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.
News
April 13, 2007
Around the dinner table, they included a few hybrid-car drivers, two cyclists, a walker, a telecommuter.
They've changed their lightbulbs and their lifestyles - one guy even moved in with his elderly mother to reduce his energy consumption - and now they want to change the world. [...] Read more
They've changed their lightbulbs and their lifestyles - one guy even moved in with his elderly mother to reduce his energy consumption - and now they want to change the world. [...] Read more
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April 12, 2007
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN SYNTHETIC TURF: FOLLOW-UP ANALYSES
[Rachel's introduction: Some U.S. cities are replacing soil and grass with synthetic turf in parks, playgrounds and ball fields. Here two researchers report measuring toxic chemicals in sythetic turf at levels that exceed New York State's allowable standards for soil. This is a follow-up to Read more
[Rachel's introduction: Some U.S. cities are replacing soil and grass with synthetic turf in parks, playgrounds and ball fields. Here two researchers report measuring toxic chemicals in sythetic turf at levels that exceed New York State's allowable standards for soil. This is a follow-up to Read more
News
April 12, 2007
"The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself." - President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Part 1. The Dirt on Dirt.
- Part 2. The Poop on Ethanol: Energy Returned on Energy Invested (EROEI)
- Part 3. Biofuel is a Grim Reaper.
- Part 4. Biodiesel: Can we eat enough French Fries?
- Part 5. If we can't drink and drive, then burn baby burn - Energy Crop Combustion.
- Part 6. The problems with Cellulosic Ethanol could drive you to drink.
- Part 7. Where do we go from here? - Appendix - Department of Energy's Biofuel Roadmap Read more
- Part 1. The Dirt on Dirt.
- Part 2. The Poop on Ethanol: Energy Returned on Energy Invested (EROEI)
- Part 3. Biofuel is a Grim Reaper.
- Part 4. Biodiesel: Can we eat enough French Fries?
- Part 5. If we can't drink and drive, then burn baby burn - Energy Crop Combustion.
- Part 6. The problems with Cellulosic Ethanol could drive you to drink.
- Part 7. Where do we go from here? - Appendix - Department of Energy's Biofuel Roadmap Read more
News
April 12, 2007
In what surely counts as one of the greatest feats in the history of
global trade, the United States has essentially outsourced its
manufacturing base to China in little more than a decade.
But in doing so, the U.S. has helped unleash new trends in global agriculture that threaten global climate stability and biodiversity. In short, China is rapidly plunking down factories and apartment buildings on prime farmland, and polluting much of what remains with industrial runoff.
To feed its rapidly urbanizing and meat-hungry population, China is in turn outsourcing its Read more
But in doing so, the U.S. has helped unleash new trends in global agriculture that threaten global climate stability and biodiversity. In short, China is rapidly plunking down factories and apartment buildings on prime farmland, and polluting much of what remains with industrial runoff.
To feed its rapidly urbanizing and meat-hungry population, China is in turn outsourcing its Read more
Scientific Study
April 11, 2007
The percentage of boys born in the U.S. and Japan each year has
gradually declined over the last three decades, a new study says -- and
pollutants are a possible cause. "Male reproductive health is in
trouble," says lead researcher Devra Lee Davis of the University of
Pittsburgh, noting that both adult fertility and fetal chances seem to
be affected. The study, published in the online journal
Environmental Health Perspectives
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calls the trend "a serious matter" that could be caused by exposure to
chemicals like dioxin and mercury; Read more
News
April 7, 2007
While profitable, Amvac's strategy has come at a cost to human health and the environment, according to EPA and state records.
From its factory on a lonely strip in Los Angeles' industrial sprawl, Amvac Chemical Corp. does a booming business selling some of the world's most dangerous pesticides.
Amvac has fueled double-digit revenue growth through an unusual business practice: It has bought from larger companies the rights to older pesticides, many of them at risk of being banned or restricted because of safety concerns.
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From its factory on a lonely strip in Los Angeles' industrial sprawl, Amvac Chemical Corp. does a booming business selling some of the world's most dangerous pesticides.
Amvac has fueled double-digit revenue growth through an unusual business practice: It has bought from larger companies the rights to older pesticides, many of them at risk of being banned or restricted because of safety concerns.
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News
April 9, 2007
WASHINGTON: The CIA and the Pentagon would for the first time be required to assess the national security implications of climate change under proposed legislation intended to elevate global warming to a national defense issue.
The bipartisan proposal, which its sponsors expect to pass in Congress with wide support, calls for the director of national intelligence to conduct the first-ever "national intelligence estimate" on global warming.
The effort would include pinpointing the regions at highest risk of humanitarian suffering and assessing the likelihood of wars Read more
The bipartisan proposal, which its sponsors expect to pass in Congress with wide support, calls for the director of national intelligence to conduct the first-ever "national intelligence estimate" on global warming.
The effort would include pinpointing the regions at highest risk of humanitarian suffering and assessing the likelihood of wars Read more
News
April 9, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 9, 2007 (ENS) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has filed a complaint seeking $177,300 against The Clorox Company for the alleged distribution within the United States of unregistered and mislabeled disinfectant bleach intended only for Asian export.
The EPA is seeking a penalty from The Clorox Company, located in Oakland for distributing export-only unregistered pesticides within the United States.
The disinfectants contained Chinese and English labeling, without adequate directions for use and lacked the required statement Read more
The EPA is seeking a penalty from The Clorox Company, located in Oakland for distributing export-only unregistered pesticides within the United States.
The disinfectants contained Chinese and English labeling, without adequate directions for use and lacked the required statement Read more
News
April 6, 2007
It takes more water to make a plastic bottle than the amount it holds!
Waste: Large amounts of energy are consumed in manufacture,
transportation, and recycling of the bottles.
MOOP: Nine out of ten plastic water bottles end up as garbage or
litter  not recycled! That's 30 million discarded plastic bottles
each day”¹ more than 10 billion a year.
Toxicity and Health: In 2002, 1.5 million tons of plastic was used to
package 6 billion gallons of bottled water. The production of this
plastic leads to the release of a variety of Read more
Waste: Large amounts of energy are consumed in manufacture,
transportation, and recycling of the bottles.
MOOP: Nine out of ten plastic water bottles end up as garbage or
litter  not recycled! That's 30 million discarded plastic bottles
each day”¹ more than 10 billion a year.
Toxicity and Health: In 2002, 1.5 million tons of plastic was used to
package 6 billion gallons of bottled water. The production of this
plastic leads to the release of a variety of Read more
News
April 7, 2007
CCC Gears Up
CCC Supporters Responding to Appeal from Ross Gelbspan . CCC Website, March 30, 2007. "
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