Daniel’s asking, and I’m interested, too: anyone got the goods on Judge Samuel Alito‘s record on environmental protection and related legal issues? So far (and this isn’t surprising), the focus is on abortion and seperation of church and state… UPDATE: Daniel scores… I find Alito’s position on Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) v. Magnesium Elektron [...]

Picked up a Sunday paper this morning, and was pleased to see this article on green building on the front page of the Post-Dispatch‘s Business section. The overview of rating systems such as LEED, as well as general ideas on what makes a house or building “green,” is basic stuff for sustainablog readers, but I’m [...]

Ireland’s Farming Life asks “Will Renewable Energy Crops Drive Future Of Farming?” and takes a look at the multiple ways Irish farmers can incorporate renewable energy production into their operations in order to either power themselves or produce energy as yet another “crop.” While the article focuses on a variety of means that farmers can [...]

I’m a few days late on this, and, quite frankly, the dueling press releases were confusing: The Organic Trade Association trumpets a “restoration of organic standards,” while Consumer’s Union “Derides Dark-of-Night Weakening of Organic Law.” What’s clear is that this is a victory for “Big Organic,” represented by the OTA, which wanted to be able [...]

The Future is Green points us to an article from October’s Popular Mechanics that profiles five technologies that can “…help ease the pressure on fossil fuels.” Now, these aren’t pie-in-the-sky technologies like the Freedom Car, but workable solutions that are “near implementation.” I and others have discussed many of these — the PM piece, however, [...]