SNOWMASS, Colo. -- Oct. 13, 2009, was the day when Stewart Brand -- a former guru to the environmental movement -- published his book "Whole Earth Discipline." It stressed the need for nuclear power to help reduce the risks of climate change. On the same day, his former friend and business associate, Amory Lovins, retaliated with a 20,000-word barrage on the Internet.
A grotesque and devastating brain condition that stalks infants in sub-Saharan Africa waxes and wanes with rainfall, opening a new door for how health officials can manage it, according to recent findings.
The Army Corps of Engineers yesterday said it would not conduct an areawide or cumulative review of various coal export terminal proposals in Oregon and Washington state. (Greenwire, )
The Bureau of Land Management's plan to route a transmission line from New Mexico to Arizona and through a pristine valley renowned for its biological diversity has sparked an intense debate. (E&ENews PM, )
The Great Barrier Reef will receive a threatened ecosystem designation next year if the Australian government doesn't take steps to protect it, the U.N. World Heritage Committee ruled. (Greenwire, )
Can ‘Bambi’ save homes in a burning forest? (ClimateWire, )
Senate leaders on climate change said yesterday they don't know what President Obama plans to announce on the issue next month. (E&ENews PM, )
Officials suspect the massive fire that devastated part of Colorado last week was man-made and have been sifting through debris. (Greenwire, )
