The automotive industry is surging toward a bright near-future of electric vehicles. But currently the industry-focus is on consumers and,…
Pollution
The Smoke Police, Ethics or Foolishness?
An interesting conversation developed last week at the big round corner table at Mon Ami restaurant in Prague, where eight…
Third-World to First-World–Anybody Listening?
Fuel Prices Boost Cause of S. Asia’s Maligned Rickshaw By Emily Wax Washington Post Foreign Service Saturday, June 28, 2008;…
At Last, a Cheaper Way to Pollute
October 12, 2007 In India, a $2,500 Pace Car By HEATHER TIMMONS NEW DELHI, Oct. 11 — A revolution is…
The Skies Will Magically Clear for 2008 Olympics
August 26, 2007 As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes By JOSEPH KAHN and JIM YARDLEY BEIJING, Aug. 25 —…
British Petroleum (BP) Shames Itself With Green Ads and Disastrous Policy
I’ve written before about oil companies, chemical firms and pharmaceutical giants who grease the double-page spreads of magazines with ‘green-speak’…
British Petroleum–Advertising Green, Polluting as Usual
Pollution Fight Pits Illinois vs. BP, Indiana Upgrade of Oil Refinery Would Discharge More Pollutants Into Lake Michigan By Kari…
Memo for Mike Bloomberg on Traffic Control
Beijing To Test Plan to Cut Cars Measure Intended For ’08 Olympics By Edward Cody Washington Post Foreign Service Saturday,…
Not Seeing Forests for Trees
The news from Pine Falls, Manitoba confirms that the world’s forests—those presumed saviors of the environment, are poised to bite…