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People.com: Leonardo DiCaprio's Presidential Vote Up for Grabsupdated: Thu Aug 09 2007 14:33:00

Leonardo DiCaprio traveled to 14 states in 2004 to stump for Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry - but the actor and environmentalist isn't planning to campaign for any of the 2008 candidates just yet.

Eagles under new threatupdated: Mon Jul 16 2007 03:05:00

Eagles under new threat

Bald eagle soars off endangered listupdated: Mon Jul 16 2007 03:05:00

The bald eagle, America's national symbol, is flying high after spending three decades in recovery. On Thursday, the government took the eagle off the Endangered Species Act's "threatened" list.

Bald eagle soaring 'success,' but at what cost?updated: Thu Jun 07 2007 09:37:00

The bald eagle is officially about to become a "conservation success story" for the U.S. government, which has worked for more than three decades to help the national symbol recover from habitat destruction, illegal shooting and contamination of its food source.

Fortune: Not-so-green magazinesupdated: Wed Feb 21 2007 15:34:00

The New Yorker won awards for its stories about climate change and Vanity Fair publishes a "green" issue, but just try to find parent company Conde Nast's environmental policy. You can't.

Fortune: How green is Wall Street?updated: Wed Jan 03 2007 09:16:00

Merrill Lynch talks a good game when it comes to saving the earth.

Protecting polar bears: Your e-mailsupdated: Thu Dec 28 2006 09:45:00

Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne says polar bears are no match for global warming. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service has proposed listing polar bears as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act, but a decision on the listing isn't expected for a year.

Polar bears may get protectionupdated: Wed Dec 27 2006 17:15:00

Polar bears may be listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act because of a loss of habitat that jeopardizes their survival, the Interior secretary said Wednesday.

Fortune: JUDGING ALITOupdated: Mon Nov 28 2005 00:01:00

JUST HOURS after President Bush nominated Samuel A. Alito Jr. to the U.S. Supreme Court, the predictable rush to judgment began. Pro-life leaders called Alito a fast train to a world without Roe v....

Toad case reveals Roberts as activistupdated: Thu Aug 04 2005 13:55:00

Supreme Court nominee John Roberts serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit -- an immensely influential circuit court.

CAFTA's environmental politicsupdated: Mon Feb 28 2005 17:59:00

The Bush administration needs Congressional approval of the contentious Central American Free Trade Agreement, which is the top priority on its trade agenda this year.

Bush policies prompt some sportsmen to consider Kerryupdated: Mon Oct 18 2004 08:40:00

Bob Elderkin's vote would appear to be a sure bet for President Bush on November 2. He is a hunter, part of a conservative-leaning group of outdoorsmen that is 38 million strong and avidly supports gun rights.

Spaceport to rise in California desert updated: Mon May 24 2004 14:13:00

A desert airdrome in Mojave, California is on the final glide path to getting government approval for becoming an inland gateway to space.

Bush, Kerry vie for environmental spotlightupdated: Thu Apr 22 2004 11:40:00

Marking Earth Day, President Bush unveiled a wetlands protection plan on Thursday, but Democratic rival John Kerry questioned Bush's environmental credentials.

FSB: Unintended Victims The small businesses of a Mississippi River town didn't think too much of it when federal regulators fined siupdated: Sat Jul 01 2000 00:01:00

Greg Shierling is every inch a pillar of the community in the all-American city of Quincy, Ill. The franchisee of two McDonald's, he has tutored a legion of the town's teens in the art of business,...

Fortune: WHY AN INDUSTRY THAT WAS UP A TREE IS ON A BIG ROLL EVERYTHING IS MONUMENTAL IN THE PAPER GAME: MACHINES, updated: Mon Apr 17 1995 00:01:00

To see why papermakers often feel cursed and occasionally blessed, take a look at machine No. 35 at Champion International's mill complex in Courtland, Alabama. One of the largest industrial machin...

Fortune: ENVIRONMENTALISTS ARE ON THE RUN Business leaders, local officials, and angry citizens are demanding an end to rules based on siupdated: Mon Sep 19 1994 00:01:00

Here's a prediction that doesn't exactly sound like big news: In 1994, with the possible exception of a much needed reform of the Superfund law governing toxic waste dumps, no major environmental l...

Fortune: WHO SCORES BEST ON THE ENVIRONMENT What companies are in the vanguard of the green revolution -- and which are lagging behind? Aupdated: Mon Jul 26 1993 00:01:00

WHEN AMERICANS first demanded a cleanup of the environment during the early 1970s, corporations threw a tantrum. Their response ran the psychological gamut from denial to hostility, defiance, obsti...

Fortune: Landlords vs. the Inquisition, the species nobody knows, unsung CEOs, and other matters. GOD AT WORKupdated: Mon Feb 10 1992 00:01:00

On the assumption that concerned citizens are beyond hope when it comes to environmental policy, Kindly Dr. Keeping Up herewith offers a guide for those who remain steadfastly unconcerned about the...

Fortune: In defense of poison ivy, sex differences at the office, New York's depravity fans, and other matters. ARE ALL SPECIES LOVABLE?updated: Mon Sep 24 1990 00:01:00

Along about the third month of the latest endangered-species row -- the one pitting a subspecies of the red squirrel against University of Arizona astronomers -- your servant got interested in the ...

Fortune: Do not pass go, go directly to jailupdated: Mon Dec 08 1986 00:01:00

Willard Kaser presumably was just following company policy in managing Nabisco's Fleischmann yeast plant in Sumner, Washington. But in September a federal judge slapped him with a prison sentence -...

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