Day November 28, 2005

Private water costs more

Everyone who buys a house in Denver’s growing suburbs pays a hidden price for water. That first twist of the faucet in a new suburban home costs as much as $24,424 – more than twice the amount charged in any…

Ski resorts and global warming

The Age newspaper in Australia has reported that the country’s resorts are planning to follow the American ski industry, with a campaign telling snowboarders and skiers that global warming will cut short their winter over the coming decades.

Pay up to save rainforests

A bloc of developing countries plans to make a radical proposal this week at the United Nations summit on climate change in Montreal: pay us, and we will preserve our rainforests. The group of 10 countries, led by Papua New…