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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Trick or Treaty		29 Oct 2002	Daily Grist
Trick or Treaty Ten years after the North American Free Trade Agreement was enacted, controversy continues over the environmental consequences of increased trade between the U.S. and Mexico. Some experts who bitterly opposed NAFTA at the start now feel that the treaty has led to some improvements in quality of life in U.S. border areas -- but they sa ...
Topics: business, globalization, Mexico, pollution and waste, solid waste treatment and disposal, United States (all these topics)

Tripping Out		28 Oct 2002	Daily Grist
Tripping Out A government-supported pilot project in Alberta, Canada, is offering companies greenhouse-gas credits for every employee who works from home, in order to reduce emissions associated with commuting. The plan is the first step in an effort to produce a Canadian carbon-credits market, whereby firms that cut greenhouse-gas emissions will be able to sell credits to oth ...
Topics: business, Canada, climate, commercial and industry organizations, placemaking (all these topics)

Electric Avenues?		25 Oct 2002	Daily Grist
Electric Avenues? What do Detroit billionaires do with their cash after they retire from the upper echelons of the auto industry? The answer, in the cases of Lee Iacocca and Robert Stempel, may surprise you: They start electric-car companies. Stempel, the former head of General Motors, helped create the emissions-reducing catalytic converter in 1966 and has always had a bit of an environmental bent. Now, as chair of Energ ...
Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles (all these topics)

Hitting the Bottle Michigan residents fight for control of the state's water	Keith Schneider	23 Oct 2002	Main Dish
Until two years ago, the 40,550 generally well-behaved Midwesterners of Mecosta County, Mich., regularly attended church, sent their children off to school on yellow buses, and never for a moment worried that their clean, freshwater supply would ever run dry. Mecosta County, after all, sits near the center of Michigan's lower peninsula, which itself sits at the center of the largest supply ...
Topics: business, commercial and industry organizations, Great Lakes, Michigan, mining and drilling, politics, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

Trade Wins		22 Oct 2002	Daily Grist
Trade Wins The market for carbon dioxide emissions credits across the world could more than triple this year as companies prepare for the enactment of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. Under Kyoto, companies that reduce CO2 emissions beyond the caps set by their countries can sell credits to firms that do not meet the reduction requirements. So far, about $500 million worth of carbon ...
Topics: business, climate, Denmark, Japan, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics)

You Will Live a GM-free Life ... in Bed		22 Oct 2002	Daily Grist
You Will Live a GM-free Life ... in Bed Until recently, China seemed to be positioning itself as a world leader in bioengineered foods, spending tens of millions of dollars on new technologies and touting the benefits of genetically modified rice, soybeans, and other crops. Now, though, the nation has imposed tough restrictions on domestic planting of genetically modified (GM) crops and strict labeling rules fo ...
Topics: business, China, food and agriculture, GMOs (all these topics)

Massive a Tax		18 Oct 2002	Daily Grist
Massive a Tax New Zealand has unveiled a carbon tax to help it meet the goals of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, which the country expects to ratify by year's end. The tax, which would be implemented in 2007 assuming Kyoto has come into effect, would boost retail gas prices by up to 6 percent, diesel prices by up to 12 percent, and gas and electricity prices by as much as 9 percent, according to government doc ...
Topics: business, climate, energy, New Zealand (all these topics)

The Slush of Kilimanjaro		18 Oct 2002	Daily Grist
The Slush of Kilimanjaro The snow-capped peak of Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro is one of the most famous vistas on the African continent. Soon, though, you might not be able to see it in person: The mountain's 11,000-year-old snow cap shrank by 80 percent in the past century and could be gone within two decades if temperature trends continue, according to a report published today in the journal Science. The disappearance of the ic ...
Topics: business, climate, Tanzania (all these topics)

The Sub-zero Continent		17 Oct 2002	Daily Grist
The Sub-zero Continent Sun-scorched India is fast becoming one of the world's hottest markets for air conditioners, as manufacturers rush to capitalize on an unsaturated market and a consumer base with rising disposable incomes. The average price for air conditioners in India has dropped by about 20 percent over the past two years, and sales have been booming; LG Electronics, the world's largest AC manufacturer, expe ...
Topics: business, energy, green living, India (all these topics)

Greens in the Red		16 Oct 2002	Daily Grist
Greens in the Red It's not just investors who are bearing the brunt of the bear market: U.S. and Canadian environmental nonprofits are learning that when the stock market shrinks, so do the coffers of their financial supporters. A recent survey found that 10 leading private foundations in the U.S. lost $8.3 billion in the first six months of this year -- and times are only getting tougher. The value of t ...
Topics: business, environmental non-government organizations (all these topics)

The Owl and the Pussycats		14 Oct 2002	Daily Grist
The Owl and the Pussycats Canadian wilderness activists still can't get over their astonishment or their delight over yesterday's announcement by International Forest Products (Interfor) that it would halt all logging in spotted owl habitat in British Columbia, Canada. The company is the second-most active logger in the endangered owl's terrain; not long ago it was considered Pub ...
Topics: business, Canada, commercial and industry organizations, logging, wildlife (all these topics)

Cheetos Sometimes Prosper		14 Oct 2002	Daily Grist
Cheetos Sometimes Prosper Here are two words you never thought you'd see next to each other: organic Cheetos. Yep, it's true -- snack-food maker Frito Lay is entering the organic food market, along with dozens of other huge food companies. Heinz now makes organic ketchup, and General Mills owns Cascadian Farms, an organic brand started in the Northwest in the 1970s. Such companies hope ...
Topics: business, commercial and industry organizations, food and agriculture (all these topics)

