Floods, droughts, freak blizzards, heat waves, horrendous hurricanes—no it’s not the stuff of fiction. According to a report by the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) , the weather for the future continues to be stormy. A draft summary of an international report from the world’s ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell in December 2011, about Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Lifestyle & Behavior
China, which has suffered its share of food woes —including infant formula laced with chemicals, eggs colored with industrial dye, and phony liquor that can cause blindness or death—is cracking down on another unwelcome substance in its food supply. Aptly named “gutter oil,” this involves recycled cooking grease collected ... keep reading
Written by Julie M. in October 2011, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Food, waste
Americans probably have deadly diseases on their minds after the movie “Contagion” was number one at the box office on its opening weekend, but maybe they’re worrying about the wrong thing. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , each year outbreaks of food-borne illness strike ... keep reading
Written by Julie M. in October 2011, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Consumerism, Environment & Wildlife, Politics & Government, Retail
Researchers at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico have developed bacteria from mouse genes that can absorb mercury, potentially a new weapon in the quest to clean up mercury spills from the environment. A team of scientists led by Oscar N. Ruizinserted two mercury-friendly genes into common E. coli ... keep reading
Written by Julie M. in August 2011, about Chemicals, Children and Families, Innovation, Pollution, Science
While we are all aware that we should only be using BPA-free, reusable water bottles, at least now there are some new, earth-friendly alternatives to traditional plastic bottles. Green Planet Bottling has introduced a 100-percent plant-based water bottle that is carbon neutral and toxin-free, compared to bottles contained both petroleum ... keep reading
Written by Julie M. in March 2010, about Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Design, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Recycling, Water
A report released in February revealed that the Royal Scottish Bank (RSB ), along with other UK banks, has been providing loans worth billons of dollars over the past three years to companies that are involved in tar sands mining in Canada. The report, compiled by several environmental organizations including the ... keep reading
Written by Julie M. in March 2010, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Economics, Education, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government
Imagine a lightweight, flexible solar cell that could be built into your clothing, allowing you to charge the batteries on gadgets from iPods to smart phones with a little help from the sun. A team of researchers at the California University Institute of Technology (Caltech) has developed a new, super ... keep reading
Written by Julie M. in March 2010, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Design, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Solar
Even weeks later, the world is still reeling at the devastation caused to Indonesia and the South Pacific by a series of deadly earthquakes and tsunamis that killed and injured hundreds. The epicenter of the first 7.6 magnitude quake was located 30 miles off the coast of the island ... keep reading
Written by Julie M. in October 2009, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water, Weather
In the month or so since San Francisco introduced the most comprehensive mandatory composting and recycling law in the country, most citizens seem pleased with the mandate. And recipients of the city's tonnage of compost are positively overjoyed. Several companies including a composting firm in Dixon, California, and a ... keep reading
Written by Julie M. in August 2009, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Economics, Education, Events, Finance & Money, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government
It’s a well-know fact that methane given off by farm animals, especially cows and other ruminants, is a huge contributor to greenhouse-gas levels. The digestive bacteria in cows’ rumens, or stomachs, cause them to belch methane, the second-worst heat-trapping emission associated with global warming. Methane comes out of the ... keep reading
Written by Julie M. in June 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Pollution
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