by Lauren Biron | Jul 30, 2011 | Environment, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – Sales of cars using diesel and biodiesel increased in 2010 and are expected to continue climbing, according to the Diesel Technology Forum, a diesel advocacy group. Nevertheless, the percentage of renewable biodiesel used in passenger vehicles is likely...
by Lauren Biron | Jul 25, 2011 | Topics
I started my year at Medill by covering a climate change conference so it seemed appropriate to spend some of my last quarter covering another one. But my experience at the 6th International Conference on Climate Change here in Washington could not have been more...
by Lauren Biron | Jul 14, 2011 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON — Wearing fake produce and not much else, the “Lettuce Ladies” of PETA, aided by other PETA staff and interns, were giving away veggie dogs to raise awareness about the group’s environmental and ethical concerns over eating meat. The animal advocates...
by Lauren Biron | Jul 14, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Within hours of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s announcement that he wanted to phase out nuclear energy, a special government task force in the United States charted a path forward for nuclear power in the United States Wednesday. The Japan task...
by Lauren Biron | Jul 11, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON – If you are thinking of heading to one of central Tennessee’s national parks this summer, you might want to choose a historic battlefield instead of the Great Smoky Mountains. On June 28, the National Parks Conservation Association released its 10-year...
