14-year-old Rachel Sampson has been voted homecoming princess at her high school in Poway in southern California. Rachel has Asperger’s Syndrome; as her mother, Kathleen Sampson, says of her , “Rachel has a lot of friends, but she doesn’t socialize outside of school, that’s a little t...
A chart of “key components of the climate change denial machine” has been produced by Riley E. Dunlap, regents professor of sociology at Oklahoma State University, and Aaron M. McCright , an associate professor of sociology at Michigan State University. The diagram below (reproduced h...
When I lived with my mother I drank tap water - it tasted pure, it was well water, when tested it showed a few (natural) things in it, but nothing too bad and for a while we had a filter, but it was a bit too costly to keep up so we let it go. Now, I live on a city water supply and it...
You might not think that the criminal underworld smells of sea salt and fish guts, but when there are millions of euros up for grabs for Europe's fishing fleet the crooks with hooks surface. Our recent investigation exposed a shocking tale of organised crime and vested interests relat...
The Right to Know Where Food Comes From Starting today, thousands of Americans will march in protest from New York City all the way to Washington D.C. to demand clear, honest labeling of foods with genetically modified ingredients. Genetically modified foods are subject to disclosure ...
As a longtime health writer, certified yoga teacher and, most recently, the novelist of a book with a yoga theme , I’m impressed with the way science has increasingly put yoga under a microscope. A number of well done, if small, studies are proving that these ancient stretches and bre...
A chart of “key components of the climate change denial machine” has been produced by Riley E. Dunlap, regents professor of sociology at Oklahoma State University, and Aaron M. McCright , an associate professor of sociology at Michigan State University. The diagram below (reproduced h...
Nature of Business radio, created and hosted by Chrissy Coughlin, is a weekly show on business and environment. This week I had a great conversation with Walt Freese, Former CEO (Chief Euphoria Officer) of Ben & Jerry's . Freese (which is about the most appropriate name possible for a...
U.S. allocates first of $30M in grants for forest conservation in Sumatra (02/24/2011) The U.S. government announced the first grants under the first phase of its 2009 Tropical Forests Conservation Act agreement with Indonesia. U.S. signs debt-for-nature swap with Brazil to protect fo...
National parks, wildlife refuges, forests, wilderness areas, and other public lands make up almost one-third of our country and have some of the world's most unique scenery, wildlife, and plants. In celebration of National Public Lands Day on September 24th, we want to see your photos...
Madagascar asks CITES to regulate rosewood and ebony (09/29/2011) Following a logging crisis in 2009 where a number of Madagascar's remaining forests were illegally cut, the African nation has turned to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flor...
UK climate activist group 10:10 has started a great new solar project, Solar Schools . The project, basically, tries to get individuals and local businesses to invest in solar panels for their local schools using a fun, interactive website. From Angela Bryant, executive director of 10...
Melissa Breyer is the Senior Editor for Healthy Living. She is a writer and editor with a background in sustainable living, specializing in food, science and design. She is the co-author of True Food (National Geographic) and has edited and written for regional and international books...
We’ve always had technologies that restructured society, culture, economies, and psychology—the steam engine did, railroads did, cars did, airplanes did, and search engines that increasingly substitute for memory do. But depending on how you count, we have five foundational technologi...
photo courtesy of Tesla Motors Tesla Motors (Nasdaq:TSLA) revealed the beta version of its Model S at its Fremont factory this weekend. The press was allowed to watch while interested potential customers received brief rides around the parking lot. The beta is the phase of vehicle dev...
Civil engineer and birding enthusiast Guy McCaskie specializes in vagrants—the birds that shouldn’t be there. His favorite fall birding spot is Point Loma, not far from San Diego: "It sticks out in the ocean a bit, so it concentrates migrant land birds in the fall." Years of experienc...
Have you been dreaming of getting a dog ever since you saw the reruns of the television classic Lassie as a kid? Or maybe you were fortunate enough to watch the original series. While your dog might not be able to save you week after week from a burning building, a runaway freight tra...
The statistics prove that people can't control themselves. Delicious, fatty, comfort foods are driving obesity, disease, and medical costs to unacceptable levels. Should the government step in? The once theoretical debate on food sin taxes has entered reality in Europe, where Denmark ...
We’ve all heard sneers from those saying that “buy local” is simply the latest foodie fad, but naysayers need to learn more about the power of putting their money where their mouths are. At a time when politicians and pundits are demonstrating that it’s still all about the economy, st...
It doesn’t matter how much you fill up on certain foods, you never seem to feel satiated. Ive learned over the years that whole foods fill you up and processed, junk foods can bring on the pangs of hunger as if you didnt eat anything at all. This results from the fact that much of t...
Though no injuries have been reported, it's none the less disturbing. Finding metal in your meat is the first problem and the second issue is the eleven states that the suspect meat was shipped to before the discovery was made. It's all the more reason to either cut out meat entirely ...
After all the scores have been gathered and added, the Department of Energy today announced that the overall winner of Solar Decathlon 2011 is Maryland for WaterShed . Team Purdue finished in second place with INhome , and Team New Zealand finished in third place with First Light . So...
The idea of heavily taxing a product (like cigarettes or alcohol) that is bad for you and contributes to ill health does not stop the sale of these items, nor would it stop the sale of unhealthy 'junk food' items like Soda, chips, and candy (butter is already very expensive) but even ...
Europe should lift duty on RSPO-certified palm oil to encourage use, says Dutch group (09/21/2011) To encourage uptake of palm oil that is less damaging to the environment, the European Union (EU) should lift the import duty on palm oil certified under Roundtable on Sustainable Palm O...
The next time someone says your iPhone case looks like you found it in the trash, you can take it as a compliment. But that's only if you've got a ReCase from Miniwiz , made from 100% recycled agricultural waste and post-consumer plastic. The Miniwiz iPhone cases are also made to carr...
October 2, 2011 at 9:53AM by Jim DiPeso | comment What are lessons from the Solyndra mess? Lesson Number One. Politicians will seize on a scandal to denounce the moral turpitude of their adversaries. But you knew that already. Happens all the time when there's a chance a little partis...
A chart of “key components of the climate change denial machine” has been produced by Riley E. Dunlap, regents professor of sociology at Oklahoma State University, and Aaron M. McCright , an associate professor of sociology at Michigan State University. The diagram below (reproduced h...
There are numerous lists on this subject by different experts who have different ways of measuring the toxicity of snake venom, and who therefore offer differing results. The most common, and probably easiest, way to measure quantities of venom is using the median lethal dose, or LD50...
The statistics prove that people can't control themselves. Delicious, fatty, comfort foods are driving obesity, disease, and medical costs to unacceptable levels. Should the government step in? The once theoretical debate on food sin taxes has entered reality in Europe, where Denmark ...
Putting people to work: restoring our ecosystems, sequestering carbon Commentary by: Richard Blaustein October 02, 2011 Richard Blaustein is a freelance environmental journalist writing primarily on climate change, biodiversity, and genetic resource issues. He has written articles for...
