Posts by Josh Wein
Environmental Paragon
At age 77, South Bay Democratic State Senator Byron Sher is finally leaving Sacramento, forced out by term limits. Sher has been a part of every major piece of environmental legislation since he entered the Assembly in 1980.
No Escape: Fish Farming is Not a Fix
As global fish populations hover around ten percent of historic numbers, consumer demand for premium fish products continues to rise.
Power Plant Drains the Colorado
Residents of Mesa Verde, a small town 60 miles north of Mexico, recently won official recognition of their protest against the second power plant in their community.
Oil consumption by the numbers
• Average US daily petroleum consumption for 2002: 19.636 million barrels (1 barrel = 42 US gallons) • Average 2002 daily petroleum consumption for France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and 14 other European countries, combined: 15.083 million barrels • Proven world crude oil reserves as of December, 2001: 1.074 trillion barrels [...]
Water Board Fails Forests
In April, the Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) requested a stay to prevent logging operations that may damage watersheds in Freshwater Creek and other northern California forests.
