When It Comes to Lawn Care, a Bit Less May Do Us Good
OUR family motto regarding lawn care is succinct and laissez-faire: If it's green, mow it. Weeds, moss, what the heck. Reliant on a well for water, we do our best to avoid chemicals. And, having no interest in or aptitude for turf aesthetics, we can't get in lockstep with suburban squires trudging behind their spreaders amid noxious clouds of grub treatment. I've spotted some locals sporting a T-shirt that reads: I fought the lawn and the lawn won. At least they manage a wry acceptance of their servitude. Source: NY Times, Posted April 22nd 2008
A Hard Plastic Is Raising Hard Questions
It's a question many families are asking after reports last week that a chemical used to make baby bottles, water bottles and food containers is facing increasing scrutiny by health officials in Canada and the United States. Source: NY Times, Posted April 22nd 2008
L.A. and San Francisco vie for title of 'greenest city'
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has a plan to slash his city's planet-warming greenhouse gases to 35% below the 1990 level by 2030, and make L.A. the "cleanest and greenest city in the country." Source: LA Times, Posted April 22nd 2008
Treading lighter with low-carbon diets
To address the problem of greenhouse gases, conscientious consumers are turning their attention to the supermarket and dinner table. It's not just paper versus plastic anymore. Source: LA Times, Posted April 22nd 2008
Global Warming has a new Battle Ground: Coal Plants
Environmental lawyers make a concentrated effort to stop new ones from being built; a coalition claims 65 victories in the last year. But industry groups are fighting back. Source: LA Times, Posted April 16th 2008
Bush to Give Goals for Greenhouse Gases
WASHINGTON - President Bush will deliver a Rose Garden speech on Wednesday to lay out specific goals for limiting the greenhouse gases that scientists say are responsible for warming the planet - a first for a White House that has been accused of dragging its feet in addressing the problem of climate change. Source: NY Times, Posted April 16th 2008
U.N. Panel Urges Changes to Feed Poor While Saving Environment
PARIS - Major agricultural countries must urgently change their policies to avoid a social explosion from rising food prices, a panel of United Nations experts warned Tuesday, adding their voices to new concerns about the proper balance between saving the environment and feeding the poor. Source: NY Times, Posted April 16th 2008
Bush to Call for Greenhouse-Gas Curbs
WASHINGTON -- In a significant shift on global warming, President Bush will propose stopping growth in U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions by 2025 and signal that he is open to lawmakers reining in pollution from power companies. Source: Wall Street Journal, Posted April 16th 2008
