Mississippi Forgotten
When people think Hurricane Katrina, first thoughts turn to New Orleans. But as Mississippi Forgotten shows, the effects of what happened on the entire Gulf Coast was quite remarkable.
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Turning a New Leafy Green
Sterilizing the family farm may not be the best way to keep E. coli out of your salad.
Nuclear’s On the Road Again, But It’s Uphill
Climate change and fossil-fuel costs have re-energized the flickering nuclear movement in the United States, but many proponents are the fairest-weather of friends.
A Really Inconvenient Truth
The climate problem can be solved. But tackling it is going to be a lot harder than you've been led to believe.
Workhorse of the Solar Industry
When people think of solar these days, photovoltaics, or solar cells, pop into their heads. But there is just so much more than merely PV when it comes to solar devices.
States’ Action and Climate Change
Individual states are taking occasionally painful steps to rein in emissions.
From Petri Dish to Gas Pump
Some commercial adventurers are considering topping off their tank with pond scum, an approach that gains currency as other biofuels lose some luster.
Small Wind, Big Business
The 2007 Farm Bill suggests tax credits as one way to offset the cost — as great as the environmental benefits — of small wind projects.
Going With the Wind
The United States remains on the low end of countries using energy powered by wind. Experts point to tax credits as a factor in efforts to establish wind as an energy source.
Seeing the Rainforest for the Trees
While geographer Alan Grainger has upset conventional wisdom by suggesting the world's tropical forests are not shrinking, he sees his research as a clarion call.