In the past few weeks, we've seen an increase in turtle strandings in the northern Gulf, primarily in Mississippi. The spring time is the typical time when turtle strandings in this region begin to increase, but the sharp increases in recent days are of concern to us….NOAA Fisheries i...
Have you been following the recent Greenpeace “Unfriend Coal ” campaign? Perhaps you’ve read our story on how Greenpeace has asked Facebook to stop using coal to power its massive data centers. In any case, Greenpeace has brought tons of awareness to this issue— and it seems like Mark...
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Anne's story was exposed six years ago in the Mail on Sunday and the RSPCA said then that there was no proof of 'unnecessary suffering' and they said they had done all they could.Ben Bradshaw the then animal health and welfare Minister was going to monitor the situation.SIX YEARS down...
What's worse is farmers are giving up age old learned methods of farming in order to plant one dangerous crop for miles and miles. Once farmers use Monsanto's Roundup Ready, which is a line of designer genetically-modified seeds, they have to continue to purchase the seeds year after ...
With all the deaths in mining accidents in the last year or so, how dare this moron say we need LESS regulation! My father was a charter member of the United Mine Workers, lost half a lung to silicosis (related to black lung) and spent the latter half of his life fighting to breathe. ...
Measuring 48" x 18" x 18" and made of the cards, various types of glue, and an armature of 1/8" steel, the aptly-named Metrobench is an homage to the Big Apple's public transportation system and an outstanding example of how everyday objects can be recycled instead of thrown away. To ...
Neil F. Glasser/Aberystwyth University The front of the San Rafael Glacier, which has retreated by about eight miles since reaching its maximum extent around 1870. Land ice is melting virtually everywhere in the world, one of the central pieces of evidence that the earth is warming. S...
Sometimes we get caught up in the routine of eating the same foods over and over again. Often times it’s not that healthful eating isn’t tast y, but rather it’s the lack of variety. Adding a variety of super nutrient dense foods to our diet ensures that we’re getting the laundry list ...
“I want to show people that by eating a vegan confection, you’re directly saving the lives of cows, chickens and thereby the environment and habitats of thousands of other exotic species,” says Konya, who counts Alicia Silverstone and Joan Jett among fans of her creations. “There’s no...
3. Pave your way with donors and sponsors, and promote the hell out of them in return. Designers and models will never be late for rehearsal if they know that there’s free pizza waiting for them. Audience members will be lining up to get in if they know that the first 100 entries get ...
Now as a young adult, I understanding how great cycling is, not just for one's health and because of the environmental benefits, but just for socializing and enjoying life. Sometimes I think that transportation politics can overshadow the beauty of just getting on your bike and going ...
'Stopgap’ to preserve US bats from devastating fungus (03/05/2009) Half a million bats have succumbed to a mysterious fungal disease known as white-nose syndrome in two years. Found in seven states in the northeastern US, this syndrome has left biologists baffled since first discovere...
Neil F. Glasser/Aberystwyth University The front of the San Rafael Glacier, which has retreated by about eight miles since reaching its maximum extent around 1870. Land ice is melting virtually everywhere in the world, one of the central pieces of evidence that the earth is warming. S...
If you are going to use your same furniture, find washable throws in solid colors that match your furniture. Costco has great fleece throws in solid colors that work wonderfully. Ross and T.J. Maxx are other great resources for these. Purchase enough of them to successfully cover the ...
Major Brazilian banks sued for loans linked to deforestation mongabay.com April 03, 2011 Brazilian prosecutors have filed suit against the state-run Banco do Brasil and Banco da Amazonia for providing loans to companies that illegally cleared Amazon rainforest and used slave-like labo...
I never fully understand the "thanks" comments. Is that just a quick 20 butterfly points? The point of these comments are to have an open discussion about topics that matter. Don't abuse the purpose of the organizations that donate on behalf of us being more involved. I guess "thanks"...
If a tree falls in the forest, does anyone hear it? Woodworkers with a passion for solid hardwood are rescuing and reclaiming downed trees to create one-of-a kind handcrafted modern heirlooms do. “We live in this amazing former forest,” says artisan/environmentalist Jessica Wickham of...
Today the New York Times published an editorial that the State Department should say no to the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline . The proposed Keystone XL pipeline would bring tar sands oil from Canada’s Boreal forest to the U.S. Gulf coast crossing the Nebraska Sandhills and t...
Host, Green Diva Meg (aka low-stress, green lifestyle doyen, Megan McWilliams), her sidekick Green Dude Scott (aka Scotty Rousseau) and a variety of Green Diva Correspondents throughout the US offer information on green or sustainable living from a guilt-free, low-stress perspective o...
In a video that was shown, it became apparent that the 30-year-old has been doing just that. Timberlake stated, “My two loves are golf and the environment.” And it went on to highlight Timberlake’s work with the Shriners Hospital for Children, and his annual “Justin Timberlake Shriner...
In some respects the authorities here and in Japan have been completely crazy, not just in the aftermath of this disaster but every day since the dawn of the “peaceful atom ” era of the nuclear age. Nuclear power is essentially an elaborate and unlikely way to boil water to turn turbi...
Highlighting Severity of Ecological Crises & Rigorous Biocentric Responses TAKE ACTION! Please Support New Earth Rising: The Book Dear EI supporters, For the past seven years, I - Dr. Glen Barry, Ecological Internetâs President â have been researching and writing a book entitled â...
Followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Churches have been tending groves of trees -- from a handful of acres to 300 hectares -- for hundreds of years, in the process preserving some of the few remnants of the country's historical Afromontane forests, according to a fascinating p...
' (another shorthand for the CRP) are typically steep and vulnerable to erosion or low and vulnerable to seasonal inundation - the latter meaning they are wetlands, or bordering on wetlands - or they may be part of grassed waterway network setup to slow overland flow, save soil, and i...
Neil F. Glasser/Aberystwyth University The front of the San Rafael Glacier, which has retreated by about eight miles since reaching its maximum extent around 1870. Land ice is melting virtually everywhere in the world, one of the central pieces of evidence that the earth is warming. S...
As an MD, Ive watched too many of my colleagues yank out anti-depressant samples every time a patient starts to cry. So on behalf of physicians everywhere, let me apologize for our trigger-happy prescription-writing behavior. I dont mean to diminish the pain someone who is depressed...
Today, the New York Times editorialized that Secretary Hillary Clinton should not permit the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline . The pipeline would carry nearly a million barrels of oil from northern Alberta all the way to the Texas coast for refining, cutting through the American heartl...
(5-25% below 2000 levels) reaffirmed that they will cut their emissions to 5% below 2000 levels unconditionally and will increase that target to 15-25% below 2000 levels in the context of an “ambitious global deal” (see fact sheet). These cuts assume the continuation of existing Kyoto...
Some clocks tell us the time and others stir us to rise each morning. This Peak Oil Clock , on the other hand, offers something far more alarming than that -- counting up the rate in which the world is consuming petrol , and counting down to the unsustainable future . But can it draw ...
