Environment

It may turn out that the first line of defense for coastal cities isn't the levee in your backyard, but that marsh in your backyard that the city built on top of.

February 3, 2006 - BBC

Researchers around the world debate when it will be too late to reverse the impact of global warming.

February 2, 2006 - The Washington Post

In an eight-part series, Gannett compiles three months of analysis to expose the serious problems of unchecked growth along the country's shores, along with a host of counterproductive public policies.

February 2, 2006 - Gannett News Service

Two major newspapers report that the world is not only reaching a 'tipping point' where climate change is concerned, but that the Bush Administration doesn't want you to know about it.

February 2, 2006 - Editor & Publisher

In his state of the union address, President Bush says the U.S. is "addicted to oil" and alternate energy source will break its dependence.

February 1, 2006 - CNN

The alter-ego of the Inner Harbor's 'hardscape', Baltimore's nearby Middle Branch harbor is set to become a model sustainable neighborhood, complete with hiking trails and alternative energy sources, if developers' visions go according to plan.

February 1, 2006 - Baltimore City Paper

How vulnerable is the U.S. south to year after year of Katrinas? Should cities like New Orleans be abandoned to return to salt marshes or ocean?

January 31, 2006 - William D. Nordhaus, Yale

NASA's leading climate scientist claims that the Bush administration has tried to censor him from speaking out about global warming.

January 30, 2006 - The New York Times

In his latest book, the creator of the Gaia Hypothesis, James Lovelock, presents his views on global warming.

January 29, 2006 - The Times

Salt Lake City offers free parking for fuel-efficient vehicles.

January 28, 2006 - MSNBC

Two comprehensive studies conclude that sprawl has negative effects on public health and pollution; however, many remain skeptical.

January 27, 2006 - The Seattle Times

Yale and Columbia based the rankings on an Environmental Sustainability Index, gauging each nation's rate of success in meeting a set of critical environmental goals.

January 27, 2006 - The New York Times

China's chemical plants threaten its famous rivers which flow through major population centers.

January 26, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Tired of stalemate, weekend warriors, conservationists, and ranchers are starting to support compromise solutions in the West's land battles.

January 26, 2006 - The Christian Science Monitor

Topics include linking development, infrastructure, and drinking water policies; protection of water resources with higher-density development; and smart growth and stormwater management.

January 26, 2006 - Environmental Protection Agency

An interview with the author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse on topics from water resources to long-range planning and the U.S.'s isolationism.

January 25, 2006 - Albuquerque Weekly Alibi

Conservative leader Stephen Harper, who will become Canada's new prime minister has promised to opt out of the Kyoto treaty.

January 24, 2006 - Calgary Sun

According to one advocate, a doctrine individuals can practice in all walks of life, making a tangible difference in promoting sustainability at a local level.

January 24, 2006 - The Austin Chronicle

"The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment", commissioned by the UN and released January 19, spelled out a grim future for humanity and the earth -- but it also showed how this future can be avoided.

January 23, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Successful litigation by a Sierra Club chapter in California's Central Valley results in $17.5 million to purchase conservation easements in San Joaquin County, as well as the establishment of a farmland preservation fee in the City of Stockton.

January 23, 2006 - The Stockton Record