The $5 billion in civil charges levied against Exxon by a federal court in 1994 to cover ecological restoration for the Valdez oil spill—at the time, the largest punitive damage award in history—is still in legal limbo in appeals court 16 years later.
Can asphalt roof shingles be recycled?
Given different types of weather and terrain—as well as historical economic and developmental trends—comparing bicycle usage in different parts of the world is tricky. What is clear, however, is that China dominates the world bike scene:
I want to add highlights to my hair but want to avoid harsh carcinogenic chemicals. What are my options?
Has the landmark federal cleanup legislation Superfund been a success or failure from the perspective of environmentalists?
No doubt the age of commercial/industrial fishing, which dawned in the 1950s when large offshore trawlers and at-sea processing facilities first plied the open ocean, has taken its toll on a number of fish species. Atlantic Cod, for example, once teemed off the coast of New England and sustained millions of settlers and then immigrants.
Indeed, the Kyoto Protocol—an international accord signed by 141 countries agreeing to scale back carbon dioxide (CO2) and other “greenhouse” gas emissions—has gone into effect now despite non-involvement by the U.S.
Bill St. John was once a rising star in the environmental cleanup marketplace. Now he claims that offering effective, lower cost toxic waste cleanups was a bad business strategy. His old company, Ecova, collided with an "environmental industrial complex" of contractors, consultants and regulators geared to making money by dragging out cleanups and discouraging innovation.
Builders, architects, environmental organizations and forward-thinking governments around the world are working on a host of innovative ideas aimed at greening the built environment—from giant factories and public spaces to housing developments and single-family homes.
Senator Gaylord Nelson—who just passed away in July—founded the first Earth Day back in 1970 in order to celebrate and raise awareness about protecting the planet. With rivers catching fire from the dumping of combustible toxins, and cities buried under blankets of auto exhaust smog
