Currents

Beginning October 1, no trucks built before 1989 will be allowed to drive onto the Port of Long Beach’s terminals thanks to new, strict emissions standards.

If your cell phone is made by Nokia and you care about the environment, pat yourself on the back.

Last week, a federal court overturned the Bush administration’s recent authorization of snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park.

Do you ever wonder how the TV you watch or computer you work on ended up at the store where you bought them? Recently, I visited Long Beach, California to check out and write about their port, which is the second busiest in the country (just behind their neighboring port, that of Los Angeles) and is a major hub for U.S.-Asian trade.

Whoever says that the good old days of non-violent, direct action environmental protest are gone may finally be right. Last week four tree-sitters abandoned their perch atop an 80-foot redwood tree that formerly sat amidst an oak grove in the middle of the University of California’s Berkeley campus.

A new report released last week by the nonprofit Center for American Progress shows that the U.S. can create 2 million jobs over two years by investing in a rapid green economic recovery program.

Talk about awkward. Aveda is backstage at New York Fashion week handing out refillable blue Sigg bottles proudly filled with New York tap water, while cases of Evian bottled water sit in little domed coolers throughout the event.

For the first time in three years, deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon basin increased, jumping 69% from the prior year alone.

A coalition of industry groups has joined forces to sue the Bush administration over listing the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

The links between energy and water have significant strategic implications for many businesses and will affect companies outside the energy and utility sectors.