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Tank You Very Much		10 Jan 2002	Daily Grist
Tank You Very Much A technique invented to reduce corrosion of steel components on ships could also prevent exotic species from stowing away in the ballast water of cargo ships. The technique, which was designed by Mario Tamburri of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in collaboration with Japanese scientists, involves pumping nitrogen gas into ballast tanks, thereby virtually e ...
Topics: climate, Japan, marine life, placemaking, United States, wildlife (all these topics)

Taking Liberties?		07 Jan 2002	Daily Grist
Taking Liberties? The U.S. Supreme Court will begin today to consider a lawsuit over private property development in Lake Tahoe that has had lot owners and land-use planners squared off for more than two decades. At issue is a 1981 moratorium on the development of certain lots where runoff from rain and snowmelt would ...
Topics: California, environmental justice, lakes, Nevada, placemaking, politics, pollution and waste, rivers and watersheds, water pollution (all these topics)

The Old Year's Resolutions	Suzy Becker	07 Jan 2002	Ha.

Topics: green living, placemaking (all these topics)

I Want You ... To Buy More Stuff! Gluttony at home is not necessary for victory abroad	Jane Holtz Kay	14 Dec 2001	Soapbox
My grandmother, the family provider in World War II's market of scarcity, pleaded -- or was it flirted? -- with the butcher for meat. My father, who couldn't hit his hat with a hammer, volunteered for military service and wound up in Boston army ordinance helping "our boys" make munitions. On "the home front," my mother taught my sister and me to paste savings ...
Topics: green living, placemaking, United States (all these topics)

Bad Air Day		07 Dec 2001	Daily Grist
Bad Air Day As if flying didn't already make you nervous: Air quality aboard commercial jets can be hazardous to passenger's health and the airlines, but federal regulators have done little to address the problem, according to a report released yesterday by a panel of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. The report said the systems for collecting health data about cabin air quality " ...
Topics: air pollution, health, National Academy of Sciences, placemaking (all these topics)

Daschling Through the Senate		06 Dec 2001	Daily Grist
Daschling Through the Senate U.S. Senate Democrats unveiled an energy bill yesterday that would place more emphasis on conservation and efficiency than the GOP alternative, while keeping the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drill-free. Currently, about 2 percent of the country's electricity comes from renewable sources; the new bill would require the number to jump to 12 percen ...
Topics: Alaska, energy, mining and drilling, placemaking, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

Now We're Cookin'		05 Dec 2001	Daily Grist
Now We're Cookin' A British supermarket chain said today that it would begin fueling its delivery trucks with chicken waste and used cooking oils. The Asda chain, which includes 258 stores in the U.K and is a part of the Wal-Mart company, generates about 36,500 gallons per year of chicken waste and cooking fat that currently winds up in landfills. But starting in April, the gunk will be transformed into biodie ...
Topics: placemaking, renewable energy, United Kingdom (all these topics)

That's It!		03 Dec 2001	Daily Grist
That's It! Touting it as an environmentally friendly alternative to cars, inventor Dean Kamen finally unveiled his mysterious creation to the world this morning. The gizmo -- which has gone by the codenames "IT" and "Ginger," but will be marketed under the more prosaic "Segway Human Transporter" -- turns out to be a one-person, two-wheeled, battery-powered scooter that looks something like a push ...
Topics: placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics)

Oh Maw Gracious!		27 Nov 2001	Daily Grist
Oh Maw Gracious! More than 31 million acres of forest in the southern United States will disappear into the maw of urban development in the next four decades, according to a report released yesterday by the U.S. Forest Service in collaboration with other federal agencies. Wildlife and water and air quality will suffer as trees make way for sprawling growth and timber harvests increase by half, t ...
Topics: logging, placemaking, South, US Forest Service, wilderness (all these topics)

A Mess In-a Messina		16 Nov 2001	Daily Grist
A Mess In-a Messina Italy has declared states of environmental emergency in Venice, Milan, and Messina. Venice is beset with water pollution caused by boat traffic in its canals, while road traffic in the other two cities is producing too much air pollution. The country's parliament may now appoint local commissioners to impose tough new anti-pollution measures, su ...
Topics: air pollution, international government agencies, Italy, placemaking, pollution and waste (all these topics)

They've Got Our Vote		07 Nov 2001	Daily Grist
They've Got Our Vote Environmentalists scored significant victories in yesterday's gubernatorial elections, with Democrats James McGreevey and Mark Warner taking office in New Jersey and Virginia, respectively. McGreevey defeated Republican candidate Bret Schundler in a race where environmental issues, especially open spaces and clean air and wat ...
Topics: air pollution, California, New Jersey, placemaking, politics, renewable energy, Virginia, water pollution (all these topics)

Fat City		02 Nov 2001	Daily Grist
Fat City Environmental problems ranging from toxic waste to air pollution have long been recognized as having human health effects -- but what about urban sprawl? A study released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says sprawl creates or exacerbates many common health problems, such as obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and asthma. The report also blames sprawl for other negative health consequences, including de ...
Topics: health, placemaking (all these topics)

Sog Story		25 Oct 2001	Daily Grist
Sog Story Mexico City's new airport will be built on a soggy former lake bed east of the city, federal officials announced this week. Environmentalists are angry about the decision, saying it will endanger the geese, ducks, and other birds that nest on the lake bed. The airport is also furthering tension between conservative President Vicente Fox, who supports it, and Mexico City's progressive mayor, Andres ...
Topics: lakes, Mexico, placemaking, politics, wildlife (all these topics)

