Aug 6 2009

National Briefing | Environment: Decision to Reinstate ‘Roadless Rule’

In a victory for environmentalists, a United States appeals court reaffirmed a decision to reinstate a Clinton-era rule that substantially limited development of roads on national forest lands.

Aug 6 2009

National Briefing | Environment: Decision to Reinstate ‘Roadless Rule’

In a victory for environmentalists, a United States appeals court reaffirmed a decision to reinstate a Clinton-era rule that substantially limited development of roads on national forest lands.

Aug 6 2009

National Briefing | Washington: Questions Over Fake Letters to Congress

Representative Edward J. Markey sent a letter to the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity asking why it did not move more quickly to alert Congress that a lobbying firm had sent them fake letters purporting to be from nonprofit groups opposed to climate-change legislation.

Aug 6 2009

National Briefing | Washington: Questions Over Fake Letters to Congress

Representative Edward J. Markey sent a letter to the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity asking why it did not move more quickly to alert Congress that a lobbying firm had sent them fake letters purporting to be from nonprofit groups opposed to climate-change legislation.

Aug 6 2009

$2 Billion in Grants to Bolster U.S. Manufacturing of Parts for Electric Cars

The Obama administration announced $2.4 billion in grants to make batteries, mostly for electric vehicles.

Aug 4 2009

Nobel Halo Fades Fast for Climate Change Panel

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is searching for ways to guide, without prescribing action.

Aug 4 2009

Nobel Halo Fades Fast for Climate Change Panel

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is searching for ways to guide, without prescribing action.

Aug 3 2009

Ruining Coral Draws Fines in Hawaii

Hawaii is punishing those who damage coral, a resource critical to Hawaii’s fragile environment and a draw for tourists.

Aug 3 2009

Ruining Coral Draws Fines in Hawaii

Hawaii is punishing those who damage coral, a resource critical to Hawaii’s fragile environment and a draw for tourists.

Aug 3 2009

Green Inc. Column: Governments Can Promote Energy Efficiency

What policies can help the world transform a vast environmental promise into reality? There is plenty of cause for pessimism.

Aug 3 2009

Good books to read for Summer 2009?

I’ve decided what I want to do for August: read 15 books in 30 days. I read three books this weekend: – The Accidental Billionaires , by Ben Mezrich. – Gang Leader for a Day , by Sudhir Venkatesh

Aug 2 2009

An Underwater Fight Is Waged for the Health of San Francisco Bay

A costly intruder from Asia, known as wakame, has arrived in San Francisco’s fertile waters, threatening native kelp, marinas, boats and mariculture like oyster farming.

Aug 2 2009

An Underwater Fight Is Waged for the Health of San Francisco Bay

A costly intruder from Asia, known as wakame, has arrived in San Francisco’s fertile waters, threatening native kelp, marinas, boats and mariculture like oyster farming.

Aug 1 2009

Utility Raises Cleanup Cost in Tennessee

The Tennessee Valley Authority gave a new estimate for cleaning up a coal ash spill to $1.2 billion and partly blamed its third-quarter loss on that cleanup.

Aug 1 2009

Utility Raises Cleanup Cost in Tennessee

The Tennessee Valley Authority gave a new estimate for cleaning up a coal ash spill to $1.2 billion and partly blamed its third-quarter loss on that cleanup.

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