AlterNet.org: Environment

Why We Need Bees and More People Becoming Organic Beekeepers

Makenna Goodman, Chelsea Green Publishing — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:01 PST

Bees teach us how to live our life in a way that by taking what we need from the world around us, we leave the world better than we found it.

How an Entire Town Leveled By a Tornado Is Rebuilding Green

Melissa Knopper, E Magazine — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PST

While the rest of rural America is being hit hard with the economic downturn, Greensburg's emphasis on green living has given the town a buffer.

Why Natural Gas Is Not a Clean Energy Panacea

Stan Cox, AlterNet — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:00:01 PST

Natural gas is "clean" only in contrast to coal -- just as a bacon cheeseburger can only be regarded as healthful compared with a double bacon cheeseburger.

Obama, It's Time to Lead on Climate Change in Copenhagen

Janet Redman, AlterNet — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:00:01 PST

What we need Obama to do now is direct his administration to negotiate a just, binding, and effective deal in Copenhagen.

We're Literally Blowing Up Our Clean Energy Future

Nell Greenberg, AlterNet — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:01 PST

Coal River Mountain can be a wind farm that provides 85,000 households with electricity, creates 700 long-term green jobs but inside it is being dynamited.

Who's to Blame for All the Dithering on Climate Legislation?

Faiz Shakir, The Progress Report — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:00:01 PST

Yes, Inhofe is behind much of it, but he's only part of the problem.

Water, Forests and Farms in New York State Threatened by Oil and Gas Drilling

Adam Federman, Earth Island Journal — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:01 PST

The future of this ecologically rich area is now in the hands of oil and gas companies that have leased thousands of acres to drill in the Marcellus Shale.

Putting Farm Animal Protection on the Map, One Step at a Time

Paul Shapiro, AlterNet — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:00:01 PDT

Within this decade, we've gone from 0 to 7 states having anti-cruelty laws for animals in agribusiness laws.

There Is a Way to Help Avoid Heart Disease and Diabetes: You Are What You Eat!

Kathy Freston, AlterNet — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

A plant-based diet is both preventative and healing, whereas a diet high in animal protein is destructive to our health.

Senator Sanders Unfiltered: Environment + Economy = Harmony

Sen. Bernie Sanders — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:00:01 PDT

At http://sandersunfiltered.com you can get Senator Sanders weekly 5 minute show free in your inbox

Chevron Employs Felon and Drug-Trafficker to Derail Trial to Escape Enviro Crimes

Han Shan, AlterNet — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:00:01 PDT

It appears that American oil giant Chevron is employing methods -- and people -- that are as dirty as the toxic waste pits it left scattered across the rainforest floor.

Sit-ins-Funeral March Erupt at EPA/JP Morgan Chase Offices Across Nation

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00:01 PDT

Scores of residents from the Appalachian coalfields have joined with supporters from across the country in a series of sit-ins, die-ins, and protests.

Reducing Mercury Emissions From Coal-Fired Power Plants: Yes We Can (And Could Have, Years Ago)

Catherine O'Neill, Center for Progressive Reform — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:00:01 PDT

There are three recent developments in the saga of efforts to regulate mercury emissions from coal-fired utilities that are significant.

Washed-Up Actor Leads Cause to Distribute Christianized Version of Darwin's Evolution Theory

Randy Olson, Island Press — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Attempting to subvert the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's groundbreaking 'Origin of the Species,' 50,000 copies will be handed out.

The Battle Over Raw Milk: Let's Ditch the Hysterics and Give People a Choice

Jill Richardson, AlterNet — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Few foods provoke such strong reactions (for and against it) as raw milk. Find out why.

Glenn Beck's Bizarre Outburst Against Meatless Mondays and Vegetarians

Kerry Trueman, AlterNet — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:00:01 PDT

Cheap gas and cheap chuck remain American birthrights to loopy libertarians like Beck.

Will Oregon Close the State's Only Coal-Fired Power Plant?

Joshua Frank, AlterNet — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:00:01 PDT

While outsiders may think of Oregon as a green utopia, it's undoubtedly not that groovy when it comes to the issue of coal.

6 Signs That the American Empire Is Coming to an Early End

Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

The day of America's global pre-eminence is over. We must face the new global realities.

Green Supermarkets? Janitors Push the Next Wave of Healthy Workplaces

Ngoc Nguyen, New America Media — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

One of the countryâ€™s largest unions is broadening its idea of a safe and healthy workplace.

Urgent Action Need: We Face a National Security Threat on Coal River Mountain

Bo Webb, AlterNet — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:00:01 PDT

As I write this, Massey Energy is poised to unleash even greater terror upon us by blasting Coal River Mountain to ashes, while our lives hover below in the balance.