AltWeeklies Wire
Entergy's Actions in New Orleans Are Morally Indefensiblenew
Entergy New Orleans is effectively sitting on its hands while two of its sister companies -- Entergy Mississippi Inc. and Entergy Arkansas Inc. -- move to pull out of a system agreement under which six Entergy subsidiaries agreed to share the costs and benefits of generating and transmitting electricity.
After 36 Years Without, Some Residents of La Presa, Texas, Finally Get Electricitynew
For 36 years, the people in this dusty, sweltering colonia south of Laredo, have lived without electricity, potable water, or an adequate sewage system. Now an innovative experiment is bringing power to a dozen lucky residents. While the wheels of bureaucracy turned slowly or not at all, residents suffered, despite many applications for assistance from state and local government.
The Texas Observer |
Forrest Wilder |
08-13-2008 |
Housing & Development
Are Delaware and New Jersey Exploring Alternative Energy Solutions Pennsylvania Should be Looking at?new
While the debate about offshore drilling continues to underscore the environmental policies of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, Philadelphia's neighbors to the south and east are planning for a different kind of offshore energy.
Philadelphia Weekly |
John Steele |
07-14-2008 |
Environment
South Texas Uranium Revival Puts One County on a Powder Kegnew
Uranium Energy Corp has a pending application with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to mine uranium from within the freshwater aquifer beneath Goliad County, but some residents are fighting back.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
10-03-2007 |
Environment
Nuclear Greenwashingnew
Global warming has suddenly put nuclear power back on the agenda -- but there's a lot the industry isn't telling you.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
05-30-2007 |
Environment
The Supreme Court Shines Some Light into the Bush's Gulagnew
The enemy within: in a trio of cases, the Supreme Court shines some light into the Bush administration’s gulag. But for "enemy combatants" both here and in Guantánamo, it’s not yet time to celebrate.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
07-08-2004 |
Civil Liberties
