AlterNet.org: Environment

California Carbon Trading Allows Timber Companies to Sell CO2 Credits for Their Worst Logging Practices

Eddie Scher, AlterNet — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:01 PST

California's race to be the first state to develop a carbon-trading program comes at an unacceptable cost for Sierra forests.

How to Answer the Dumb Things Climate Deniers Say

Joshua Frank, AlterNet — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:00:01 PST

Below are a few responses to some of the more frequent statements these deniers toss our way.

Are 'Carbon Cowboys' Running Amok With Cap and Trade Speculation?

Stacy Feldman, SolveClimate — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:00:01 PST

Global carbon trading has become a speculative market, where people trade only for the purpose of profiting.

Radical Homemaking: Why Both Men and Women Should Get Back In Kitchen

Shannon Hayes, YES! Magazine — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:00:01 PST

A glance into Americaâ€™s past suggests that homemaking could play a big part in addressing the ecological, economic and social crises of our present time.

Could Your Cell Phone End Up Killing You?

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:01 PST

A new debate is raging over whether prolonged cell phone use poses serious health side effects.

Fur Is Now Pretty Much Taboo, But Leather Is Still Everywhere -- Is That Hypocritical?

Sara Ost, EcoSalon — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:01 PST

"Wearing fur may be more viscerally offensive, but I don't think it's any worse than strapping yourself into a leather belt. In fact, it's possibly better."

Global Warming Makes Trees Grow at Fastest Rate for 200 Years

Steve Connor, Independent UK — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:00:01 PST

The trees appear to have accelerated growth rates due to longer growing seasons and higher concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Coal Ash Industry Manipulated EPA Data, Ghost-Wrote Agency Reports for a Decade

Joshua Frank, TruthOut.org — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:00:01 PST

The industry "watered down official reports, brochures and fact-sheets to remove references to potential dangers." So-called "environmental benefits" were aggrandized.

World's Nations Set Emissions Reduction Targets: Who's Pledging What?

Brian Merchant, TreeHugger — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:01 PST

For the time being, it looks like the so-called 'global climate accord' is a piecemeal agreement of stitched-together promises and voluntary pledges.

Why Is Obama Trying to Prop Up a Doomed 'Nuclear Renaissance'?

Harvey Wasserman, AlterNet — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:00:01 PST

Obama is poised to vastly expand a bitterly contested nuclear loan guarantee program that may cost far more than expected, both financially and politically.

How Can We Talk About Transformational Change Without Losing Hope?

Frankie Colmane, AlterNet — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:01 PST

Every time we're subjected to more dramatic predictions of global warming without being given solutions, a seed of helplessness is planted in our souls.

Could All the Freezing Weather Lately Have Anything to Do With Climate Change?

Scott Thill, AlterNet — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:01 PST

Anthropogenic warming has thrown what was once a stable climate into disarray, and may be leading as much to ruinous droughts as to record-breaking freezes.

State Of The Union: Climate Change Takes A Back Seat

Pablo Paster, TreeHugger — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:00:01 PST

Has climate change been drowned by the rising seas of economic concerns? Melted by debates over health care?

Sarah Palin Continues to Peddle Energy Falsehoods, Urges Americans to Stay Addicted to Foreign Oil

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:00:01 PST

Palin has chosen to use her Facebook page -- a medium devoid of critics -- to further push her "Drill Baby, Drill!" ideology. Why are we not surprised?

Would You Trade a Bigger House for More Happiness?

Ashley Braun, Grist.org — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:00:01 PST

A 14 year-old girl convinced her affluent family to trade in its mansion for a house half its size and donate half the proceeds to charity. Here's what they found.

What Should Be in Obama's State of the Union

AlterNet — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:01 PST

Obama has the next 10 months to demonstrate some progress or face a shellacking in the midterm elections this November. Here's what his speech should outline.

A French Company Is Hoping to Convince California to Rethink Its Nuclear Energy Policy

Daniel Kessler, TreeHugger — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:00:01 PST

Areva SE, a French-owned power company, is betting that the Golden State's disfavor of nuclear power won't stand up after regulators and citizens look closely at its climate goals.

Study: Algae Biofuels Enviro-Impact Worse Than Corn Ethanol

Matthew McDermott, TreeHugger — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:00:01 PST

Using algae as a new fuel source may mean taking more steps than anticipated to ensure its environmental sustainability.

Shrimp's Dirty Secrets: Why America's Favorite Seafood Is a Health and Environmental Nightmare

Jill Richardson, AlterNet — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:01 PST

The environmental impact of shrimp can be horrific. But most Americans don't know where their shrimp comes from or what's in it.

Bitch Magazine Founder's 'Cook Food': A Manualfesto for Everything You Need to Know About Healthy Eating

Vanessa Barrington, EcoSalon — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:01 PST

If you know someone who cares about the environment, their body, animals, and taste, yet nobody has ever taught them to cook, give them this book.