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Is the end of cheap food just an agricultural problem?

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 10 September 2012 in Agriculture

Food is getting scarce - and expensive. This is no longer news. But can we really confine ourselves to thinking about the agricultural end of this problem? Larry Elliot writes in the Gaurdian that ‘the era of cheap food may be over’. He's absolutely right in one crucial fact; the world fa...

2 M Video Views by Earth Protect Site Visitors

Posted by GreenDog on Monday, 10 September 2012 in General Environment

Earth Protect.com Surpasses 2 Million Video ViewsProof that people do care about living sustainably. (September 10, 2012) Denver, CO— Earth Protect Website Moves People “From Image toAction”If viewing videos to learn about how to take action to protect the earth is any indicator of people unifying ...

William Temple Hornaday

Posted by lillianbarbeito on Sunday, 09 September 2012 in Environmental Heroes

In this new biography by Stefan Bechtel, Hornaday's passion about conservation, and his role in the passage of wildlife protection laws is explored in detail. Here is a promotional video for the book: "Mr. Hornaday's War" is a long-overdue biography of William Temple Hornaday. He was complex, qu...

Scotts Miracle-Gro poisons its bird food

Posted by peter.gephart@gmail.com on Sunday, 09 September 2012 in Earth Violators

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company agreed yesterday to pay $12.5 million in fines and penalties for various violations of federal pesticide laws. The settlement was reached with the U.S. Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The company pleaded guilty to adding a toxic insec...

Indian Dumpyard to be an ecotourism stopover

Posted by lillianbarbeito on Sunday, 09 September 2012 in Ecotourism

Kerala - Prone to fires and fast turning into a dumping yard, Thodukappukinnu at the entrance to the Mannarkkad Forest Division on the Perinthalmanna-Palakkad stretch of the national highway, could soon see a makeover as an ecotourism destination. Having recovered the area after long litigation, th...

Alexandra Cousteau: A voice for clean water

Posted by Wolf on Saturday, 08 September 2012 in Environmental Heroes

French explorer and filmmaker Jacques-Yves Cousteau's devotion to ocean preservation has inspired generations of scientists, conservationists and nature enthusiasts. "To live on the land we must learn from the sea," wrote John Denver in a 1975 musical tribute to Cousteau and his iconic researc...

Study shows overfishing has cost millions

Posted by MStayman on Saturday, 08 September 2012 in Fishing

fishermen blame fishing limitations The Gulf of Mexico's recreational fishing industry has lost millions of dollars in recent years because of overfishing, a study from a national environmental group says.The economic losses justify annual catch limits to help rebuild depleted populations of fish s...

Ethical traveller: Finding clean water on the go

Posted by bchristo on Friday, 07 September 2012 in Clean Water

By Lori Robertson Water bottle-lugging tourists are fixtures around the globe, as fear of Montezuma’s revenge and Delhi belly have led to travelers’ constant purchasing of bottled water, particularly in developing areas where the bacteria that cause stomach ailments runs rampant. But all that plast...

Renewable Energy Use Growing among Mining Companies

Posted by lillianbarbeito on Friday, 07 September 2012 in Mining

Mining companies, already squeezed by high fossil fuel costs that are likely to rise further, are turning to renewable energy systems for power.RWE Innogy commissioned its 20.5-MW wind farm at Titz in Germany's Rhenish mining area this week, just one of a string of renewable energy project announcem...

Full Health And Environmental Benefits Of Organic Foods Ignored by Study

Posted by henryfool on Thursday, 06 September 2012 in Food

A review of the scientific literature on the health benefits of organic food versus its chemical-intensive counterpart by Stanford University researchers finds that there is a lack of strong evidence that organic foods contain more nutrients than conventional foods; however, the study finds that con...

A Letter to Your Grandchildren

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 06 September 2012 in Climate Change

by Jeffrey BennettOn average, we are all about 50 to 60 years older than our grandchildren are or will be. That is, if you are a high school student today, your grandchildren are likely to be high school students somewhere around the year 2065. If you are in your prime career years today, your grand...

Florida Bans Removal of Giant Sea Anemone

Posted by Aaron on Wednesday, 05 September 2012 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

The giant Caribbean sea anemone, whose tentacles snatch fish, shrimp and other creatures from South Florida's reefs, is itself frequently snatched by divers collecting them for the aquarium trade. To help rebuild their dwindling population, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission on Wednes...

Ivory Fuels Wars and Profits

Posted by Angel on Wednesday, 05 September 2012 in Earth Violators

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN / The New York Times GARAMBA NATIONAL PARK, Democratic Republic of Congo -- In 30 years of fighting poachers, Paul Onyango had never seen anything like this. Twenty-two dead elephants, including several very young ones, clumped together on the open savanna, many kil...

The High Cost of Oil Spills in Nigeria

Posted by amir on Wednesday, 05 September 2012 in Oil Spill

People from a region contaminated by oil spills from an ExxonMobil oilfield off the southeast coast of Nigeria have asked President Goodluck Jonathan to take action about the oil pollution. The oil spills, which a United Nations report says may require the world's biggest cl...

No Eureka! BP oil found on Louisiana coast post Isaac? Area closed

Posted by lillianbarbeito on Tuesday, 04 September 2012 in Oil Spill

by Bayoubuzz StaffOne of the big concerns post BP oil spill has been the existence of large oil concentrations spilling upon the Louisiana coast land after a major storm such as Isaac. That concerned just might be realized as oil remnants have been found on certain parts of the Loui...

Florida sea turtle numbers up, but climate change poses threat

Posted by Wolf on Tuesday, 04 September 2012 in Animals

Central Florida beaches are reporting record numbers of loggerhead sea turtle nests, reversing a recent decline. But hotter summers pose a long-term danger to the threatened species.By Ludmilla Lelis Canaveral National Seashore and neighboring beaches in central Florida are reporting record numbers...

Dead great white shark, 39 dolphins strand on Massachusetts coast

Posted by Wolf on Monday, 03 September 2012 in Animals

by Johnny Kelly A dead great white shark and 39 dolphins were founded stranded on the Massachusetts coast over the weekend. WCVB reported a fisherman discovered a 13-foot, 1,500 pound great white shark carcass on South Shore Beach in Westport, less than a half-mile from public beaches in Little Co...

Super trawler cleared to go fishing off Tassie

Posted by bchristo on Monday, 03 September 2012 in Fishing

by David Wroe The controversial super trawler Margiris could be fishing in Australian waters within days after being given the green light by the Environment Minister, Tony Burke, although it will face strict conditions to protect ocean life. The 142-metre Dutch-owned trawler, which arrived in A...

Arctic Sea Ice Death Spiral

Posted by Angel on Monday, 03 September 2012 in Climate Change

This year has predictably and deservedly received a fair amonut of media attention. Jonathan Leake of the Sunday Times recently penned an article on the impending sea ice record. The bulk of the article was quite good, but at the end succumbed to the standard mainstream media practice of...

Pod Of 22 Pilot Whales Beached In Florida

Posted by Wolf on Monday, 03 September 2012 in Animals

Five pilot whales are expected to survive after a 22-member whale pod stranded itself at Avalon Beach State Park on Florida's eastern coast this weekend. The sudden, unexplained stranding brought an army of volunteers who tried to keep the whales hydrated and upright Saturday....