On AlterNet: enviro

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "enviro"

Life Before GPS: What We Can Learn from the Ancient Art of Wayfaring

Deborah Phelan, AlterNet. November 11, 2010.

Cultural anthropologist Elizabeth Lindsey studies how indigenous populations travelled great distances without the use of instruments such as the compass or the sextant.

Border Fence to Carve up Nature Reserve

Enrique Gili, IPS News. November 21, 2008.

The Wall is being constructed over the objections of communities living near the border.

Is Corporate Greenwashing Headed for a Fall?

Phil Mattera, Corporate Research Project. February 12, 2008.

Fear not global warming, peak oil, polluted air and water -- big business will take care of everything.

The Funniest 'Green' Book You'll Read

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. January 14, 2008.

Finally a book about greening your life that will make you laugh.

How Green are Obama and Huckabee?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. January 4, 2008.

Huckabee and Obama won in the Iowa caucuses, but where do they stand on the environment?

Wal-Mart's Crimes Against Forests

Al Norman, Huffington Post. December 19, 2007.

A new study says Wal-Mart's "good wood" procurement policy is just more corporate greenwashing.

November's Most Crucial Enviro Elections

Amanda Griscom Little, Grist.org. October 14, 2006.

Focus on November's gubernatorial races if you want to see change in America's eco-policies.