Today’s Headlines
Iraq vs. Global Warming vs. Britney Spears: Lord Help Us (Compass) 2006 was the warmest year in 112 years of record-keeping (Science Daily) In Cities Is the Preservation of the Word (Grist) An urban denizen beseeches nature writers to focus on cities for a change Schwarzenegger Orders Cuts in Emissions (NYT) Dell Says Plant a … Continued
10:56 AM EST on January 10, 2007
- Iraq vs. Global Warming vs. Britney Spears: Lord Help Us (Compass)
- 2006 was the warmest year in 112 years of record-keeping (Science Daily)
- In Cities Is the Preservation of the Word (Grist)
An urban denizen beseeches nature writers to focus on cities for a change - Schwarzenegger Orders Cuts in Emissions (NYT)
- Dell Says Plant a Tree to Offset Impact of His Products (NYT)
- Business Should Treat Enviro’ism as an Irrational Religion (Financial Times)
- Big Three Look Back to Past Glories and Dream of Muscle (NYT)
The license plate reads: MUSCLE, with the “U†and the “S†in red and blue
- Finding the Green in Building Renovation by Lisa of Polis (NYT)
- Revitalized Building Emptying Out as Atlantic Yards Looms (Observer)
- Deadly road rage: Off-duty correction officer shoots a man (News)
- Paying in Pollution for a Night of TV (NYT)
- Photo Essay: Crossroads (NYT)
Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.
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