Tag: Steve Curwood
EPA as bargaining chip in budget negotiations
Republicans have targeted the Environmental Protection Agency for serious cuts, and environmentalists worry that this could be the end of the EPA....
Breakthrough discovery for cystic fibrosis treatment
Discovery of antitoxin provides promising new treatment for cystic fibrosis....
Generation Hot: Impact of climate change on children
A new father comes to terms with his hopes and fears for his daughter's future with climate change, and the solutions he came across....
Japan's nuclear crisis: far from over
Activists say accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant caused by too-cozy relationship between government and power companies, not earthquake....
Climate change activism goes Hollywood
Hollywood is taking activism beyond "An Inconvenient Truth" in hopes of creating a global, environmental movement against climate change. ...
Prescribing nature for children
Doctors have found a way to get kids outside and exercising more: Write a prescription for a walk in the woods....
Smart meters, privacy nightmares
Energy companies around the United States are installing smart meters to cut back on energy costs and usage. Privacy advocates are getting nervous....
The hidden costs of coal
Coal is one of the cheapest energy sources in the world, if you ignore the environmental costs and other externalities....
Building a school from trash in Guatemala
Guatemalan school children helped create a new schoolhouse out of discarded plastic bottles and other trash....
BP oil spill and ongoing health problems
Gulf Coast residents are experiencing a host of health problems, and the BP oil spill may be to blame....
