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We've Been Cartwheeling to Work
Gas prices spur Americans to change behavior |
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25 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| We've Been Cartwheeling to Work Gas prices spur Americans to change behavior Americans hit in the pocketbook by high gas prices are, shockingly, changing their consumptive behavior. A survey by Consumer Reports found that over a third of American drivers are pondering getting a more fuel-efficient vehicle in place of their current one; half of those are considering a hybrid, and fewer than 5 percent want a l ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, placemaking, United States (all these topics) |
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Beans for Lima
Activists are fighting a new agreement between the U.S. and Peru |
Kelly Hearn |
11 May 2006 |
Main Dish |
| A logger drives his freshly cut mahogany logs upriver toward Ivochote, a scratchy, low-slung jungle town in Peru's eastern Amazon. Hoping to convert his illegal revenues into some weekend lovin', he takes maca, a traditional Peruvian libido enhancer. He heads to a nearby brothel, but its employees are too busy protesting pollution caused by a foreign mining company to entertain him. Frustra ... |
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| Topics: globalization, Peru, United States (all these topics) |
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Who Can Plame Them?
U.S. leaks IPCC report confirming climate change is happening |
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04 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Who Can Plame Them? U.S. leaks IPCC report confirming climate change is happening A confidential draft of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has been posted on the internet by U.S. officials, months before its scheduled publish date. The posting of the draft, which expresses increased confidence that global warming is human-caused and likely to have devastating consequences, is ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, Pacific Ocean, United States (all these topics) |
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Who's on the Right Side of the Road Now?
Brits change habits to save gasoline; Americans don't |
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01 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Who's on the Right Side of the Road Now? Brits change habits to save gasoline; Americans don't Starting in 2008, new drivers in Britain will be tested not only on the anxiety-producing three-point turn, but also on their ability to drive in a manner that conserves gasoline. The country hopes to produce a new generation of eco-aware motorists who accelerate and brake smoothly and change gears ... |
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| Topics: Netherlands, news, placemaking, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics) |
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All That He Can Be
Craig Williams took on the Pentagon to stop chemical-waste burning |
Michelle Nijhuis |
27 Apr 2006 |
Main Dish |
| "We're a little outnumbered, and a little outspent," says Craig Williams, "but we've turned around decisions by the biggest bureaucracy on the planet." Williams, founder of the nonprofit Chemical Weapons Working Group and a cabinetmaker by trade, has been fighting for more than two decades to ensure that the U.S. military disposes of chemical weapons safely. C ... |
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| Topics: Department of Defense, toxics, United States (all these topics) |
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The Green Badge of Courage
Meet this year's winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize |
Michelle Nijhuis |
24 Apr 2006 |
Main Dish |
| The winners (left to right): Silas Kpanan'Ayoung Siakor, Yu Xiaogang, Tarcísio Feitosa da Silva, Anne Kajir, Olya Melen, and Craig Williams. Photo: Goldman Environmental Prize. Though the connection between people and their surroundings is undeniable -- a serving of clean air, anyone? -- defense of the environment is still sometimes considered antisocial behavior. But this ye ... |
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| Topics: Brazil, China, Liberia, Papua New Guinea, Ukraine, United States (all these topics) |
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When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Blaming
Rising oil prices send lawmakers into frenzy of empty gestures |
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24 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Blaming Rising oil prices send lawmakers into frenzy of empty gestures The American public will take lots of things lying down -- inaction on climate change, ill-conceived wars, erosion of civil liberties -- but expensive gas? Hell no! With oil prices topping $75 a barrel, gas prices sneaking up on $3 a gallon, and some East Coast gas stations running dry, Americans are de ... |
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| Topics: business, gas prices, news, United States (all these topics) |
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One for the Record Books, If They Survive the Floods
U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions hit record high |
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20 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| One for the Record Books, If They Survive the Floods U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions hit record high This week, the feds quietly -- as in, tiptoeing in socks, holding breath -- released annual stats on U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions, as required by the U.N. climate-change convention. The news is roughly as good as you would expect: The U.S., with only 5 percent of the world's population, is its biggest GHG polluter; emissions ros ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, United States (all these topics) |
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We've Got Poll, and We're Super Bad
Polls find Americans worried about energy and climate problems |