Clubbed Med		10 Oct 2002	Daily Grist
Clubbed Med Ah, the Mediterranean: brilliant sun, snow-white sand, a smattering of paradisiacal islands in a glittering sea. That's the reputation that makes the region the most popular tourist destination in the world -- but sadly, the flood of tourists is rapidly unmaking the reputation. Every year, the region hosts 200 million visitors -- nearly one-third of the world's tourist flo ...
Topics: business, Mediterranean, water bodies and marine life, water pollution (all these topics)

I Want to Ride My Bicycle		10 Oct 2002	Daily Grist
I Want to Ride My Bicycle You don't need rock-hard calves, shaved legs, or a dresser full of unitards to love cycling: According to the U.S. bicycle industry, bikes designed for commuters rather than racers are the next big thing. Of the estimated 17 million bikes sold in the nation last year, over 20 percent were "comfort bikes" -- up from 13.6 percent in 2000. These affordable cruisers generally come equipp ...
Topics: business, placemaking, United States (all these topics)

Measure for Measure		08 Oct 2002	Daily Grist
Measure for Measure The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has added its voice to those of the agriculture, biotechnology, and food-processing industries in opposing Oregon's ballot measure 27, which would require labeling of genetically modified foods sold in the state. In a letter sent Friday to Gov. John Kitzhaber (D), FDA Deputy Commissioner Lester Crawford said that GM foods "ar ...
Topics: business, Food and Drug Administration, GMOs, green living, Oregon (all these topics)

A Fungus Among Us		02 Oct 2002	Daily Grist
A Fungus Among Us There's no time for snails and 'shrooms -- that was the gist of an announcement Monday by the Bush administration, which is seeking to ease environmental regulations governing logging on federal land in the Pacific Northwest. The timber industry and administration officials complain that the "survey and manage" component of the regulations, which mandates detailed surve ...
Topics: business, logging, Pacific Northwest, politics, wildlife (all these topics)

CEO Boy!		30 Sep 2002	Daily Grist
CEO Boy! In a rare expression of unity from an otherwise cutthroat industry, the world's automakers pledged Friday to work together on global safety and environmental standards for cars. In a joint statement issued after an auto show in Paris, 13 industry CEOs agreed to work on promoting new technologies and better fuel quality, international standardization of vehicle regulations, and global acceptance of clean diesel technology. The ...
Topics: business, placemaking (all these topics)

Koh Chang: Ka-ching!		23 Sep 2002	Daily Grist
Koh Chang: Ka-ching! One by one, Thailand's tropical islands have been overrun by the tourism industry and all but gutted by unbridled, profit-driven development. Now the nation's impoverished government has its eye on the last large piece of unspoiled land: idyllic Koh Chang Island. This time, though, the government promises it will use proper zoning, strict regulations on construction and transportation, ...
Topics: business, national parks, placemaking, Thailand (all these topics)

Fee: 'Fie,' Foes Fume		18 Sep 2002	Daily Grist
Fee: "Fie," Foes Fume Is it a tax or is it not a tax? That's the question in London, where diplomats are up in arms over a proposed daily fee on cars driving into the city center, in order to discourage congestion and clean up the city's air. They say the fee most certainly is a tax, and that therefore embassies should be exempt from it under the 1961 Vienna Convention, which bars governm ...
Topics: air pollution, business, England, placemaking, politics (all these topics)

In the Drink		12 Sep 2002	Daily Grist
In the Drink In other news from the Golden State, regulators in California are reviving a campaign to clean up perchlorate, a Cold War-era pollutant that has been showing up in drinking water supplies across the country. Since the 1950s, the substance has been used as an oxidizer in rockets, munitions, and fireworks. It was not considered ...
Topics: business, California, commercial and industry organizations, health, pollution and waste, toxics, water pollution (all these topics)

It's My Way or No Highway?		10 Sep 2002	Daily Grist
It's My Way or No Highway? The head of the U.S. EPA's New England office has accused New Hampshire of failing to prepare for the environmental impact of the rapid population boom that is expected to follow the widening of Interstate 93, the main commuter highway connecting the state to Boston, Mass. New Hampshire plans to spend $18 million to ease the environmental impacts of the highway project, ...
Topics: business, New Hampshire, placemaking, population, US EPA (all these topics)

Paper Tiger		10 Sep 2002	Daily Grist
Paper Tiger Confusion over the definition of old growth is spurring a new campaign by ForestEthics against major paper retailers. In the past, the environmental organization has taken on lumber retailers such as Home Depot; now, it's turning its attention to Staples, accusing the company of misleading customers into thinki ...
Topics: business, commercial and industry organizations, environmental non-government organizations, logging, US Forest Service, wilderness (all these topics)

Hurricane Hugo		06 Sep 2002	Daily Grist
Hurricane Hugo If Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has his way, some developing nations will create an OPEC-like cartel to protect plants and animals from exploitation by the industrialized world. Speaking earlier this week at the close of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Chavez said, "If these [developed] countries carry off a medical formul ...
Topics: Brazil, business, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Mexico, wildlife (all these topics)

Think Tanks		03 Sep 2002	Daily Grist
Think Tanks In another sign of the struggling automotive industry, Ford has abandoned a $123 million electric car venture known as Think. The company said it would instead invest in other alternative technologies, such as hybrid-electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cells. Ford is cutting the initiative despite a California mandate that auto manufacturers offer up to 100,000 low-emissions vehicles per year beginni ...
Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids (all these topics)

To Market, to Market		29 Aug 2002	Daily Grist
To Market, to Market Can capitalism and environmentalism go hand in hand? A new breed of financiers thinks so, and is making money by treating air pollution as a commodity. Here's how it works: Companies are required to cut their emissions to a certain level; if they do better than those targets, they can sell pollution credits to other companies that are still exceeding allowable emissions levels. The emissions targe ...
Topics: air pollution, business, green living (all these topics)

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