Arkansas On MNN

12 state ballot measures to watch in 2012

Tue, Oct 30 2012 at 1:36 PM

U.S. voters will pick more than just politicians on Nov. 6. Dozens of state ballot initiatives are also in play, including some that address environmental issues.

Extreme downsizing: Arkansas family sheds 1,700 square feet

Wed, Jun 01 2011 at 6:37 PM

Take an intimate — and somewhat claustrophobia-inducing tour — of a 320-square foot shotgun-style shack that provides an Arkansas family of three with a blissful, mortgage-free existence.

Following Arkansas quake, regulators call time out on fracking

Mon, Mar 07 2011 at 2:29 PM

Wastewater storage from fracking may be causing earthquakes. For now, Arkansas is stopping operations.

Sustainable Cities Institute lends Charleston and Fayetteville a helping hand

Wed, Nov 10 2010 at 5:58 PM

Affordable housing in Charleston, S.C., and Fayetteville, Ark., is due to get a big, green boost with the announcement that they've been chosen as pilot cities in the Sustainable Cities Institute's City Program.

Overcrowded forests

Thu, Jul 08 2010 at 1:08 PM

Why we burn.

Conservation fit for kings

Thu, Jul 08 2010 at 1:01 PM

The Nature Conservancy buys Kings River

Red Lobster is going green

Tue, Feb 23 2010 at 11:37 AM

Darden Restaurants, owner of Red Lobster, Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, is launching a sustainable restaurant design initiative.

Eco-preneurs bike 450 miles for a business conference

Thu, Nov 05 2009 at 9:23 PM

12 green-thinking cyclists biked 80-100 miles a day for 5 days straight to get to the Opportunity Green conference in Los Angeles.

Sierra magazine's top green colleges

Thu, Aug 20 2009 at 1:38 PM

The University of Colorado at Boulder tops <i>Sierra</i> magazine's 2009 Cool Schools list.

Coal is turning into a bad investment

Tue, Aug 11 2009 at 5:27 PM

Now that Dynergy has canceled plans to build new coal-fired power plants, a lot of people are asking if building new coal plants will ever make financial sense again.

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