Priorities

We’re in a giant car heading towards a brick wall, and everyone’s arguing over where they are going to sit.
                David Suzuki, Canadian environmentalist, scientist and broadcaster

Cutbacks Hit NASA Hard

HOUSTON (AP) — After several days without luck, astronauts finally ran a successful test on equipment that turns  urine into drinking water — a necessity for supporting the international space station’s crew, which will soon double.
The urine processor makes up a section of the $154 million water recycling system that was delivered to the space [...]

Bush on Midnight Regulatory Ramble

The Bush Administration has mere hours left to publish a host of new regulations if they are to take effect before the January 20, 2009 swearing-in of President-Elect Barack Obama.
In particular, the Bush Administration is taking aim at the environment. The new rules eliminate the input of federal wildlife scientists in some endangered species cases, [...]

Last Chance: Everything Must Go!

With the feeling of a car dealership’s frenzied push to meet month-end sales quotas,  the White House is working to enact a wide array of federal regulations, many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting consumers and the environment, before President Bush leaves office in January.
The Washington Post reports that the new [...]

What Does Sarah Palin Have Against Fish?

A quick review of some of the highlights of Governor Sarah Palin’s environmental efforts while in office reveals (among other things) a puzzling antipathy toward Alaskan fish. Since becoming governor, Palin has:

helped kill a ballot initiative that would have blocked a massive new gold and copper mine from being built near the world’s most productive [...]