Just in case there was any question, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX ) is no friend to women. The latest evidence came during an interview on CNN where he told Piers Morgan that only in cases of “honest rape” would he consider abortion acceptable, and even then in he would just advise the woman t...
Are you planning to watch the Super Bowl ? Each year, millions of football fans gather in bars and living rooms to cheer on their favorite candidate for the NFL’s ultimate championship. Secretly, lots of those viewers are more interested in the new and breathtakingly expensive ads tha...
Nature of Business radio, created and hosted by Chrissy Coughlin, is a weekly show on business and environment. On my radio show , I like to take time to talk to my guests about who they are in addition to what they do. I ask questions about how they first became interested in busines...
Starting tomorrow, New York will be aflutter with the fashion set trotting from one show to the next. Keeping track of everything is utter chaos, but TreeHugger has narrowed down all the green fashion shows into a neat and complete list. Plus, we've scored some pre-New York Fashion We...
Sports leagues and franchises are increasingly “going green”, and the NFL is no exception. The Super Bowl 2012 (aka Super Bowl XLVI) host committee, the NFL, the Indianapolis community, and people around the country are looking to improve on the greening of the Cowboys stadium and Sup...
As a side note, The Weather Channel Companies is owned by a consortium consisting of NBC Universal, The Blackstone Group and Bain Capital. Yes, that Bain Capital . Bain is perceived as an outfit that has made huge profits by eliminating jobs for U.S. workers, so it’s a little ironic t...
President Obama has made tax breaks for the oil industry an ongoing target. He recently reaffirmed his stance in his State of the Union address , saying that our nation has supported these companies for long enough. And as budget season begins next week, we’ll likely see the idea come...
One can trace the origins of state participation in the economy back to at least the founding of the republic: from Alexander Hamilton’s First Bank of the United States, which refloated the entire post-revolutionary economy when it bought otherwise worthless colonial debts at face val...
No matter how long I’ve been in the rescue business and no matter how many faces I’ve seen, it’s those prize winning moments of individual power that give me goosebumps. Last year, Tracie spent nearly $15,000 caring for rescued animals. Her boyfriend helped with part of those costs an...
Since January 12, about 116 dolphins have beached themselves on the shores of Cape Cod , Massachusetts, with about 100 of them being stranded in just the past two weeks. Sadly, at least 80 have been found dead or died shortly after being found. Scientists are trying to determine why t...
I don't know about you but I can't recite species origin and fishing method by memory. And Googling every menu item before ordering will undoubtedly annoy your dining company. I recently discovered a simple solution. SeaChoice has created a smart, visual guide to help us determine the...
, Dialameh was inspired to build the garden after a brush fire in the early 70s burned a solid portion of the hills in Griffith Park. Dialameh often hiked in the hills along the Mineral Wells trail by the Los Angeles Zoo. After the fire, he thought the hills looked bare and that someo...
osaMu /CC BY 2.0 Warning sign on the road to the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Hard-working rescue teams helped many of the thousands of pets displaced by Japan's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami last year. But the long-term future of animals exposed to nuclear radiation during th...
If you couldn't guess, I spend most of my time on CleanTechnica and Planetsave . I'm the director/editor of both sites and am a little obsessed with them. I'm also Publishing Services Manager at Important Media , which means that I do everything I can to support other Important Media ...
The Buddha, Quan Yin & Matreya The following is factual whether one had come across it, believe it, know it, agree with it, or not. The point is, how one may uncover [and not discover] and not so much believe or opinionate. These facts are not about religions of faith, material or sci...
Michael Bloomberg has big plans for how to turn New York City into a shining example of sustainable urbanism , but the more fanciful (and awesome) parts of his plans can't go forward without a solid grounding in practical information. This map should do a lot to fill the gap: It break...
Honda begins installation of solar power generation systems at automobile dealership locations in Japan 5 February 2012 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has installed a 9 kW-capacity solar power generation system at the Adachi Odai location of the Honda Cars Tokyo Chuo dealer network. The instal...
February 5, 2012 at 9:07AM by Jim DiPeso | comment The operating assumption that generally prevails in Washington, DC, is that the facts should fit the political narrative, not the other way around. Every once in awhile, someone comes along and tries to spoil the fun. Such was the cas...
If puppies don’t get your inner fan pumped up, then make sure to watch for the kitten half-time show, or the piglet pep squad. While the piglets aren’t up for adoption, they are from Ross Mills Farm, a farm that sells them as companion piggies. Ross Mills also has a foster program for...
The latest US Energy Information Agency (EIA) report demonstrates natural gas prices continue to stay below historic levels. As shown in chart form (above), the remarkably low natural gas prices of early 2012 were bolstered by balmy winter weather and increased production. As to the c...
Like many baby boomers, Ive been noticing my memory isnt as sharp as it once was. Scientists call this cognitive decline. I dont really like that expression, because other aspects of my cognitive functions are sharper than ever. For example, more often I cant remember where I pu...
Nor is the problem of harsh, unsafe working conditions limited to Foxconn or even the electronics industry. Problems abound in the apparel and toy industries, too, as well as in mining, farming, fishing and construction. [See Walmart: A Bully Benefactor at Fortune.com for my story abo...
"Tropical forests" encompass the idyllic rainforest, the remote cloud forest, and the lesser-known but equally endangered dry forest, pine savanna, and much, much more. They are not one ecosystem, but millions of unique ecosystems. Tropical forests are both the fearsome Jungle of our ...
Watch Milan vs Napoli complete highlights online 2012. You can watch online Football The English Premier League 2011 match here. Match Kick off time 19:45 GMT on TuesDay, Jan 31, 2012. Also watch Milan vs Napoli match goals video highlights on Saturday, Feb 04, 2012 So do not miss thi...
Today, as millions gather around their television to watch the Super Bowl, union members and Occupy Wall Street demonstrators will gather in Indianapolis to protest social and political inequalities that harm American families. A direct action event will take place at noon Super Bowl ...
is the Halema'uma'u crater located on the volcano of Kilauea in Hawaii. Hawaii exists outside the Ring of Fire in what is known as the Hawaiian Hot Spot. In 1963, Canadian geophysicist J. Tuzo Wilson provided an explanation for the existence of prolific volcanic activity in Hawaii. Th...
Katie is an editorial assistant for Care2′s Healthy Living. She enjoys writing and editing about pets, food and womens issues. A Chicago native and longtime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Katie now lives in Oakland, California.
For the past hundred years, the only name for the plague killing off economically valuable yellow-cedars has been "yellow-cedar decline ." The die-off has affected about 60 to 70 percent of the yellow-cedars in forests covering 600,000 acres (240,000 hectares) of the North Pacific Coa...
ARKive is an initiative of Wildscreen, a not-for-profit organization geared to promote the public understanding and appreciation of the world's biodiversity and the need for its conservation, through the power of wildlife imagery. The ARKive project is also supported by Wildscreen USA...
The first response that you’ll likely get if you decide to become a vegetarian is “but how are you getting your protein?” And as more and more people go veg both for the health of the planet and in reaction to the sheer terror that factory farmed animals endure, it becomes evident tha...
