Environment

February 25, 2008 - The Coal Moratorium NOW! conference kicks off this Wednesday in Houston. The two-day event will bring together activists from across the country who are working to stop the building of new coal-fired power plants in their communities.

February 25, 2008 - Last night the CBS show "60 minutes" aired a powerful report on what appears to be the politically motivated prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman. Unfortunately, viewers in northern Alabama who tuned in to watch the show found a black screen during most of the Siegelman piece.

February 21, 2008 - Several Gulf Coast organizations have purchased two FEMA trailers that are now touring the country to raise awareness about the ongoing nature of the crisis in the region and the government's failure so far to rebuild in a manner that meets the needs of poor and minority residents.

February 21, 2008 - Today marks the start of public hearings on the U.S. Department of Energy's $150 billion plans to streamline the nation's current atomic arsenal of some 10,000 warheads -- and to build new nuclear weapons at various sites, including several in the South. The hearings will be held today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

February 20, 2008 - Amory Lovins is the visionary co-founder and chair of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a Colorado-based "think-and-do" tank that helps businesses, communities, individuals and governments increase profits and competitive advantage through efficien

February 19, 2008 - An explosion and fire at a Texas oil refinery on Monday injured four workers, and news that the facility would be closed for as long as two months was a factor behind oil prices jumping to more than $100 a barrel.

February 15, 2008 - In response to the federal government's findings of dangerously high formaldehyde levels in manufactured homes provided to families displaced by Hurricane Katrina, North Carolina Gov.