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The Fairest of Them All Fair-Trade Food Starts to Catch on in the U.S.		29 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
The Fairest of Them All Fair-Trade Food Starts to Catch on in the U.S. Hey, you -- sipping the fair-trade, shade-grown, organic coffee. How would you like a fair-trade banana with that? Or a fair-trade chocolate bar? A small but growing number of products in U.S. grocery stores carry a fair-trade label issued by TransFair USA, based in Oakland, Calif., which guarantees that the workers in developing countries w ...
Topics: business, food and agriculture, green living (all these topics)

MTBE Promises Energy Bill Likely to Include Liability Protections for MTBE Makers		26 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
MTBE Promises Energy Bill Likely to Include Liability Protections for MTBE Makers The makers of a gasoline additive that can contaminate groundwater will almost certainly be protected from liability issues under the terms of the nation's energy bill, negotiators of the legislation announced yesterday. Methyl tertiary butyl ether, or MTBE, has been added to gasoline since the 1990s to reduce e ...
Topics: business, political groups, politics, toxics, water pollution (all these topics)

Enemy Mine II Malaysian Mining Industry Is Getting a Second Wind		26 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Enemy Mine II Malaysian Mining Industry Is Getting a Second Wind Twenty years after a glut in the global tin market sent the Malaysia mining industry into a freefall, the country's miners are lobbying for a second chance -- this time, with coal. Recently, prospectors in Malaysia found nearly 237 million tons of new coal reserves. That's good news for the country's economy, but bad news for th ...
Topics: business, energy, Malaysia, mining and drilling, wilderness (all these topics)

City of Light Traffic Paris, Edinburgh Contemplate London-Style Traffic Fees		19 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
City of Light Traffic Paris, Edinburgh Contemplate London-Style Traffic Fees Thousands of miles from Tokyo, France and Scotland are trying to figure out what to do about their own traffic-induced pollution problems. The French government is considering instituting a toll for vehicles entering Paris, which is suffering from severe pollution as a result of heavy traffic combined with consistently high ...
Topics: air pollution, business, France, placemaking, Scotland (all these topics)

Squeaky Green Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products Make Inroads into the Mainstream		18 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Squeaky Green Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products Make Inroads into the Mainstream It's hard to get excited about housecleaning, but Monica Nassif has found a way. In fact, as the president of two separate companies that manufacture eco-friendly cleaning products, Nassif was one of the most enthusiastic participants in the 19th annual Natural Products Expo East, held this month in Washington, D.C. Representatives from about 15 natural cle ...
Topics: business, green living (all these topics)

A Nice Piece of Tailpipe New Low-Polluting Cars to Hit U.S. Showrooms Next Month		16 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
A Nice Piece of Tailpipe New Low-Polluting Cars to Hit U.S. Showrooms Next Month There are low-emission vehicles (LEVs), ultra-low-emission vehicles (ULEVs), super-ultra-low-emission vehicles (SULEVs), and the holy grail of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). As if the clean-car world weren't baffling enough, now there's a new acronym to add to this alphabet soup -- partial zero-em ...
Topics: business, commercial and industry organizations, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics)

Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease U.S. Companies More Mindful of Social Concerns		12 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease U.S. Companies More Mindful of Social Concerns Activists, take heart: It seems that the relentless pressure of boycotts, lawsuits, bad PR, and slow but steady cultural change is having an effect on corporate America. Companies doing business in the 21st century are beginning to listen to the social, health, and environmental concerns o ...
Topics: business, commercial and industry organizations, environmental non-government organizations (all these topics)

A Chilly Reception Environmentalists Concerned About Increase in Antarctic Tourism		11 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
A Chilly Reception Environmentalists Concerned About Increase in Antarctic Tourism Not that long ago, the remote, inhospitable Antarctic would have seemed like an unlikely tourist destination. Now, though, with global tourism on the rise and far-flung places all the rage, tourism to the South Pole is growing rapidly -- and possibly at the expense of the region's environment. In the past decade, the number of visito ...
Topics: Antarctica, business, outdoor recreation (all these topics)