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04 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| We've Got Poll, and We're Super Bad Polls find Americans worried about energy and climate problems To paraphrase Benjamin Disraeli, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and poll results. So take the following factoids from three recent polls with a big block o' salt. An Environmental Defense survey found that 71 percent of Americans think global warming is real and 53 percent think it' ... |
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| Topics: climate, Environmental Defense Fund, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Oiling for a Flight
The top 10 best places to live during an oil crisis |
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29 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Oiling for a Flight The top 10 best places to live during an oil crisis Pack yer bags, kids -- there's an oil crisis coming and we're moving to the Big Apple! Eco-website SustainLane has come up with a list of the 10 U.S. cities best able to weather an oil crisis, and New Yawk is number one. The most heavily weighted factor was mobility; in an oil crunch there's likely to be less of it. Thus, the top 10 were ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, oil, placemaking, United States (all these topics) |
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The Biggest Loser
Feds to lose at least $20 billion in oil-company royalties, report finds |
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29 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Biggest Loser Feds to lose at least $20 billion in oil-company royalties, report finds Remember that outrageous story about how oil companies are going to gank U.S. taxpayers out of some $7 billion in royalties for drilling in the Gulf of Mexico? Well, time to crank up the outrage-o-meter: Turns out, based on a new report from the federal Government Accountability Office, taxpay ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, energy, news, oil, United States (all these topics) |
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Tiiiiiime Is on Our Side, Yes It Is
Time cover story propels global warming into the mainstream |
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27 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Tiiiiiime Is on Our Side, Yes It Is Time cover story propels global warming into the mainstream "Be worried. Be very worried." So warns the latest issue of Time magazine, which focuses on every Johnny-come-lately's favorite topic: global warming. The cover story -- the contents of which will be old news for devotees of scrappy nonprofit environmental magazines that need and deserve your ongoing financi ... |
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| Topics: climate, green living, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Do You CEO What I CEO?
American firms lag on addressing climate-change risks, study finds |
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22 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Do You CEO What I CEO? American firms lag on addressing climate-change risks, study finds Looking for a smart 21st-century investment strategy? Consider how 100 of the world's largest companies are preparing to compete in a "carbon-constrained world." A new report from Ceres, a coalition of environmentalists and institutional investors, concludes that European and Asian firms o ... |
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| Topics: climate, commercial and industry organizations, news, United States (all these topics) |
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The Road to Hell Is Paved With 'Hood Intentions
Census estimates show U.S. population shifting to exurbs |
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17 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Road to Hell Is Paved With 'Hood Intentions Census estimates show U.S. population shifting to exurbs As the U.S. population rises, more and more people are moving into compact, smartly planned, energy-efficient cities. Ha! Ha! Sigh. Actually, the fastest-growing areas of the country are fringes: suburbs and semi-rural areas on the edges of expanding metropolitan regions. "It's not just the decade of t ... |
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| Topics: news, placemaking, population, United States (all these topics) |
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Walking the Line
What Mexican activists can teach the U.S. about poverty and the planet |
Oliver Bernstein |
07 Mar 2006 |
Soapbox |
| As the border organizer for Sierra Club's Environmental Justice program, I bounce back and forth across the U.S.-Mexico border supporting grassroots environmental activists. More than the food, language, or currency, the biggest difference from one side to the other is what issues are considered "environmental." Perhaps nowhere else on earth is there such a long borde ... |
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| Topics: environmental justice, health, Mexico, politics, population, Poverty and the Environment, Sierra Club, sprawl, United States, waste, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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I Will Simply Survive
While the wealthy may strive for 'simple living,' the poor try simply surviving |
Elizabeth Chin |
01 Mar 2006 |
Soapbox |
| While the wealthy may strive for "simple living," the poor try simply surviving By Elizabeth Chin 01 Mar 2006 In the early 1990s, I knew a 10-year-old boy named Davy who had never been to Toys "R" Us. When I told his story, people would often respond to this part of his life with a sort of sentimental longing. "How wonderful that he has never been to that awful place," they'd say. Davy's lack of experience, however, was a marker not of his prot ... |
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| Topics: Connecticut, environmental justice, green living, politics, Poverty and the Environment, United States (all these topics) |
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But Kermit Said ...
