Happy Earth Day

Tab, The Calgary Sun Apr 22, 2008 Dig deeper

Gore: Change Laws and Lightbulbs

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2008 After "An Inconvenient Truth" hit theaters, Al Gore may have won a couple of trophies for his work in fighting climate change, but the former vice president doesn't believe enough has changed where it counts -- in national and international laws. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Flying Coach on a Planetary Scale

David Sirota / Truthdig Dec 7, 2007 If one thinks of the world as an airliner, we're all behaving like thoughtless passengers who invade the space of the persons behind them by reclining their seats. The only difference is that with respect to the world, we're killing each other by poisoning the air. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hold Politicians’ Feet to the Fire

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Oct 24, 2007 Fires rage through Southern California. Massive rainstorms drench New Orleans. The Southeast is in the midst of what could be the worst drought on record there. Atlanta could run out of water. What links these crises? Global warming. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The 10 Most Polluted Places in the World

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2007 The Blacksmith Institute, a U.S.-based environmental group, has identified the 10 most polluted places on the planet. Cities in Russia, China, India, Zambia, Peru, the Ukraine and Azerbaijan made the list, which focuses on the impact pollution has on the local population. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Yangtze River Dolphin, We Hardly Knew You

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2007 If you've been putting off that trip to see China's "goddess of the Yangtze," you've waited too long. Scientists believe the human-sized dolphin to be the first aquatic mammal species to go extinct in half a century, a victim of China's economic growth. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Self-Fulfilling Apocalypse

Mr. Fish / Truthdig May 15, 2007 Dig deeper

The Most Polluted City in America

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2007 Citizens of Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit and elsewhere, take a breath. Though your air is polluted, your lungs inflamed and your children at risk, you can rest assured that your city is not the most smog-ridden in the country. That dishonor belongs to Los Angeles, which has the worst air quality in the nation, according to the American Lung Association. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Maher: Make Every Day Earth Day

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2007 The "Real Time" host argues that honoring the planet once a year isn't enough to keep pace with cultural complacency or the endless stream of new environmental dilemmas that threaten us. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

EU Gets Tough on Environmental Crime

Staff / Truthdig Feb 9, 2007 The European Union is about to unveil plans to further criminalize anti-environmental behavior, allowing the courts to imprison violators responsible for negligent pollution, among other crimes. The policy change demonstrates the growing power of the European Commission over member states. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New York Blames New Jersey for Stench

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2007 After a mysterious odor blanketed Manhattan this week, New Yorkers immediately turned to the usual suspect, blaming New Jersey for the sulfurous smell. The Garden State was not amused, particularly since there's no hard evidence, as of yet, that the origin was in New Jersey. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pollution-Eating Cement

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2006 An Italian cement company has developed a treatment for building materials that transforms pollutants into less harmful substances, such as water and carbon dioxide. Experts suggest that covering 15 percent of a smog-choked industrial city like Milan could reduce pollution by 50 percent. (h/t: Engadget) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )