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Time to reform and repair
Paul Larmer reminds us that it will take more than a single environmental hero – like Tim DeChristopher, who cleverly sabotaged a BLM energy-lease auction – to reform the agency.
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A tale of heartbreakin' and asskickin'
Walt Gasson deeply loved a mule, but that mule tragically broke his heart – not to mention several of his bones.
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Trashing the earth, and the truth
Hal Herring relates the ugly story of how the Bush administration used its influence to try to kill a story about the impacts of energy development.
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As Interior Turns
During the last eight years, Bush’s Interior Department has been embroiled in enough corruption, sex and scandal to fuel several soap operas.
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The sick and tired West
The EPA under George Bush has put the health of Westerners at risk in order to make life easier for big industry.
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Nonprofitable times
Many conservation groups are feeling the pinch.
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Results for keyword: automobiles
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A bad idea hits the gas pumps
by Dustin Heron Urban Feb 04, 2008 01:00 PMDustin Heron Urban has declared war on the little black stickers at gas stations that announce the availability of ethanol.
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Slow down, you drive too fast
by Allen Best Dec 24, 2007 01:00 PMAllen Best says we’d save on both oil and sanity – and even have a chance to enjoy the scenery – if we’d slow down on Western highways.
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Changing the world, one car at a time
by Alex Baron Aug 06, 2007 12:00 PMGreg Rock, co-founder of the Green Car Company in Seattle, is determined to help the world drive into a greener and more sustainable future
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Global charming
by John Mecklin Jul 23, 2007 12:00 PMArnold Schwarzenegger’s belief that he can save the planet through hydrogen power is much like one of his movie performances – entertaining, charismatic and ultimately unrealistic
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Hydrogen Highway Revisited
by Matt Palmquist Jul 23, 2007 12:00 PMArnold Schwarzenegger wants to save the planet through hydrogen power, but critics say the notion is just hot air
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Why the West should copy Swiss transit
by Bill Cook Jul 16, 2008 03:32 PMThe contrast between a Mount Hood traffic jam and a week in a car-free Swiss resort convinces Bill Cook that the West needs to get serious about mass transit.
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Why do we keep driving ourselves crazy?
by Bill Cook Jul 16, 2008 03:53 PMThe contrast between a Mount Hood traffic jam and a week in a car-free Swiss resort convinces Bill Cook that the West needs to get serious about mass transit.
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Fill 'er up with moonshine
by Fletcher Jacobs Jan 22, 2007 01:00 PMChris Myles plans to fuel his vehicles with homebrewed ethanol, made in a still he built at his home in Silverton, Colo.
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The American Dream, sans gasoline
by Michelle Nijhuis Aug 08, 2005 12:00 PMThe author’s successful search for a car that can run on biodiesel helps her understand the lure of the open road
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The end of exurbia: An interview with James Howard Kunstler
by Allen Best Jun 13, 2005 12:00 PMJames Howard Kunstler talks about the end of oil, and how the West’s exurbs will expire when the automobile does
