Is this the final act for the Gulf of Mexico?

The article, Gulf oil spill: A hole in the world, written by Naomi Klein in today’s Guardian is by far and away the most cogent piece of analysis I’ve come across to date on the Deepwater Horizon disaster. To summarise the piece in a few hundred words would do Ms Klein a great disservice because [...]

Delhi to outlaw plastic bags

Image source: http://flickr.com/photos/meredith415/2252409702/ As an anti-plastic bag nazi and frequent traveller to India, this news item caught my attention today. This is not the first time the authorities in Delhi have shown some environmental leadership. It was the first city to introduce the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) for public transport in 1998 with [...]

The not-so-lame duck president?

Image source: cbsnews.com Back in August, it was revealed that the Bush Administration planned to relax endangered species rules that would cut out the advice of government scientists who have had an input on such matters for 35 years. If successful, Bush would accomplish through rule changes what conservative Republicans have been unable to achieve [...]