Japan rules, U.S. drools in new list of greenest vehicles |
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14 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| But Kermit Said ... Japan rules, U.S. drools in new list of greenest vehicles An annual list of the world's greenest cars placed the top American car at an impressive, uh, No. 10, while Japanese cars took all of the top five spots. (But American cars dominated the Totally Un-Gay Testostero-Manly Mean Machine lis ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, business, cars, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, fuel efficiency, hybrids, Japan, news, placemaking, Prius, United States (all these topics) |
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Might as Well Face It, You're Addicted to Oil
In SOTU speech, Bush decries oil addiction, promises half-measures |
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01 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Might as Well Face It, You're Addicted to Oil In SOTU speech, Bush decries oil addiction, promises half-measures Those expecting bold, groundbreaking environmental policy from President Bush's fifth State of the Union address were, uh, deluded. The big "news" is Bush's stark declaration that "America is addicted to oil." Though he's made remarks about dependence on "foreign oil" in ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, oil, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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We're No. 28!
U.S. environmental performance ranks below Malaysia, Chile, 25 others |
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23 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| We're No. 28! U.S. environmental performance ranks below Malaysia, Chile, 25 others We beat Cyprus! Yeah, boyee! The Mediterranean island nation comes in at 29th in a landmark pilot study ranking countries by their environmental performance. The U.S. comes in at a blazing 28th -- just behind most of Western Europe, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Chile, and, uh, Slovakia. The 2006 Environmental Performance In ... |
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| Topics: health, New Zealand, news, United States (all these topics) |
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The Sound of One Hand Tapping
Greenpeace joins lawsuit against Bush admin's secret wiretap program |
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19 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Sound of One Hand Tapping Greenpeace joins lawsuit against Bush admin's secret wiretap program On Tuesday, a diverse group of individuals and organizations filed suit against the National Security Agency, asking a federal court in Detroit to declare the agency's clandestine domestic eavesdropping program unconstitutional. The plaintiffs -- ranging from Greenpeace to stalwart Iraq war booster Christopher Hitch ... |
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| Topics: Greenpeace, news, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Doin' What Comes Dastardly
Not-Kyoto climate pact meeting ends with much hot air |
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12 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Doin' What Comes Dastardly Not-Kyoto climate pact meeting ends with much hot air The U.S. and Australia today marked the end of the Asia-Pacific climate summit in Sydney by pledging $127 million to support technology projects that would lower greenhouse-gas emissions. Climate activists derided the commitment from the two big polluters as laughably small; the Kyoto Protocol, which both the U.S. and Australia have sp ... |
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| Topics: Australia, climate, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Where There's Smokescreen There's Ire
U.S. and Asia-Pacific countries gear up for not-Kyoto climate meeting |
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09 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Where There's Smokescreen There's Ire U.S. and Asia-Pacific countries gear up for not-Kyoto climate meeting The first meeting of the Asia-Pacific climate partnership will kick off this Wednesday in Australia. The six participating nations -- Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. -- will emphasize the transfer of clean technologies to developing countries, in ... |
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| Topics: Australia, China, climate, India, Japan, news, South Korea, United States (all these topics) |
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No Talk and No Action
Why the Montreal climate summit was too painful to watch |
Bill McKibben |
12 Dec 2005 |
Soapbox |
| I've been to climate meetings in locales that stretch from Kyoto to The Hague, Mexico City to the Maldives. It would have been awfully easy to get in the old hybrid and drive two hours north to Montreal for the big climate-change confab that wrapped up this weekend -- if nothing else, it's a city I love deeply. But I couldn't bring myself to do it in the end. I knew it was going to be too ... |
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| Topics: Bill McKibben, Canada, climate, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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All This Aggravation Ain't Satisfactionin' Us
Montreal summit wraps up with agreement to ... have more summits |
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12 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| All This Aggravation Ain't Satisfactionin' Us Montreal summit wraps up with agreement to ... have more summits The U.N. climate talks in Montreal ended this weekend with plenty of drama but little progress. The big news, such as it is, is an agreement by a coalition of some 150 nations to convene new talks to generate a set of binding greenhouse-gas emissions caps for 2012 when Kyoto expires. The U.S. balked a ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, United Nations, United States (all these topics) |
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As the World Spurns
U.S. attacked on three fronts for obstructing climate action |
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08 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| As the World Spurns U.S. attacked on three fronts for obstructing climate action Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin took direct aim at the U.S. during yesterday's climate summit meetings in Montreal, reproaching the planet's leading emitter of greenhouse gases for not joining in international efforts to combat global warming. "To the reticent nations, including the United States, I say this: the ... |
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| Topics: Canada, climate, European Union, news, United States (all these topics) |
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