Life Without Oil http://www.alternet.org/environment/83548/ The era of cheap, abundant petroleum is just about over. How ready are we to change our habits? Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT Mark Hertsgaard, The Nation Real Solutions to the Climate Crisis http://www.alternet.org/environment/83800/ A look at climate-friendly options for buildings, electricity production, transportation, and food and forestry. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:00:01 PDT Guy Dauncey, YES! Magazine Why Michael Pollan and Alice Waters Should Quit Celebrating Food-Price Hikes http://www.alternet.org/environment/83749/ Why rising food prices may not send people rushing off to the nearest farmers market. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:00:01 PDT Tom Philpott, Grist.org