Politics

This piece by Stephen Lacey was cross-posted at Think Progress. The Center for American Progress Action Fund, a sisterorganization of CAP, is leading a campaign to curb asthma and other harmful health effects from coal-fired power plants. This campaign is already underway and it will continue until...

The Wall Street Journal ran a surprising letter back in December, signed by nine CEOs of coal-powered electric plants, who said “We’re okay with the EPA’s new air-quality regulations.” They knew the regs were coming; they’ve already invested in “modern air-pollution control technologies and cleaner...

This piece was cross-posted at Marcia G. Yerman. While a segment of the American population is currently calling for less government in their lives, Japanese parents are demanding accountability from elected officials regarding their children’s safety and well-being. A New York Times story on the...

I grew up living close to the ocean and surrounded by mountains in El Salvador.  Houses there typically have no central AC and are built to maximize natural air circulation, especially during the hot summer months.  Life was always lived outdoors; even indoors, terrace doors...