Painting Perils & Urban Greenbelts
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By Anonymous  I'm moving into a freshly painted apartment, and am curious to know whether it makes any sense to repaint the walls with nontoxic paint in hopes of "covering up" the toxic stuff already there.
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Sir, I hope that all city councillors saw the Country Calendar programme, Saturday January 27. The programme graphically showed the importance of wetlands. Such areas were prolific around our estuaries in 1961. The destruction of our wetlands around Tahunanui, Annesbrook and Stoke horrifies me.
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By SANDHYA SOMASHEKHAR  BLACKSBURG, Va. - The walls gleam with a fresh coat of white paint, and a glossy new floor shines underfoot. Even the classroom numbers that so evoked the tragic events of that dark day in April have been scraped off, never to be put back.
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By Rex Springston and Peter Hardin, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 12--Bigger dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay. Weed-infested forests. Sick fish.   This is scientist Roger Mann's vision of a Virginia afflicted by global warming.   Stressed, dying trees. Forest fires.
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TO THE EDITOR:           After visiting some of the western public forests, grasslands and parks, I understand much better about the scars left from drilling and mineral exploration. Vehicle tracks will be there for centuries just like the wagons of early settlers have left their mark.
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Urban blight meets Victorian values and sylvan dreams in a sweeping plan for city parks.
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By Phyllis Coulter, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Jun. 24--NORMAL -- It may be a challenge starting and maintaining your own "smart yard," but it can also be a challenge showing the concept to others.
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To engage with an artwork, especially contemporary works, can be a daunting task.
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WILMINGTON, N.C. - A print shop owner is on the spot with city officials who are unhappy with the polka dots she's painted on an oak tree outside her store...
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Even as the world's urban population explodes, many cities face potential extinction.
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Your own patch of greenery may be your haven, but what you put in it could be harmful to the environment
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By Nia-Malika Henderson, The Baltimore Sun  Sep. 13--An Annapolis alderman has introduced legislation that would require that adequate fire, police, water and road support be in place before major new developments move forward.   Alderman David H.
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LONDON, Sep 14 (IPS) - Migration is leading to a new colour-coding that   can be dangerous for city life, a new report warns.
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Warning: Suburban sprawl may be hazardous to your health. A report released Monday found that people who live in sprawling metropolitan areas are more likely to report chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches and breathing difficulties than residents of more compact cities...
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By Millar, Heather  It seems like such a tall order: Proactively plan human activities so that they mesh with the natural environment. Try to approach nature as a system, even though we don't now, and may never, fully understand all of its' complexities.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  SHANGHAI, China - Villagers in southwestern China are scratching their heads after an estimated more than $60,000 was spent to paint an entire barren mountainside green.
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Marcos DaSilva, of Fall River, paints the large arbor above the entrance to the Rhode Island Federation of Garden Clubs exhibit at the Spring Flower and Garden Show, which opens  today at the Rhode Island Convention Center. For more information, see Lifebeat.