Downsize: Small Houses Are In | Obama's Anti-Enviro Blows | Insider's History of EPA

Environment Newsletter June 2nd, 2009 More from Environment »

Carbon Capture Can't Make Coal Clean By Karl Burkart, AlterNet WE Energies has proclaimed that it has captured carbon at a coal-fired plant, but this "success" won't come close to making coal clean. Read more »   We've got some great pieces this week -- Evaggelos Vallianatos gives readers an inside look at the history of the EPA; Jeffrey St. Clair and Joshua Frank take a sobering look at Obama's troubling enviro record so far; and Karl Burkart explains why carbon capture is not the clean tech solution it appears. And one of my favorite pieces this week is Kristin Bender's "Small Is Better: Big Houses Are Out and Downsizing Is In." Maybe it's just because I'm slightly obsessed with the Canadian company Sustain.ca (which sadly isn't mentioned in the article), makers of the eco "mini-home," but I'm super excited to see so many companies touting the "small is better" mantra when it comes to building. Thanks for reading, Tara Lohan, Senior Editor     From Watchdog to Lapdog: An Insider's History of the EPA By Evaggelos Vallianatos, AlterNet A former EPA analyst explains how the governmental body set up to protect the environment has been undermined by political pressure and industry. Read more »   Homegrown Grains: The Key to Food Security By Gene Logsdon, Chelsea Green Publishing OK, you've mastered tomatoes and peppers -- but how about learning how to grow grains in your own yard? Read more »   It's Time to Come Clean: New Yorkers Are Plugged in to Our Country's Dirtiest Source of Power By Jeff Biggers, Indypendent More than 240,000 tons of coal stripmined through mountaintop removal operations are consumed by New Yorkers every year. Read more »   Small Is Better: Big Houses Are Out and Downsizing Is In By Kristin Bender, E Magazine With economic and environmental factors colliding, tiny houses are suddenly becoming the biggest rage. Read more »   How Much Has Changed? Obama Administration Deals Series of Anti-Environmental Blows By Jeffrey St. Clair, Joshua Frank, AlterNet The Dems have unleashed a slew of anti-environmental policies that would have enraged any reasonable conservationist during the Bush years. Read more »   Obama's Climate Guru: Paint Your Roof White! By Steve Connor, Independent UK When it comes to carbon emissions, changing the color of roofs and roads would be like taking all the world's cars off the road for 11 years. Read more »   Home Depot Throws Green Image Out the Window with Environmentally Destructive Project By Gary Hughes, AlterNet The company is associated with a project that would result in the world's longest clearcut through globally rare forests and massive dam building. Read more »   How to Start a Traditional Compost Pile in Your Yard By R.J. Ruppenthal, Chelsea Green Publishing For reducing the amount of waste you send to the landfill, composting is essential if you have the means to do it properly. Read more »

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