Larry's Environmental Issues Blog March 2006 Archive

The new fuel economy standards announced yesterday by the U.S. Department of Transportation will do little to lower consumer costs or ease America's dependence on foreign oil. And to make ... Read More

New worries about energy security may motivate the United States to join international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow global warming, according to British Prime Minister Tony Blair—something ... Read More

Ah, spring! Time to pull the lawn mower out of the garage, fire it up, and enjoy that first sweet smell of newly mowed lawn, right? Well, if you're using ... Read More

Most Americans believe global warming is a serious threat, to themselves and to future generations, and the majority support government mandates to help develop renewable energy and reduce global warming, ... Read More

It's difficult to find wood floor wax without harmful chemicals, but not impossible. Here are several suggestions for wood floor wax that helps to keep your wood floors clean and ... Read More

By mid-May, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will approve legislation to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling, according to Committee Chairman Sen. Pete Domenici ... Read More

A federal appeals court on Friday ruled in favor of a coalition of states and environmental groups that were challenging a Bush administration regulation designed to permit factories, refineries and ... Read More

The United Nations General Assembly today unanimously elected Achim Steiner of Germany as the new executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for a four-year term, effective June ... Read More

Lester Brown, founder of Worldwatch and Earth Policy Institute -- and a noted environmental activist -- discusses the current state of the environment in the U.S. and around the world, ... Read More

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a controversial bill—backed by the food industry and supported by several key lawmakers whose family members or close friends are food-industry lobbyists—which ... Read More

U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton today announced her resignation, ending a controversial five-year term in which she expanded drilling, logging and development on public lands in the Western United States ... Read More

Last week, Consumer Reports said the cost of ownership for hybrid cars was higher than for comparable gasoline-powered vehicles. This week, the magazine said "oops." Get the facts.

Budget cuts and cost overruns are threatening the current integrity and future existence of a network of U.S. environmental satellites that help scientists forecast hurricanes, droughts and floods, and predict ... Read More

Gasoline prices are already too high, and mobody wants them to go any higher, right? But what if you knew the extra cash you paid at the pump would help ... Read More