Environment & Climate
The Organic Revolution: Change the System, Not the Climate
What if there were an organic technology that could cut greenhouse emissions in half and literally suck down and sequester carbon dioxide in living soil - bringing the total amount of CO2 in the atmosphere down to 350 ppm - the level scientists warn us we must acheive in order to avert a climate catastrophe?
Cook Organic, Not the Planet. Boycott Factory-Farmed Foods.
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October 1, 2006
<strong>Modern chemistry keeps insects from ravaging crops, lifts stains from carpets, and saves lives. But the ubiquity of chemicals is taking a toll. Many of the compounds absorbed by the body stay there for years—and fears about their health effects are growing.</strong>
My journalist-as-guinea-pig experiment is taking a disturbing turn. A Swedish chemist is on the phone, talking about flame retardants, chemicals added for safety to just about any product that can burn. Found in mattresses, carpets, the plastic casing of televisions, electronic circuit boards, and Read more
My journalist-as-guinea-pig experiment is taking a disturbing turn. A Swedish chemist is on the phone, talking about flame retardants, chemicals added for safety to just about any product that can burn. Found in mattresses, carpets, the plastic casing of televisions, electronic circuit boards, and Read more
News
September 19, 2006
Al Gore Calls for a Carbon Freeze and a Carbon
Tax
.
By Amanda Griscom Little,
Grist
Magazine,
September 19, 2006.
Read more
News
September 14, 2006
"The ambitious founders of Google, the popular search engine company, have set up a philanthropy, giving it seed money of about $1 billion and a mandate to tackle poverty, disease and global warming.
But unlike most charities, this one will be for-profit, allowing it to fund
start-up companies, form partnerships with venture capitalists and even
lobby Congress. It will also pay taxes. The organization, called Google.org , plans to develop an ultra-fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid car engine that runs on ethanol, electricity and gasolineS Read more
But unlike most charities, this one will be for-profit, allowing it to fund
start-up companies, form partnerships with venture capitalists and even
lobby Congress. It will also pay taxes. The organization, called Google.org , plans to develop an ultra-fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid car engine that runs on ethanol, electricity and gasolineS Read more
News
September 13, 2006
Fed up with mediocre oceans management from Gov. Jeb Bush (R), Florida
activists are urging gubernatorial candidates Jim Davis (D) and Charlie
Crist (R) to make the deep blue sea a priority. Yesterday, 20
environmental, recreational, and civic groups released a report with
recommendations for curbing coastal development, preserving ocean and
coastal ecosystems, blocking offshore drilling, reducing air and water
pollution (particularly carbon dioxide emissions), and creating a
comprehensive ecosystem management plan for government agencies. Davis
immediately indicated support, pledging to " Read more
News
September 13, 2006
Beleaguered oil giant BP has admitted to yet another misdeed: a leak of 1,000 barrels of refined petro-product from an underground pipeline at the port of Long Beach, Calif. About 870 barrels had been recovered as of yesterday; authorities believe the leak did not taint water or ground soil. "We're pleased that there was no significant Read more
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September 13, 2006
Oliver Bernstein is the deputy press secretary for diversity programs
for the Sierra Club. He represented the Sierra Club at the Latino
Congreso in Los Angeles.
Friday, 08 Sep 2006
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
"The environment? What's up with that?" This used to be the reaction of many Latinos to hearing about environmental issues, says Roger Rivera, president of the National Hispanic Environmental Council. They considered the environment a concern "for rich white folks with Read more
"The environment? What's up with that?" This used to be the reaction of many Latinos to hearing about environmental issues, says Roger Rivera, president of the National Hispanic Environmental Council. They considered the environment a concern "for rich white folks with Read more
News
September 13, 2006
Press Release
CONTACT:
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)
Carol Goldberg (202) 265-7337
CONTACT:
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)
Carol Goldberg (202) 265-7337
WASHINGTON - September 13 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is preparing for a new even larger round of budget cuts for the 2008 Fiscal Year, according to an internal memo released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). These new cuts are being readied even as
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September 13, 2006
As Gas Prices Fall, Carbon Tax Advocates Speak
Up
.
By
Tom Incantalupo,
Newsday,
September 13, 2006
News
September 12, 2006
The dawn of the new school year has brought with it a corps of
fresh-faced ideas and initiatives aimed at making colleges and
universities cleaner and greener. And, like any freshman class, they
are all beaming with potential: Most will succeed, a handful will
excel, and a few will end up disappointing their parents.
The greening of academe is nothing new, but it seems to have taken root in a big way. Today, it's not just about doing a few good, green things -- recycling, buying green energy, building green buildings, and all the rest -- and it's not just about saving money or Read more
The greening of academe is nothing new, but it seems to have taken root in a big way. Today, it's not just about doing a few good, green things -- recycling, buying green energy, building green buildings, and all the rest -- and it's not just about saving money or Read more
News
September 12, 2006
If An Inconvenient Truth didn't exactly bring evangelicals to the multiplex in droves, The Great Warming
just may. Religious leaders hope the documentary, to be screened in
September and distributed in October along with voter guides and
eco-sermons, will mobilize religious groups around climate change --
just in time for midterm elections. "[T]here is no doubt about the
mandate of scripture here. We need to do what we can to care for the
Earth," says Pastor Joel Hunter, who is apparently reading different
scripture than some Jesus-lovin', climate-change-denyin' folk Read more
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