Stories by Matthew Wheeland
Matthew Wheeland is a former editor at AlterNet. He is currently managing editor at GreenBiz.com and lives in Berkeley, Calif.
An interview with author Michele Simon, whose latest book covers the ruthless manner in which corporate giants market junk foods to boost their profit margin.
Posted on Jan 29, 2007
The author of a new book about hitchhiking says all the myths about the dangers of thumbing it are just part of our culture of fear.
Posted on May 12, 2006
The history of American elections is not pretty: Voting irregularities have been widespread since long before Bush v. Gore, but now is the time to reverse course.
Posted on Feb 15, 2006
The record-breaking profits recently announced by ExxonMobil and Chevron come hand-in-glove with exceptionally -- and artifically -- high energy prices.
Posted on Feb 6, 2006
The new documentary 'The Real Dirt on Farmer John' offers a wonderfully eccentric look at the past and future of the family farm.
Posted on Jan 27, 2006
The environmental group's new television series dishes the dirt on what happened to rescue workers after Ground Zero.
Posted on Jan 12, 2006
Although Rita has weakened in recent hours, it still poses considerable danger. Here's a roundup of the latest news, from journalists and bloggers.
Posted on Sep 23, 2005
Sixty years after Hiroshima, the damage from those nuclear bombs remains, and the threat is ever increasing.
Posted on Aug 5, 2005
AlterNet readers offered many thoughts and insights into Rose Aguilar's article on the invisible centrists in the Republican party.
Posted on Jul 21, 2005
A global movement has rejected the Enron business model in favor of an entrepreneurial spirit that is changing the planet.
Posted on Jun 24, 2005
Global warming deniers beware – that means you, Rush! – or you may end up the recipient of a new award given to those who belittle the very real threat of global warming.
Posted on Feb 4, 2005
As an alternative to fast-food culture, a group that celebrates the small, the local and the gourmet is making large strides.
Posted on Oct 20, 2003
The 13th annual Bioneers Conference showcases the leading lights in environmental activism and progressive politics.
Posted on Oct 16, 2003
This year's Goldman Prize winners are working to reinvent human civilization as a sustainable, life-affirming enterprise.
Posted on Apr 17, 2003
What to expect and how to prepare if you want to withhold your hard-earned cash from the Pentagon. PLUS:
The Noble American Tradition of Tax Resistance.
Posted on Apr 9, 2003
The peace movement's newest tactic is a "Virtual March," that aims to bury Capitol Hill in a landslide of antiwar messages.
Posted on Feb 24, 2003
This week's GN/BN has your standard biotech griping, some new logging ridiculousness, and some great new developments in destroying Alaskan nature.
Posted on Dec 19, 2002
O Canada/Our home and native land/You pass Kyoto/You make our hearts glow/If not for you/It's all Bad News...
Posted on Dec 12, 2002
While the Bush Administration continues to push dangerous, toxic and unsustainable energy on the nation, some groups around the country are working to make the most of the sun's power.
Posted on Dec 10, 2002
Grocery stores make good choices, President Bush makes bad choices. That's the simplification of GN/BN this week.
Posted on Dec 5, 2002
There's no news like horrifying Bad News.
Posted on Nov 21, 2002
Last week's column was overwhelmingly optimistic. People were surprised and concerned. Have no fear, as this week we've gone back to our normal bleakness. Carry on.
Posted on Nov 14, 2002
Showing that good things can happen despite (or as well as) very, very bad things, there's been a surprising amount of good news this election week.
Posted on Nov 7, 2002
In the hopes that massive populist rage will bring out the enviro vote, we're only giving you the Bad News this week. Don't worry, you aren't missing much in the way of Good News.
Posted on Oct 31, 2002
We're up to our necks in
Bioneers preparations, so this week's GN/BN is short but sweet.
Posted on Oct 17, 2002
Actual Good News in the form of water rights and GM-food laws, and a special bonus: WTF-themed Bad News!
Posted on Oct 10, 2002
Ice meteors, Acts of God, Bush's reign of terror: All this and more in Good News/Bad News this week.
Posted on Oct 3, 2002
Banning cannibalism, raising fuel efficiency, eating whale meat: it's all in a week's work for Good News/Bad News.
Posted on Sep 26, 2002
A new report details how the World Bank funds deadly incinerator projects worldwide, while World Bank officials oppose them in their own backyards.
Posted on Sep 26, 2002
The Bush Administration is trying to figure out a way to dump more depleted uranium on Iraq. Meanwhile, we keep plugging away at the sording enviro news...
Posted on Sep 19, 2002
This is our first and only warning: if the world doesn't start improving, we're going to drop the pretense of "Good News" from this column ... Thank you.
Posted on Sep 12, 2002
For some reason, we've got a heap of movie references in this week's GN/BN. Perhaps we're escaping the dreary reality of governmental obstinance in the face of global warming? Or do we just like popcorn?
Posted on Sep 5, 2002
In solidarity with the overwhelming power of business interests at the World Summit in Johannesburg, GN/BN has switched over to the Dark Side.
Posted on Aug 29, 2002
As the World Summit on Sustainable Development gears up in Johannesburg, we at GN/BN invite you to join us in the muck of current enviro news.
Posted on Aug 22, 2002
Instead of radioactive winged monkeys, this week's GN/BN finds us getting some progress on GMO foods, funky funghi, and urban pollution.
Posted on Aug 14, 2002
Making Beijing green, doing unto corporations, and Dow against Dow: What a week it's been for Good News/Bad News...
Posted on Aug 1, 2002
The main good news this week is that Good News is back in style. After last week's dizzying defeat at the hands of Bad News, GN has returned to barely edge BN out for the lead, 9-7.
Posted on Jul 25, 2002
From Yucca Mountain to Mad Chicken Disease, this week's roundup is definitely slanted toward the Dark Side.
Posted on Jul 18, 2002
Welcome to the first issue of Good News/Bad News, a weekly roundup of environmental and health stories that you may not have seen in the paper or on TV.
Posted on Jul 10, 2002
A new report linking birth defects and health risks with a chemical used in trendy cosmetics, gives a long overdue wake-up call to the FDA, consumers and the beauty industry.
Posted on Jul 4, 2002
