by Zak Koeske | Oct 18, 2010 | Environment, National Security, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — A U.S. government report released Friday finds that waste disposal methods at military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to expose troops to potentially harmful emissions, despite recent legislation aimed at curbing hazardous disposal...
by J. Okray | Oct 14, 2010 | Environment
WASHINGTON—Bringing order to the Internet was one thing, but can Google and a team of fellow investors and energy firms bring an offshore wind power revolution to the East Coast of the United States? They are going to try, with a $5 billion deep-water transmission...
by Amina Ismail & Jenny Leonard | Oct 6, 2010 | Environment
Get the Flash Player to see this content. The question of what to do with unused medication is complex and has varying implications on human health and the environment. Federal agencies and lawmakers are working to make the answer one that curbs drug abuse as well as...
by J. Okray | Sep 30, 2010 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON — “With a mandate, ethanol tax credit subsidizes gasoline consumption, it subsidizes oil,” said Harry de Gorter, an adviser to the World Bank and World Trade Organization, during a presentation by the CATO Institute on Capitol Hill Thursday. “It...
by Rebecca Dolan | Aug 26, 2010 | Environment
Rebecca Dolan/MNSOcean acidification affects the growth and reproduction of marine life, which can hurt business that rely on fisheries. At a fresh fish market in Washington, a worker ices down the day’s catch. WASHINGTON—There’s a looming threat to our oceans –...
by Rebecca Dolan | Aug 24, 2010 | Environment
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Arlington’s Solar Crepes cart is rolling out a new breed of eco-friendly fare. Rebecca Dolan/MNS WASHINGTON–The Solar Crepes cart is the brainchild of culinary school friends Danna Andrews and Camille Dierksheide....
