New Rule Lets Builders ‘Bank’ Efforts to Restore Wetlands
April 1, 2008
The New York Times reports, “The Bush administration announced requirements on Monday to encourage builders to compensate for destroying wetlands or streams by paying to restore or create wetlands elsewhere.”
Source: New Rule Lets Builders ‘Bank’ Efforts to Restore Wetlands
Baseball cliffhanger: 300 kids ready — will Philly repair field?
March 26, 2008
The Daily News reports, “But the safe summer that he and like-minded neighbors have planned for 300 children, ages 4 to 14, is at risk, and Washington is praying for an urban angel — hopefully one with a backhoe — to save the day.”
Source: Baseball cliffhanger: 300 kids ready — will Philly repair field?
Millions of Jobs of a Different Collar
March 26, 2008
The New York Times reports, “Presidential candidates talk about the promise of “green collar” jobs — an economy with millions of workers installing solar panels, weatherizing homes, brewing biofuels, building hybrid cars and erecting giant wind turbines. Labor unions view these new jobs as replacements for positions lost to overseas manufacturing and outsourcing. Urban groups view training in green jobs as a route out of poverty. And environmentalists say they are crucial to combating climate change.”
Source: Millions of Jobs of a Different Collar
Michael Nutter | Fighting back against filth
March 25, 2008
The Daily Pennsylvanian reports, “Well let’s start this process of cleaning up our city together. On Saturday April 5 we’re going to have the biggest citywide cleanup in Philadelphia’s history. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. I want people in neighborhoods across the city to join me in a day of service to turn Philadelphia into the beautiful place we know it can be.”
Source: Michael Nutter | Fighting back against filth
Pa. is a national leader in growth of CO2 emissions
March 20, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, “Pennsylvania recorded the fifth-highest state increase in emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from power plants last year, according to an environmental group that reported a 2.9 percent rise nationwide, the most in nine years.”
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