Local Ecology | ||
Incompetence or Corruption? | ||
When city staff produces a grossly inadequate project plan, ignoring law and community intentions to satisfy short-term political goals, who will be held accountable? Typically no one. | ||
Help count bald eagles at Big Bear Lake | ||
Sen. Boxer's California Wild Heritage Act to protect threatened wild places | ||
California Wilderness Coalition applauds landmark bill | ||
State Republican budget plans threaten public health and environment | ||
Coalition says budget proposals shift cost from polluters to taxpayers and cut core programs that protect air, water, coast and parks | ||
Public demands State Water Board eliminate illegal pollution exemptions | ||
Public-interest groups appeal decision to allow farm pollution to contaminate state waters | ||
National Issues | ||
Eastern power outage unfortunate but entirely predictable | ||
Aug. 14 event offers wake-up call for US energy policymakers | ||
Two scientists share Heinz Award for the Environment | ||
Modern pit facility hearing draws protest | ||
Factory will build more cores for new class of nuclear weapons | ||
Global Ecology | ||
Top utility, energy & auto companies failing on global-warming risk disclosures | ||
Study finds major problems in corporate governance practices of largest firms; failure to assess, disclose and address climate risk a problem for investors worldwide | ||
World's biggest consumers hold new hope for environment | ||
Worldwatch study documents how green purchasing is helping institutions save the planet and their own bottom lines | ||
Researchers begin to divide the world according to evolutionary genetics | ||
Monkeys and toads define priority areas for conservation on a fine geographic scale | ||
Energy | ||
Recycling Energy: The Fine Art of Rag Picking | ||
Energy facts contradict Bush global warming plan | ||
Power Play | ||
Senator Barbara Boxer explains how energy bill would keep Uncle Sam over a barrel | ||
Wind power set to become world's leading energy source | ||
Observations from the Edge | ||
Only you can prevent deforestation... the Feds won't |