Bring Climate Idealism Down to Earth
by Dan Croak
The global cap and trade approach directed at achieving the rapid emissions reductions enshrined in the Kyoto protocol could be ineffective or even counterpoductive by substituting for more realistic approaches to the problem.
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Transforming the Power Grid into the Electranet
by Dan Croak
05.01.07 | Already half a million Americans are without power for at least two hours each day, and experts warn that unless the United States makes changes to its electrical grid, more and more Americans could be left in the dark.
Thank You for Coming to New Orleans
by Rebecca Wells
02.25.07 | Bayous and swamps, oxbows and riverways. An abandoned Wal-Mart. A ruined car dealership. The lobby of Hotel Monteleone. Alcohol-slicked Pat O'Brien's bar. Bourbon Street filled with a battalion of police officers. Bacchus, Proteus, and Orpheus on St. Charles. No matter where in the Big Easy this tourist visited or what she saw, she heard the same message: "Thank you for coming to New Orleans."
Going the Way of the Polar Bear
by Devin Lavelle
01.04.07 | There is only one bear that will actively track and hunt humans. The polar bear tends to prefer fattier animals, though and the Americans who live in or travel to the Arctic tend to be the heartier sort, so they generally only go after humans when they are suffering from extreme hunger.