John D. Quackenbush
The Michigan Public Safety Commission is charged with approving the siting and routing of new hazardous liquid pipelines.
Chairman John D. Quackenbush was appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder...
Cynthia Quarterman, Administrator PHMSA
PHMSA is headed by Cynthia Quarterman. Its mission is to "... protect people and the environment from the risks of hazardous materials transportation. To do this, we establish national...
Tomato Superhero? Or Imposter?
Trouble growing a good tomato? No worries Mighty Mato is on the way. It’s a grafted tomato plant that promises to grow faster than a speeding bullet and jump...
Farming hardwoods
Travel Interstate 84 through Oregon, just south of the Washington border, and you’ll a farm of strikingly pretty, ramrod straight trees planted in neat rows. Tree farms are common...
Blight or bounty? Embarrassments and riches
Memphis -- Efforts to revitalize the blighted area around South Main got a boost when developer Henry Turley received a tax incentive to develop another apartment community near the...
Need a car wash? Think Green
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fjlDWJr028
Originally published in Earth Talk and republished at About.com :
Eco-Friendly Car Washing: Is It Better to Wash Cars at Home or at the Car Wash?
Commercial Car Washes Treat and...
Cont’d from: “In Mayflower…”
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In Mayflower, Arkansas they know a lot about tar sands oil. Over a year after a major spill they're still getting sick and Exxon is restarting the sixty-year old...
Cont’d from: “In Memphis…”
In Memphis they're pressing hard against their food problems. Organizations such as the Healthy Memphis Common Table are creating Famers’ Markets that accept SNAP benefits and offer dollar-matching programs....
Cont’d from: Green Rocket?
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The Problem
Traditional news organizations are in a free fall. Staff reductions and coverage cutbacks have created an information void among communities that should be connected though climate, culture and...