OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ / The Associated PressSep 8, 2018
A barrier and screen equipped with high-tech cameras, sensors and satellite antennas will be towed from San Francisco to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch—an island of trash twice the size of Texas. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Paul Brown / Climate News NetworkSep 24, 2017
What used to be considered waste is now seen as raw material for producing biogas, a viable energy alternative to nuclear and fossil fuels. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 21, 2017
A report by ProPublica reveals how the military is using unsafe methods to destroy hazardous waste at sites across the country. (Pictured, nerve gas incinerators in Utah.) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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By William D. Hartung / TomDispatchApr 11, 2016
Squandering vast sums of taxpayer money is a way of life for the Department of Defense. With that in mind, let’s take a little tour through the highlights of Pentagon waste from the 1960s to the present. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 28, 2016
Profound, unnecessary waste characterizes our relationship with the goods and materials of everyday life. “There is an alternative,” explains Walter Stahel, a veteran sustainability architect. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown / Climate News NetworkFeb 3, 2016
An unsung success story in the switch to renewable energy is the use of waste to produce gas -- and a valuable byproduct. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 5, 2015
The country's youths are taking to the streets, demanding restoration of trash collection and other public services and an end to government corruption. At the root of the turmoil: the politics of religious identity. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Kieran Cooke, Climate News NetworkAug 27, 2015
Rampant overfishing combined with the impact of climate change is seriously endangering the well-being of the oceans, environmental analysts say. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigOct 10, 2014
The Center For Investigative Reporting has a scandalous expose on the hypocritical practices of public servants who waste millions of gallons watering their own desert lawns while demanding that other Californians conserve. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
BLANKNov 24, 2013
The Los Angeles Times reports that the Pentagon is building a multimillion-dollar facility in northern Florida to, in effect, duplicate research already being done by the Department of Health and Human Services. That's one expensive turf battle. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkNov 3, 2013
The swelling tide of rubbish flowing from the world's cities shows no sign of abating -- and at least one disposal method means more greenhouse gas emissions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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