Take a Bite Out of Grime New Jersey to Make Polluters Pay for Routine Contamination		10 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Take a Bite Out of Grime New Jersey to Make Polluters Pay for Routine Contamination New Jersey is getting tough on polluters, and other states may have a lot to learn from the state's approach. New Jersey officials say they will soon begin broadly enforcing a law that requires polluting industries to pay the cost of cleaning up their messes. Sounds like a no-brainer, but critics say the move could drive businesses out o ...
Topics: air pollution, business, New Jersey (all these topics)

Amazing Graze Bill to Phase Out Grazing Gets Support from Enviros and Ranchers		09 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Amazing Graze Bill to Phase Out Grazing Gets Support from Enviros and Ranchers Environmentalists and ranchers alike are getting excited about a bill that would have the federal government pay ranchers to give up their rights to graze cattle and sheep on public lands in the West. The legislation, soon to be introduced in Congress by Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.), calls for grazing allotments ...
Topics: business, environmental non-government organizations, ranching (all these topics)

License to Drill GOP Energy Bill Would Do a Big Favor for Halliburton		08 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
License to Drill GOP Energy Bill Would Do a Big Favor for Halliburton A measure in a big Republican-backed energy bill would exempt from federal regulation a natural-gas-drilling procedure refined by Halliburton Co., the oil and gas services company previously headed by Vice President Dick Cheney. The process, called hydraulic fracturing, is used widely in Western states and invo ...
Topics: business, mining and drilling, political groups, politics, water pollution (all these topics)

Proto-cool Russian Industries Back Kyoto Protocol		05 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Proto-cool Russian Industries Back Kyoto Protocol Here's an unlikely ally in the battle to combat global climate change: industrial polluters. A number of Russia's largest gas and electric companies, steel mills, and metal smelters have begun lobbying their government to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, the international treaty on climate change. The companies are so interested in getting their h ...
Topics: business, climate, commercial and industry organizations, Russia (all these topics)

Turf Wars Missouri, California Clash Over Air-Quality Plan		05 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Turf Wars Missouri, California Clash Over Air-Quality Plan A proposal to reduce air pollution from lawn mowers and other gas-powered outdoor equipment has set the stage for a battle between the staid Midwestern state of Missouri and the kooky Californians. To help deal with the Golden State's chronic air-quality problem, the California Air Resource ...
Topics: air pollution, business, California, commercial and industry organizations, Michigan, Missouri, politics (all these topics)

The Rollback Machine Keeping tabs on the Bush administration's environmental record	Amanda Griscom	04 Sep 2003	Muckraker
Just after George W. Bush took office, two memos circulated among his top administrators that set the stage for what the president, during his campaign, promoted as a new era of environmental policy. On Bush's first day in office, January 20, 2001, White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card sent a memo to all cabinet members directing them to ice more than 50 regulations (many of them se ...
Topics: business, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

Thirsty Hungary Central Europe's Largest Lake Is Shrinking		03 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Thirsty Hungary Central Europe's Largest Lake Is Shrinking According to legend, Hungary's Lake Balaton is constantly replenished by a young girl weeping in a church in the middle of its waters. Now, though, Central Europe's largest lake is shrinking, and experts say the problem isn't a happier lake lady; it's global warming. Following four hot summers in a row and lower-than-average annual rainfalls, millions of gallons ...
Topics: business, climate, Hungary, lakes (all these topics)

No Palco of Mine Controversial Logging Company Tries to Green Its Image		22 Aug 2003	Daily Grist
No Palco of Mine Controversial Logging Company Tries to Green Its Image Pacific Lumber, one of the most reviled logging companies in the U.S., is trying to give itself a green makeover. The Northern California logging giant, recently renamed Palco, has a new logo featuring a recycling symbol shaped like a tree, a new mission statement in which it commits to being "a leader in environmental stewardship,&q ...
Topics: business, commercial and industry organizations (all these topics)

A Texas Toast Wind Power on the Rise in Lone Star State		19 Aug 2003	Daily Grist
A Texas Toast Wind Power on the Rise in Lone Star State Texas is probably not the first place that comes to mind when the topic turns to clean energy -- but the land of fossil fuels is looking to become a leader in renewable power by investing heavily in wind energy. The state is already the second-largest wind-energy producer in the country, trailing only California. In the last three years, Texas h ...
Topics: business, energy, renewable energy, Texas, wind power (all these topics)

Quantum Leak Prestige Disaster Likely Worse Than Exxon Valdez Spill, Report Says		18 Aug 2003	Daily Grist
Quantum Leak Prestige Disaster Likely Worse Than Exxon Valdez Spill, Report Says The leak from the oil tanker Prestige off the coast of Spain last year probably caused more environmental damage than the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster, according to a new report by a private Spanish economic institute. Some 78,000 metric tons of fuel have been cleansed from beaches since the November sinking, and the Prestige continues ...
Topics: business, oceans, Spain, water pollution (all these topics)

The Sperminator A new injection for men could shake up the world of contraceptives	Audrey Schulman	13 Aug 2003	Main Dish
If you plan to have sex anytime soon, let's hope it's not in Niger, Africa. According to the nonprofit organization Save the Children, just 4 percent of couples in Niger have access to birth control. Although the situation in this West African country is extreme, more than 125 million couples worldwide -- most of them in developing countries -- cannot get contraceptives. Some of ...
Topics: business, India, Niger, population (all these topics)

Voluntary Service Canada Unveils $1B Plan to Address Climate Change		13 Aug 2003	Daily Grist
Voluntary Service Canada Unveils $1B Plan to Address Climate Change Canada is stepping up to the plate to tackle climate change -- or at least emerging from the dugout. Prime Minister Jean Chretien yesterday unveiled a nearly $1 billion package aimed at helping the nation lower its emissions of greenhouse gases. The plan includes incentives for individuals and businesses to make their homes and buildings ...
Topics: air pollution, business, Canada, climate, energy (all these topics)

Dude, Where's My Clean Car? Automakers Drop Longstanding Suit Over California's Car-Emissions Rule		12 Aug 2003	Daily Grist
Dude, Where's My Clean Car? Automakers Drop Longstanding Suit Over California's Car-Emissions Rule Clearing the way for more clean cars in California, two major automakers have agreed to settle a lawsuit over the state's landmark regulation that calls for increased production of low-emission and zero-emission cars and trucks between 2005 and 2020. General Motors and DaimlerChrysler will now join other auto ...
Topics: air pollution, business, California, placemaking (all these topics)

Working on the Chain Gang California Cancels Use of Prison Labor to Recycle Electronics		07 Aug 2003	Daily Grist
Working on the Chain Gang California Cancels Use of Prison Labor to Recycle Electronics California will no longer use underpaid federal prisoners to recycle the tons of potentially dangerous electronics discarded by state workers. The decision to stop shipping e-waste to prisons came in response to pressure from environmental and labor activists, who also successfully protested ...
Topics: business, California, green living, health, pollution and waste, recycling (all these topics)

The Fine Line British Polluters Undeterred by Penalties		31 Jul 2003	Daily Grist
The Fine Line British Polluters Undeterred by Penalties Some of the biggest and best known companies in the United Kingdom are also some of its worst polluters -- but neither financial penalties nor shame seem able to keep them in line, according to the Environment Agency's fifth annual Spotlight report on the environmental violations of companies in England and Wales. For the billion-dollar businesses in ques ...
Topics: business, pollution and waste, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Their Own Private Park Service Former Interior Secretaries Excoriate Plan to Privatize Park Service		31 Jul 2003	Daily Grist
Their Own Private Park Service Former Interior Secretaries Excoriate Plan to Privatize Park Service "Radical," "reckless," "hellbent" -- those were some of the words Bruce Babbitt and Stewart Udall used to describe the Bush administration's plan to privatize much of the National Park Service. Prior to this week, the two former secretaries of the Interior Department -- both of th ...
Topics: business, national parks, politics, wilderness (all these topics)

Eat, Drink, and Be Wary Genetically modified animals could make it to your plate with minimal testing -- and no public input	Shelley Smithson	30 Jul 2003	Main Dish
Last January, inspectors with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration paid a visit to the University of Illinois, where researchers have been studying the DNA of pigs. The pig project, based in Champaign-Urbana, is one of dozens of experiments being conducted across the country in which scientists are altering the genetic structure of animals ...
Topics: business, commercial and industry organizations, fishing, Food and Drug Administration, GMOs, health, marine life, United States, wildlife (all these topics)

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