Invasive Species: The Latest Homeland Security Threat?

Surprisingly enough, the newest frontline in the campaign to protect America’s homeland is the battle against invasive species. Researchers at Carnegie Melon University and the Smithsonian Institution are spearheading consulting projects for the Office of Homeland Security (OHS) analyzing the contents of insect traps set around America’s largest ports of entry in order to determine how threatening some of the creepy crawlies coming into the U.S. just might be.

Bursting the Biodome

In some places, gold is hardly worth a nickel. Places like Oracle, Arizona, where tall tales still root deep. Because, in the West, land is gold–land is why the people come. The Sonoran Desert shrivels year by year as parcels are cashed in for top dollar. But with an annual population influx of 200,000, as 19,000 new roofs are raised, the land simply cannot keep up with the Joneses.

I’m familiar with the hybrid cars now widely available

The main problem with the electric cars that reared their heads briefly a decade ago was their ability to only go so far on battery power. Charges lasted just 50 miles or so, so you were in trouble if you needed to go farther or ran out of juice somewhere in-between electric outlets

Semana del 23/07/2006

<B><U>Querido DiálogoEcológico:</U> ¿La botella de soda en mi mano sólo enumera unos pocos estados y los montos de depósito. ¿Es que no hay más que un punãdo de estados que requieren que las botellas se devuelvan para ser recicladas?</B>

<B><U>Querido DiálogoEcológico:</U> ¿Cuáles son las implicaciones del descongelamiento masivo que vemos en estos momentos en la Siberia Occidental?</B>

Points of Light

Important carbon-saving programs are being launched below the radar, often by local governments, private companies and even ambitious individuals. The best initiatives use novel approaches and innovative thinking to achieve real emission reductions, tapping into and modifying consumer habits and ingrained business practices.

Where Walkers Fear to Tread

Norwalk, Connecticut is not exactly pedestrian-friendly. There, I’ve said it! About 100,000 people live in the city on Long Island Sound where E/The Environmental Magazine is based. But the city simply doesn’t do much to help them get on their feet or ride a bicycle.

Green Wine: Vineyards Add Solar Power

The wine industry is seeing a lot of green these days—green energy. Several wineries in California’s Napa Valley are taking advantage of the state’s high quotient of sunny days by installing solar panels to mitigate their electricity costs.

It’s Not Easy Being Greenest: 10 Cities to Watch

Mayor Richard Daly might be determined to transform Chicago into the greenest city in America (see main story), but his tree-planting initiatives, building improvements and promises to secure 20 percent of the city’s electricity from renewable sources might not be enough to outshine cities such as Seattle and San Francisco.

Andrew B. Hargadon: Recognizing Global Opportunity

Andy Hargadon is director of the University of California at Davis" Energy Efficiency Center, which works, he says, to "commercialize existing technologies." As he points out, the trick isn’t to invent new clean technology, but to get people to use it.

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