Environment

Two years ago, a documentary warned that hurricanes could drown New Orleans and that the risk was increasing every year.

September 15, 2004 - PBS

The premise of voluntary environmentalism is that firms become more environmentally enthusiastic when their adoption of regulatory policies comes willingly.

September 14, 2004 - Technology Review

The Bureau of Land Management has auctioned off nearly nearly 40,000 acres of legislatively proposed wilderness in Utah to oil interests -- although studies show the resulting oil would serve the country's needs only for a few weeks.

September 13, 2004 - Wilderness Society

At any given time, half of the population in the developing world is suffering from access to safe drinking water.

September 12, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

New York has joined four other states in suing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development over its use of pesticides.

September 12, 2004 - The New York Times

This Sierra Club report extensively documents how the Bush administration's reckless disregard of 9/11 toxic hazards poses long-term threats to rescue and cleanup workers, as well as bystanders present.

September 11, 2004 - Sierra Club

U.S. Green Building Council is urged to consider "smart growth" in LEED certification.

September 11, 2004 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Are the politics of "green technology" overstating the real value? New research takes a hard look at the claims of sustainability.

September 10, 2004 - Building Design & Construction

The Union of Concerned Scientists has issued a report on the Indian Point nuclear reactor (35 miles upwind from Manhattan) that analyzes "the health and economic impacts of a terrorist attack at Indian Point that results in a core meltdown

September 10, 2004 - Union Of Concerned Scientists

The Federal government has not fully studied Twin Tower air pollution or treated victims.

September 9, 2004 - The New York Times

Government and media refusal to acknowledge that oil is running out is one of last year's stories that have been overlooked, under-reported or self-censored by the mdeia.

September 9, 2004 - Project Censored

A highly respected United Nations organization's warning about extreme weather is one of last year's most overlooked, under-reported or self-censored stories.

September 9, 2004 - Project Censored

The story of the reversal of three decades of environmental progress is featured on a list of stories that were overlooked, under-reported or self-censored by the media.

September 8, 2004 - Project Censored

The story of the purging, censoring, and manipulation of scientific research is featured on a list of 2003-2004 stories that were overlooked, under-reported or self-censored by the media.

September 8, 2004 - Project Censored

China gears up to build new, smaller nuclear plants to solve its growing energy needs.

September 5, 2004 - Wired

Robert Kennedy Jr. accusses George W. Bush of being the "worst environmental president in nation's history."

September 4, 2004 - National Public Radio

Splatometers reveal a possible insect decline in the U.K.

September 3, 2004 - BBC News

Uniquely American idea has since been copied by other countries.

September 3, 2004 - MSNBC

Environmentalists say the executive order which bypasses congressional action, could endanger protection for natural resources and national environmental policy would be shaped by economic pressures.

September 2, 2004 - MSNBC

In his new book "What We've Lost" Graydon Carter reviews George W. Bush's "atrocious" record on the environment. An excerpt from the book.

September 2, 2004 - The Guardian Unlimited