Little River Canyon not so little

A 2,186-acre plot next to the Little River Canyon National Preserve in Cherokee County has been purchased for preservation by the Nature Conservancy of Alabama.

LITTLE RIVER CANYON NOT SO LITTLE: According to a report in Monday’s Birmingham News, a 2,186-acre plot next to the Little River Canyon National Preserve in Cherokee County has been purchased for pres

Green Space

State made improvements on environment, report says

GETTING GREENER: A new report from the Homewood-based Green Resource Center of Alabama suggests that our state made significant improvements in its environmental friendliness

By Madison Underwood

GETTING GREENER: A new report from the Homewood-based Green Resource Center of Alabama suggests that our state made significant improvements in its environmental friendliness in 2009. The GRCA Green R

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Greenetrack suit holds up construction of competitor's bingo hall

AND SOMETIMES BUSINESS IS THE SOLUTION: A lawsuit claiming pollution halts work at Greenetrack's competitor

By Madison Underwood

AND SOMETIMES BUSINESS IS THE SOLUTION: Some of you may know of Greenetrack, a former greyhound racing track (they still simulcast races from other tracks and take bets) and current electronic bingo h

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McWane Inc. to pay $4 million for pollution

SOMETIMES BUSINESS IS THE PROBLEM: Cast iron pipe manufacturer McWane Inc. has entered a plea agreement with the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama regarding pollution in Avondale Creek.

By Madison Underwood

SOMETIMES BUSINESS IS THE PROBLEM: Cast iron pipe manufacturer McWane Inc. has entered a plea agreement with the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama regarding pollution in Avon

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Riverkeeper keeps coal clean

The litigation of ADEM’s permit process

By Madison Underwood

A riverkeeper has a single purpose: to preserve and protect our waterways and watersheds. Often a riverkeeper, like Nelson Brooke of Black Warrior Riverkeeper (BWR), does this by investigating and rep

Politics

Special Mayoral Election Results Rundown

Cooper vs. Bell, and just how the hell we got there.

By Madison Underwood

The vote tallies are the unofficial results of the Dec. 8 2009 special election for Birmingham’s mayor, as posted in City Hall at 9:21 p.m. on Tuesday night. The commentary is ours. Patrick Co

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Something is happening in Denmark: A Copenhagen conference primer

The issue is Earth: More than 15,000 delegates from 192 countries are participating in the U.N. Climate Change Conference taking place this week in Copenhagen

By Madison Underwood

When President Barack Obama went to Copenhagen in early October to promote Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympics, he came back empty-handed. His trip, which seemed hastily planned, was wildly panned as

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Put green gifts under your tree

Buy green stuff and support the Alabama Rivers Alliance

By Madison Underwood

You know your Christmas tree is green, but wouldn't it be nice if you could put some green gifts around the tree? (We can talk about the environmental impact of cutting down a living tree and putting

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The greening of a campaign

By Madison Underwood

Since former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was convicted in late October of 60 counts of conspiracy, fraud and corruption, our fair city has been preparing to elect his replacement (that election is

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Alabama schools receive energy grants

Lower energy costs = more money fur edjoomuhkaytin

By Madison Underwood

Seventy Alabama schools will receive more than $4 million in grants to reduce energy bills, Alabama Gov. Bob Riley announced last week. The grants, which will go to schools in 14 districts, are part o