As the human population flows into cities, he reclamation of urban rivers as parkland is fortunately becoming more common. Here the Times describes the return of 6 kilometers of land along Madrid's Manzanares River to breathable, livable human habitat. Read More...
While few of us are ready to give up the Christmas turkey, as environmentalists we’re going to have to admit that most of us, who will consume 40-million of these birds in the U.S. this season, are not choosing a Christmas dinner that’s in the best interests of the planet. We’re not talking to... Read More...
Germany is leading the way with "biovillages," towns that generate all their heating energy and electricity from farm waste, manure, crop leavings, wood chips and the like. The setup not only saves the inhabitants tons of money, the towns produce income by selling surplus power to the national grid. Read More...
As drought banishes farmers from their land, rural people become urban, and find it hard to buy enough food. Increasing numbers of the urban poor are starting to grow their own food, often producing enough to sell. It is a trend becoming world-wide. Read More...
All right, it’s Christmas. “I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas” has not yet made the charts, but as a devoted (or often-devoted) environmentalist you wouldn’t mind if your Christmas gifts this year didn’t contribute to the morass we are making of the earth. There is plenty of guidance around. Check out such environmental sites... Read More...
New York City is preparing to allow a broad range of exceptions to its stringent building code for improvements to buildings that will make them healthier and cheaper to run while emitting less carbon. The City calls the new rules "Green Zone" regulations. Read More...
There’s no record at the moment, but there had to be a few homeowners in Vermont or New Hampshire at the end of October who were lucky. They came out when the freak snowstorm at the end of October was over, swept the snow off their solar panels, turned the heat back on and... Read More...
At its final hearing venue on the most recent edit of its regulations over gas hydrofracturing in New York State in the Marcellus shale area, the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation found itself confronted with a well-informed, articulate and hostile citizenry who filled the 1000-seat Tribeca Performing Arts Center in downtown Manhattan. There were,... Read More...
While telling Congress that EPA's clean air and clean water rules will destroy the economy and their company while costing thousands of jobs, the same companies tell their banks and investors that the same rules will either have no effect or will have an effect that cannot yet be determined. The rest of us... Read More...
500 million gallons for fracking may not seem a lot when the region is expecting to be 300 billion gallons short of drinking water in the near future, but the picture of Colorado selling the water for fracking on its Front Range, where most of its biggest towns and cities are, even as the... Read More...
