Wednesday,
November
19
, 2008
10
:05
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President-elect Barack Obama is beginning to create his cabinet and assess roles within the upcoming administration.
Featured Stories:
October 15th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
The results are in! New York area voters have voiced their opinions on major election issues, ranging from the economy to the environment. You can check out responses to all …
September 12th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
* A look at Muslims in British society with Thomas Gallagher
* “The New Rule of the Jungle”, a video report on Ecuador’s “Rainforest Chernobyl”
* A fresh take on how to alleviate poverty in Mexico with Santiago Levy
September 8th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
*Africa’s rapidly changing environmental landscape
*”The Promise of Freedom:” a video report about an aid worker who helps Iraqis start new lives in the U.S.
*The social and environmental consequences of urbanization
September 4th, 2008 at 11:43 am
e2, the PBS series about design and the environment, is rolling out their new season of 30-minute programs online. The first episode, about returning New Orleans to livability, and the second episode, about architect Renzo Piano, are watchable now (go here, click on webcasts tab).
July 25th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Last month, the EU banned fishermen from Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Malta from catching bluefin tuna, a highly-prized species especially popular in Japan, where a single fish can fetch up to $100,000.
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:45 am
New York has long boasted about the quality of its drinking water. However, plans to drill for natural gas near the watersheds that supply New York City may change that.
July 17th, 2008 at 11:17 am
Earlier this week, President Bush held a press conference about the global energy crisis. He said, “To help address the pressure on gasoline prices, my administration took action this week to clear the way for off shore exploration on the outer continental shelf.”
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:51 pm
This weekend, nearly every community in America stages a fireworks display. So is there a cumulative effect on the environment from the chemicals exploded into our atmosphere?
It’s more of …
June 23rd, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Fred Krupp, President of the Environmental Defense Fund, has developed a reputation as “the environmentalist business can work with.”
NOW
June 20th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Think you know how many gallons of water an average American uses in a lifetime? Test your consumer knowledge on NOW’s Quiz: American Excess & Waste.
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Wednesday,
November
19
, 2008
07
:02
pm
Just two days after the judge declared the trial of three men suspected of involvement in Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya's murder would be open to...
Wednesday,
November
19
, 2008
06
:42
pm
Jeff Seelbach
Juan Evo Morales Ayma, President of Bolivia, spoke in New York on Tuesday as part of the Columbia University World Leaders Forum. Morales, the...
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