AltWeeklies Wire
Stop This Nuclear Insanitynew
Safe or not, Fukushima contamination showing up in Vermont is a stark reminder that we all live on a little planet, and like it or not, there is no escaping this global society.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
04-18-2011 |
Commentary
Joe Lieberman, Connecticut's Surprising Occasional Liberal in Washingtonnew
There's a Connecticut guy in Congress who's taking the lead on extending benefits to same-sex partners of 30,000 federal employees, gets a 100-percent rating from abortion rights groups and has an environmental record that's a tree-hugger's dream. He's Joe Liebrman.
New Haven Advocate |
Gregory B. Hladky |
01-05-2010 |
Commentary
Warning Trend: The Climate Debate Goes Southnew
Here's the problem with the global-warming debate: A society that demands quick answers isn't good at solving problems decades in the making. And the highly deliberative scientific method -- which discovered the climate-change threat -- makes it hard to convince people to do anything about it.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
07-27-2009 |
Commentary
The GOP and the Greenest Generationnew
Eco-friendly youth are now the nation's most powerful (and feared) voting bloc. So why isn't the GOP listening?
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
05-07-2009 |
Commentary
The Death of Birthnew
Species are becoming extinct faster than scientists can identify them. While death is a natural part of the cycle of life, extinction signals the death of birth.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
04-24-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: environment, animal issues
Nova Scotia's Popular Environment Minister Gets Shuffled Out for a Less-Acclaimed Picknew
The shocker in Rodney MacDonald's recent cabinet shuffle is the replacement of environment minister Mark Parent with veteran David Morse, who leaves natural resources. It's a sign of an urgent environmental crisis that Morse considers this a promotion.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Chris Benjamin |
01-23-2009 |
Politics
Welcome to Washington, Mr. President; Now Let's Do This Thingnew
On his first day in office, we offer Obama an epistle from Idaho: Don't scare us, fix our energy and immigration problems, give us health care and change the tone on science and facts.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
01-21-2009 |
Commentary
Why Can't the Canadian Green Party Woo West Coast Voters?new
Brimming with bike lanes and blossoming with community gardens, the electoral ridings of southern Vancouver Island should be fertile ground for Canada’s Green Party -- so why aren't they?
Monday Magazine |
Jason Youmans |
10-02-2008 |
Politics
Silicon Valley–Based Clean Tech for Obama Spreads its Message -- and Moneynew
This well-organized and richly endowed organization represents the first time the green-tech movement has carved out a political voice in the presidential elections.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
09-26-2008 |
Politics
Debbie Cook Takes on Orange County's Weirdest Republican Congressmannew
With little help from her fellow Democrats, Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook takes on Orange County's weirdest Republican congressman, Dana Rohrabacher, a fight primarily motivated by the "Surfing Congressman's" ignorance of environmental issues.
Mixed Messages Leave Earth-Friendliness of DNC in Doubtnew
There is a paradox of making sustainability a goal when bringing so many thousands of people across the country to a single place: It would be much greener if everyone stayed home and picked a presidential candidate by conference call.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
09-09-2008 |
Politics
A Political Prediction: Presidential Candidates Won't Do What Gore Asksnew
Al Gore recently made a speech calling for an energy makeover for the U.S., claiming that within 10 years, we can go to 100 percent renewable electricity. While I'm glad that someone has finally asked this country to get some courage regarding climate change, I'm highly skeptical of the political will for this to actually happen.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Quentin Gee |
08-11-2008 |
Commentary
Enviros Find Lame Excuses Not to Drill Offshore and in the Arcticnew
One of the more commonly used talking points of those who oppose drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge or on the Outer Continental Shelf is that it would be at least 5 to 7 years before any ANWR or OCS crude reached U.S. refineries. It's one of the dumber arguments environmentalists and their Democratic allies in Congress make, and if you want to know why, consider how long it would take to produce an equivalent amount of fuel from any alternative source.
Boulder Weekly |
Paul Danish |
07-21-2008 |
Commentary
Activism is Just Another Marketing Schemenew
Let us bow in praise to activist celebrities -- those all-knowing martyrs of the American melodrama, forever guiding the aimless masses with their acute political observations and personal reflections.
Boulder Weekly |
Ben Corbett |
05-19-2008 |
Commentary
Key EPA Administrator Booted; Environmentalists are Up in Armsnew
Mary Gade, head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Midwestern regional office in Chicago, was pushed out after pushing Dow Chemical to clean up the mess it made in its hometown of Midland. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) compares her firing to the Bush administration's removal of nine federal prosecutors.
Metro Times |
Staff |
05-13-2008 |
Politics
