There have been a lot of conversations about the “new green” Wal-Mart since CEO H. Lee Scott Jr. announced that he was transforming Wal-Mart into a green machine. Some skeptics … Read more
Conservation
ExxonMobil-Thriving on Illusion and Confusion
During the Civil War, General Robert E. Lee made cannons out of blackened logs and marched noisy troops up an down the lines to create an illusion of much greater … Read more
Grassroots or Astroturf?
Warning. A public relations firm hired four months ago by the Alaska State Legislature–see story here–could be coming soon to a media outlet near you. Pac/West Communications set up a … Read more
Senate Passes Offshore Drilling Bill
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) must be holding his breath right now. He recently broke ranks and voted for a bill to open up 8.3 million acres in Florida’s side of … Read more
Energy Freedom, Strings Attached
Ahhhhh, what’s an energy bill without a good name? The “American-Made Energy Freedom Act” was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.). It’s purpose? … Read more
Egg-Frying Weather
The Brits knew something was gravely wrong when Mark Vance, a medieval re-enactor at Warwick Castle fried an egg on the breastplate of his suit of armor. Britain shattered a … Read more
Igniting a Conservation Crusade
One of America’s best known environmental historians is an old friend from my home town of Pittsburgh. Dr. Sam Hays is the former Dean of History at Pitt University and … Read more