Fuel for the City		25 Oct 2001	Daily Grist
Fuel for the City Seeking to control sky-high summertime fuel prices, the U.S. EPA proposed new regulations for anti-smog gasoline yesterday. The EPA has been gradually phasing in a plan to combat summer smog in densely populated areas by mandating the use of cleaner-burning reformulated gasoline (RFG). The oil industry blames that plan for high prices at the pumps -- close to $3 per gallon in some ...
Topics: business, energy, placemaking, US EPA, water pollution (all these topics)

Bus-ted		18 Oct 2001	Daily Grist
Bus-ted The city of New Delhi has less than four months to convert all diesel buses to natural gas, following an order today by India's Supreme Court. New Delhi has missed several previous court deadlines, and at least 9,000 of the city's 12,000 public buses still rely on diesel fuel. The Supreme Court orders have sparked strikes by drivers of buses, taxis, and auto-rickshaws. Although compressed natural gas is c ...
Topics: air pollution, energy, India, placemaking (all these topics)

If You Build It, Sprawl Won't Come		05 Oct 2001	Daily Grist
If You Build It, Sprawl Won't Come In the wake of the destruction of the World Trade Center tower, environmentalists are calling for a rapid rebuilding of lower Manhattan as a way to fight increased urban sprawl and traffic congestion. They worry that the sudden shortage of office space downtown, combined with concerns about security and the economy, could drive corporations out of the city center, at the expense of air quality and op ...
Topics: New York, placemaking (all these topics)

McTraffic Jam	Suzy Becker	01 Oct 2001	Ha.

Topics: placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics)

Flexing Their Muscles		01 Oct 2001	Daily Grist
Flexing Their Muscles The car-sharing company Flexcar is planning to expand beyond its Northwest roots and enter the Washington, D.C., market this fall, where it will compete with Boston-based Zipcar. Both companies work to reduce the number of cars on the road by enticing customers to share vehicles and avoid the hassles of car ownership. Customers pa ...
Topics: business, green living, Massachusetts, placemaking, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC (all these topics)

The Bus Stops Here		28 Sep 2001	Daily Grist
The Bus Stops Here India's Supreme Court today postponed a Sunday deadline for all buses in Delhi to convert from diesel fuel to compressed natural gas, saying that commuters would be inconvenienced if diesel buses were taken off the road because the city has done little to comply with a court order to improve air quality. About 9,000 of the 12,000 municipal buses in Delhi still run on diesel. The court gave the ...
Topics: air pollution, energy, India, placemaking (all these topics)

Lightweight Reading		25 Sep 2001	Daily Grist
Read more about: placemaking Lightweight Reading Lightweight, fuel-efficient cars do just fine in Rocky Mountain winters, say some Grist readers, disagreeing with a recent letter to the editor that backed SUVs as the practical mode of transportation during snow season. Others agree that SUVs are a big help, and they applaud a push by some automakers to manufacture gas-electric hybrid SUVs. Read about and join the debate on the Grist Magazine website.
Topics: placemaking (all these topics)

They Could Car Less		24 Sep 2001	Daily Grist
They Could Car Less Seattle is finding sweet success with an experimental program that encourages couples to give up their extra vehicle. After a recent nine-week pilot program, six of 23 couples were thinking of selling their extra car, two were trying to sell it, and two had already sold it. The couples were paid $25 for the first three weeks of the program, during which they continued to use their extra car and k ...
Topics: cars, placemaking, Seattle, Washington (all these topics)

Montezuma's Revenge		24 Sep 2001	Daily Grist
Montezuma's Revenge Mexico City, known the world 'round for its air pollution, will soon unveil a new 10-year plan to tackle the problem. The plan by the Metropolitan Environmental Commission will aim to reduce ozone and particulate levels in the air by taking such steps as retiring old trucks, limiting cargo circulation hours, using more natural gas in public transportation, and giving taxi drivers incentives to buy new ...
Topics: air pollution, Mexico, placemaking (all these topics)

Celling Like Hotcakes		21 Sep 2001	Daily Grist
Celling Like Hotcakes Canadian company Ballard Power Systems announced yesterday that it had signed a three-year, $22 million deal to provide Ford with fuel cells for a line of vehicles the automaker hopes to launch by 2004. Ballard is providing fuel-cell technology to DaimlerChrysler, Honda, Nissan, and Volkswagen, among others. General Motors expects to have a fuel cell-powe ...
Topics: business, commercial and industry organizations, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics)

Songbird Populations Drop in the U.S.		12 Sep 2001	Daily Grist
Songbird Populations Drop in the U.S. For each species of songbird whose population is on the rise in the U.S., two species are in decline, says Jeff Wells of the National Audubon Society. Of the 116 species whose populations have fluctuated since 1966, 76 have decreased significantly. Urban sprawl, and all that comes along with it (farmland and forest loss, more roads, etc.), is one of the big contributors to the loss in numbers. The ...
Topics: placemaking, wildlife (all these topics)

Bay City Rollers		10 Sep 2001	Daily Grist
Bay City Rollers Hybrid cars are all the rage in the San Francisco Bay area. About one in five hybrids sold in the U.S. has been purchased in the Bay area, and the average waiting time to buy a Toyota Prius or Honda Insight is five months at local dealers. Drivers say heads turn as their cars cruise by; some folks even talk of the sex appeal of the vehicles. In related news, across the U.S. ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, placemaking, San Francisco (all these topics)

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