by Gil Friend | Jul 30, 2003 | Sustainability
A collection of stories in last Sunday’s New York Times point to the challenge of the oceans — every major fishery in decline, industrial pollution impacting productivity and the healthfulness of fish we eat (perhaps even worse in farmed fish) — all...
by Gil Friend | Jul 29, 2003 | Uncategorized
With Sun on Roof, More Yen in the Pocket. Japan now generates half of the world’s solar power and has overtaken the U.S. as the leading producer of solar panels. By Ken Belson. [New York Times: Science] Giving yet another emerging major industry away....
by Gil Friend | Jul 27, 2003 | Uncategorized
Europe and America, Partners (Sort of). Americans and Europeans are in disagreement over the future of hydrogen, which advocates believe will someday replace oil as the world’s main energy source. By Mark Landler. [New York Times: Science] Many facets to the...
by Gil Friend | Jul 23, 2003 | Uncategorized
The Rigged Trade Game. Poor countries trying to pull themselves into the world market keep coming up against the richest nations’ insistence on stacking the deck for their own farmers. [New York Times: Opinion] Underdevelopment as a verb. With apologies to AJ...
by Gil Friend | Jul 22, 2003 | Sustainability
Ford S.U.V.’s Use More Gas Than Before. In a sign that the carmaker has lost ground in its pledge for efficiency, the average fuel economy will be worse for the 2003 model year than the previous year. By Danny Hakim. [New York Times: Science] My reading of Bill...
