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This Futuristic Shower Will Save You Thousands Of Gallons Of Water

Posted by bchristo on Thursday, 16 August 2012 in Water Conservation

by Jennifer Polland of Business Insider Most people love taking a long, hot, steamy shower on a cold day. But it comes at a cost to the environment and your wallet. A person taking a 10-minute shower uses anywhere from 20 to 50 gallons of water, at the use of 2 to 5 gallons per minute. Aust...

Could Sewage Be Our Fuel of the Future?

Posted by henryfool on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 in Clean Technology

from Smithsonian As we ponder how we’re going to supply the world’s increasing energy needs over the course of the 21st century, the discussion usually swings between fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas, and emerging alternative energy sources such as wind and solar power. Increasingly, ...

Changes in fish patterns

Posted by henryfool on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 in Fishing

by Chris Medlin of The Topsail Island Fishing Guide I know this topic may seem controversial and may receive criticism from some people, but as most of you know I am a fellow who speaks his mind. There are some strange things going on around here. I am worried about our environment. I have seen ch...

Airplane travel and climate change

Posted by henryfool on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 in Transportation

I spent the last 9 days traveling with my family in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and an unintended night in Cleveland, and like all of us who travel, helping the economy and adding extra greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. Our family of four flew from San Francisco to Manchester, N...

The EV-Hater's Guide to Hating Electric Cars

Posted by MStayman on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 in Agriculture

Electric vehicles are a sales flop and a dismal failure. Or so I was told this week—and last week and the week before—by respected newspapers. The “sales flop” part surprised me, since I am one of thousands of people waiting in line to buy my electric vehicle. I made my reservation for the car in A...

Greenpeace Gets Sporting Good Brands to Go Greener

Posted by MStayman on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 in Beauty and Fashion

Pressure from Greenpeace seems to be working - three of the leading sports brands - Nike, Puma and Adidas - have committed to having zero discharge of hazardous chemicals throughout their supply chains by 2020. "Throughout the supply chain" means that every single supplier these companies deal with...

7 Most Helpful Things Being Done to Save Sharks Today

Posted by MStayman on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 in Wildlife Conservation

Sharks are one of our planet's most misunderstood and maligned creatures, and the pressure from human activities on shark populations has been pushing some species of these fish toward extinction. An estimated one-third of shark species is under threat of extinction, millions of sharks are kill...

US Nuclear Regulators Freeze 19 Power Plant Licensing Decisions, After Court Ruling on Waste Storage

Posted by MStayman on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 in Agriculture

A US Court of Appeals ruling saying that spent nuclear fuel stored at nuclear power plants "poses a dangerous, long-term health and environmental risk" has prompted the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to halt all pending licensing decisions, ENS reports. Affected are 9 construction and operat...

9 Eco-Savvy School Supplies

Posted by MStayman on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 in Agriculture

Nearly 50 million children in this country will be heading to public school this fall. Factor in the masses of private school students and that's a whole lot of school supplies that will be passing through the checkout line. The thought of all that loose leaf paper and No. 2 pencils is staggering! ...

Turn Your iPhone into an Environmental Sensor

Posted by MStayman on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 in Agriculture

For those of us who like to use our smart phone for pretty much every possible thing, there's an interesting product coming out -- the Lapka Environmental Monitor. It is a set of sensors for your iPhone that can detect radiation, electromagnetic feedback, nitrates in raw foods, and temperature and h...

America's Top 10 Greenest Colleges

Posted by MStayman on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 in Agriculture

Sierra magazine has released its sixth annual list ranking American universities for their commitment to environmental improvements. And with nearly 20 million students expected to attend college this fall, it's good to hear that many of the nation's universities are stepping up to the proverbial pl...

The real question about local food

Posted by plantitfilm on Tuesday, 14 August 2012 in Buy Local

“Which is better for the environment and the economy — a tomato grown nearby or one from the supermarket?” That’s how USA Today starts off a recent piece titled “Local food is trendy, but is it really more eco-friendly?,” discussing two new books that claim to debunk the idea that it is. This argum...

Local and Regional Food: Farmers Markets and Beyond

Posted by henryfool on Tuesday, 14 August 2012 in Buy Local

This week we've celebrated farmers markets as a vibrant segment of U.S. agriculture that offers a unique and personal way to connect producers and consumers. We highlighted decades of farmers market participation, updated the status of farmers markets across the U.S., offered an example of innovatio...

Local food is trendy, but is it eco-friendly?

Posted by lillianbarbeito on Tuesday, 14 August 2012 in Buy Local

Which is better for the environment and the economy — a tomato grown nearby or one from the supermarket? Local food, hip among urbanites and touted at the White House, is stirring more debate as new research suggests its benefits have been oversold. “I like the food,” says Joseph Conklin, a custom...

Think Globally, Act Selfishly: How Utilitarian Environmentalism Can Backfire

Posted by henryfool on Tuesday, 14 August 2012 in General Environment

By Brandon Keim at Wired Science Earnest, well-meaning environmental messages are supposed to be ineffective relics of a bygone age, when bumper stickers still worked and treehuggers hadn’t realized that self-interest speaks louder than Mother Earth ever could. But don’t put that Save the Whales t...

Groups seek protection for California's great white sharks

Posted by peter.gephart@gmail.com on Monday, 13 August 2012 in Wildlife Conservation

Environmental groups have petitioned the federal government to list the declining population of great white sharks off the coast of California as an endangered species. The northeastern Pacific Ocean population of great whites is genetically distinct and in danger of extinction, according to the pe...

Bees dying from agricultural chemical

Posted by Wolf on Sunday, 12 August 2012 in Agriculture

One of three bites of food you eat is reliant on honey bee pollination Last month, for the second time, the EPA refused to intervene to stop the use of the pesticide clothianidin, which scientists believe is at least partially to blame for the alarming rise in bee colony collapse The sudden bee die...

London Olympics good example of sports' embrace of environmental stewardship

Posted by henryfool on Sunday, 12 August 2012 in Recycling

Environmental activists are celebrating as the sports world seems to be more comfortable with embracing environmental stewardship not only as a business necessity, but also as a way to engage fans. This Olympics, in particular, has been particularly environmentally friendly. The London Olympic Game...

Long stretch of above-normal ocean temps off NJ spawn fish tales but no jellyfish, algal bloom

Posted by plantitfilm on Saturday, 11 August 2012 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

Ocean temperatures along and near the New Jersey coast have averaged between five and 10 degrees above normal since late last year, a phenomenon that has intrigued some scientists and has excited area residents and fishermen. The mild winter meant that water retained much more heat than usual. When...

What Can We Do Now? Face the facts about our climate

Posted by henryfool on Saturday, 11 August 2012 in Climate Change

When the electricity goes off, we find ourselves checking to see if it is really off — flipping a couple of switches, looking at the second hand of the electric clock, trying to turn on the TV, etc. We are accustomed to fact-checking the many experiences of our lives. And so it goes with the recent ...