Tom Arrandale

Recent Articles

• Turning Forests into Carbon Banks
• Oct 22, 2012
• More and more cities are using forests to absorb carbon dioxide and offset greenhouse gas emissions.
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• It's a Critical Time for the Clean Water Act
• Sep 24, 2012
• As the federal law approaches its 40th anniversary, there is still a lot of debate over what bodies of water the act protects.
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• Droughts, Lawns and Our Water Supply
• Aug 27, 2012
• Xeriscaping and other outdoor water conservation efforts are starting to spread to unlikely regions.
• 3 Comments

• Wildfires Threaten Water Supplies
• Jul 23, 2012
• More than 60 million people get their water from national forests. But ash and debris from big fires can make the water undrinkable.
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• Recycling's Silver Lining
• Jun 25, 2012
• It is always at the mercy of budget cuts in tight fiscal times, but new green industries might make recycling too valuable to cut.

• Striving to Relocalize Food Production
• May 29, 2012
• To keep Americans eating healthful, fresh-off-the-farm food, states and localities are establishing regional food policies.
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• The Price of Greening Stormwater
• Apr 20, 2012
• Philadelphia officials hope the city’s redesigned stormwater fees will lead to imaginative private financing that will help rehabilitate watersheds.
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• Greening Government's Fleet of Big Trucks
• Mar 26, 2012
• Street sweepers, snow plows and fire trucks will soon be cleaner and more fuel efficient under new emissions standards.
• 6 Comments

• Coal Calculations
• Jun 1, 2010
• The West braces for an energy boom that could just as easily go bust.

• Get Smart
• Jun 30, 2009
• Mention smart-grid technology to Frederick Butler, a utility regulator in New Jersey, and he'll immediately remind you of two recent crises. The first is the...

• Electric Aloha
• Mar 31, 2009
• Hawaii's island geography makes it almost impossible to go for a long drive. If a road doesn't dead-end at a beach, then it keeps bending...

• Carbon Goes to Market
• Aug 31, 2008
• Late this month, 10 Northeastern states will conclude an auction like no other in American history. What's up for grabs is not art or property. It's...