Week in Review: 8/31
Green news and chatter from around the globe
Missed the big speech? Obama channels Martin Luther King, Jr.; pledges to break the U.S. carbon addiction within ten years.
Thinking outside the box: Mayor Bloomberg envisions turbines atop the Statue of Liberty and Brooklyn Bridge ... but experts ix-nay the idea.
McCain chooses Alaska governor (and oil drilling advocate) Sarah Palin as VP; Hurricane Gustav shakes Louisiana (and the RNC).
Counting carbs, not calories: Japan launches a carbon footbrint labelling system.
WWTSD (What Would Tony Soprano Do)? In Naples, Italy, mob blocks toxic waste removel.
