| Jan 3, 2011 | Environment / HealthHave you ever found yourself in the midst of a disaster–like taking a bend in the road too fast on a rainy night–where every second seems impossibly stretched? The situation unfolds in slow motion. You know exactly how it turns out, even before your car...
| | Environment / HealthCoal and oil May make a mess; But I still love them, I confess. There is doubtless some solace in learning that China is now the world’s top energy glutton. That takes a bit of the pressure off us. America’s slip to second place, however, isn’t due...
| Dec 13, 2010 | Environment / HealthEnvironmentalists are ready to defend our country’s coastlines and wild places from a new Congress with the same old energy policy: Drill, baby, drill. Despite the lessons of the BP oil disaster, the Republicans who will soon control a House of Representatives...
| Sep 27, 2010 | Environment / HealthWhen Paul Kysel moved to Pines, Indiana, in 1990, he had no idea he would soon become part of a years-long battle over his community’s public and environmental health. Kysel and his family didn’t know it when they moved in, but their house was only a mile...
| Jul 30, 2010 | Environment / HealthThe BP oil disaster is wrecking many things, including company’s brand. Americans don’t seem to be losing interest in driving their cars, but many of us aren’t willing to refuel at a BP pump any more. “Some BP-branded gas stations reported...
