CBS 5 has learned that a key statewide environmental agency, the California Ocean Protection Council, has recommended to the California State Legislature that all customers pay a fee anytime they use a plastic or paper bag at the market. [Ecological full cost accounting is smart long-term] more »
Tourists carry their luggage through flood waters in Venice December 1, 2008. The Centro Maree, which forecasts water levels, said sea levels in the Adriatic rose 1.56 metres (5.1 ft) -- a level not seen since 1986. more »
GM's current precarious situation didn't come about overnight. more »
With airports and highways more congested than ever, new steel-wheel and maglev lines that move millions in Europe and Japan have the potential to resurrect the age of American railroads. more »
When Steve Hewitt took the job as city administrator for Greensburg, Kan., in 2006, there was nothing extraordinary about the town of about 1,400 people. Less than a year later, however, everything that was Greensburg was gone... Now the city is being rebuilt super green: to LEED Platinum standards. more »
The industrial chemical melamine is safe in baby formula in small amounts, U.S. regulators said, revising their earlier recommendations. more »
While that quandary won't be solved soon, Maryland is looking to solve another problem with poultry: manure. more »
Beijing "meets" its air quality goal for the year, however, celebration may not be in order. more »
"The story of Christ's birth is a story of promise, hope, and a revolutionary love. So, what happened? What was once a time to celebrate the birth of a savior has somehow turned into a season of stress, traffic jams, and shopping lists..." more »
Jokes aside, fungi can save the world according to Paul Stamets, the passionate mycologist who started Fungi Perfecti. more »
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