Day December 21, 2007

New Orleans public housing demolition protest

The city council of New Orleans voted unanimously to demolish thousands of public housing units while protesters tried to get into the chambers and were maced by police standing behind iron gates, some of who appeared to be smirking. Yeah,…

California greenhouse gas regulations

The Bush administration’s decision to deny California the right to regulate greenhouse gases from vehicles exploded like a grenade here and in California. But it was hiding in plain sight for weeks. Schwarzenegger says California will sue the federal government,…

Water shortages on Rio Grande

The Rio Grande has no excess water left to give, so border cities are looking at desalination. “The Rio Grande is one of the most stressed river basins in the world and water use is already at its limit,” said…