Environmental News Network

Gov. Schwarzenegger Introduces an Environmentally Friendly Hummer
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has introduced an environmentally friendly Hummer — but not the converted hydrogen-powered car he promised voters he would build when he campaigned for office. >> Read the Full Article
Engineers Increasingly Hope Demolished Buildings No Longer End Up on the Scrap Pile
Twenty-five hundred tons of concrete, 350 tons of steel and nine tons of aluminum window frames will be left after a seven-story downtown building is taken down. >> Read the Full Article
Crude Oil Prices Threaten U.S. Economic Growth
Consumer prices, stable in south-central Pennsylvania and nationwide over the past several years, could increase in response to the recent surge in crude-oil prices, economic experts say. >> Read the Full Article
Southern California Called Vulnerable to Rolling Blackouts
Limited high-voltage line capacity and the mothballing of old power plants could leave Southern California on the brink of rolling blackouts in the next couple of years, according to a state report released Friday. >> Read the Full Article
Weyerhaeuser Sets Record Profit for Quarter
Maybe money really does grow on trees. At least, it's seemed that way for Weyerhaeuser this year. >> Read the Full Article
Weyerhaeuser Reports Sevenfold Increase in Third-Quarter Haul vs. Last Year
Weyerhaeuser Co. made seven times more money last quarter than it did a year ago. >> Read the Full Article
Federal Grant to Help Build "Clean Coal' Plant in Orange County, Fla.
It sounds like a can't-miss proposition: The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $235-million grant on Thursday toward the construction of a high-tech "clean coal" power plant in eastern Orange County that will generate more than 1,800 jobs. >> Read the Full Article
Middlesex County, N.J., Supports Fertilizer Plant
Plans for a Woodbridge plant that would turn food waste into fertilizer took a step forward last night as the Board of Chosen Freeholders voted to add the facility to the county's solid-waste-management plan. >> Read the Full Article
Review Gives Thumbs Up to Richland, Wash., Nuclear Plant
Nuclear Regulatory Committee review of safety performance of the Richland plant that produces commercial nuclear fuel found that it has corrected problems found in a 2003 emergency exercise. >> Read the Full Article
Solar-energy Supporters Want New Mexico to Play Role in Settling Clash
A Rio Rancho couple's clash with their homeowners association over a solar water heater is prompting renewable energy supporters to call for the state to step in and curb restrictions that stymie investing in the alternative energy source. >> Read the Full Article