by Kat McCullough | Oct 5, 2009 | Environment
Get the Flash Player to see this player. Kat McCullough/MNS Washington-– Promising millions of new jobs, Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer unveiled their new clean energy bill last week. Boxer, the Democrat from California, said at a press conference held on the...
by Kellen Henry | Oct 1, 2009 | Environment
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., speaks with Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., after they unveiled the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act this week. (Kellen Henry/MNS) WASHINGTON — New legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse gases began a potentially arduous ascent...
by Kellen Henry | Sep 29, 2009 | Environment
Ken Burns and Dan Wenk discuss the National Parks and climate change. (Kellen Henry/MNS) WASHINGTON—From the snowy vistas of Alaska’s Denali National Park to the lush hardwood forests of the Great Smoky Mountains, the country’s national parks are as diverse as the...
by Dean DeChiaro & Emily Hoerner | Sep 29, 2009 | Environment
WASHINGTON – For nearly a decade, attendance has been flagging in America’s National Parks. But the Great Smoky Mountains have found ways to adapt in an economic landscape where self-promotion is necessary for survival. Eight years ago, the number of visitors to...
by Dean DeChiaro & Emily Hoerner | Sep 25, 2009 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Featuring items such as Oklahoma Prairie Oysters, Georgia Possum and Taters, Montana Fried Beaver Tail, and a Los Angeles Sandwich Called a Taco, the table of contents in Mark Kurlansky’s latest book, The Food of A Younger Land, presents an...
