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Mark Bittman: Eating Right Can Save The Planet

Posted by Wolf on Thursday, 16 June 2011 in Environmental Heroes

Mark Bittman says you can start by changing what you eat. In his book, Food Matters, The New York Times food columnist writes about the environmental impact of industrial farming — and how individuals can make a difference by cutting down on the amount of animal products they consume. "All industr...

Thousands of Gallons of Oil Spilled into Emigrant Creek in Wyoming

Posted by plantitfilm on Thursday, 16 June 2011 in Earth Violators

Malfunctioning equipment at an oil well site leaked thousands of gallons of oil into a creek south of Rawlins, federal regulators said Monday, although they weren’t sure of the exact total. The spill into Emigrant Creek, where cleanup operations are under way, totaled between 1,000 and 10,0...

Global Warming Expert Focuses on Youth

Posted by henryfool on Wednesday, 15 June 2011 in Environmental Heroes

Since 1989 Weaver has been studying climate issues and, more recently, trying to get governments to act decisively to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, largely from burning of fossil fuels. He’s now come to the conclusion that the federal government isn’t interested, and that it’s time to concentrate...

Gasoline Tax Hike

Posted by Wolf on Wednesday, 15 June 2011 in Fossil Fuels

General Motors CEO, Dan Akerson, would like to see the federal gasoline tax boosted by as much as $1 per gallon in order to encourage drivers to choose more fuel efficient vehicles. If you are a politician in office today, it’s of course anathema to talk about raising fuel taxes – unless of course y...

Why Mattel Toy Packaging is Destroying The Rain Forest

Posted by GreenDog on Wednesday, 15 June 2011 in Earth Violators

Greenpeace has launched a global campaign against Mattel the world's largest toy company. This is part of a decades long campaign to force multi-national corporations to purge operations links to rain forest destruction. Mattel is accused of packing Barbie and other toys with paper made with hardwoo...

What City Will Be the Most Green by 2020?

Posted by GreenDog on Wednesday, 15 June 2011 in Sustainable Development

Can you guess? Boulder CO according to the Daily Camera article by Health Urie. This achievement is subject to Boulder renewing its contract with Xcel Energy with its proposal that includes 90% renewable energy. Boulder is deciding whether to continue to use XCEL or to become a municipal utility....

Coal Vs. Nuclear

Posted by EarthDude on Tuesday, 14 June 2011 in Fossil Fuels

As America struggles down the road toward a coherent energy policy that focuses on a higher degree of self-reliance, policymakers face numerous issues and realities. These include: the finite supply and environmental impact of fossil fuels, the feasibility and costs to implement a widespread switch ...

KKR and Michael Porter:Profitable sustainability goes mainstream

Posted by Greg Lavery on Friday, 10 June 2011 in Sustainable Development

Mainstream business is catching up to what the sustainability community has intuitively known for a long time: a sustainable approach is more profitable. From KKR (the private equity firm) to manufacturers such as Interface FLOR (famous amongst the sustainability community but not often known outsid...

Too Slow on Saving Tropical Forests

Posted by plantitfilm on Friday, 10 June 2011 in Forestry

All but seven percent of the world's tropical forests are “managed poorly or not at all” despite efforts to boost sustainability, according to a major report released Tuesday.Forces driving forest destruction across four continents – including rising food and fuel prices, and growing demand ...

Sustainable Forests Working Worldwide

Posted by grant on Friday, 10 June 2011 in Forestry

A study of the world’s forests has found a 50 per cent rise in sustainably managed tropical woodlands since 2005, helped by rising demand in developed countries for certified wood and UN programmes to reduce carbon emissions. The International Tropical Timber Organisation, an intergovernmen...

Extreme Heat The New Norm

Posted by Wolf on Thursday, 09 June 2011 in Climate Change

The hottest summer day you remember from childhood could be the norm in a few decades; in fact it looks like the heat has already been cranked up. "When scientists talk about global warming causing more heat waves, people often ask if that means that the hottest temperatures will become 'the ne...

The Second Battle of Blair Mountain

Posted by bchristo on Wednesday, 08 June 2011 in Fossil Fuels

The Second Battle of Blair MountainPosted: 08 Jun 2011 08:35 AM PDTGuest post from Chuck Belmont Keeney, Ph.D. the descendant of famed UMWA organized Frank Keeney. The March on Blair Mountain is currently happening in Southern WV. For more information and to support the march visit www.m...

World Ocean Day is today, June 8th

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 08 June 2011 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

The 8th of June is World Oceans Day, our annual chance to celebrate all things marine! Coordinated by The Ocean Project and The World Ocean Network, World Oceans Day encourages us to consider everything that the oceans provide us with — from oxygen to climate regulation, food to pharmaceut...

Photo of a hawksbill turtle caught in a net

California Is on Track to Ban Styrofoam Statewide

Posted by henryfool on Tuesday, 07 June 2011 in Sustainable Development

Styrofoam may seem fleeting. We use it to eat a quick take-out meal, then throw it away. But the stuff is damn near everlasting. When littered, it's carried from the streets to the storm drains to the ocean, making it the second most common type of beach debris in California, according to the Southe...

Thinking About Animals By Tom Boyd

Posted by GreenDog on Tuesday, 07 June 2011 in Animals

I enjoy a good steak. Also chicken, fish, and the occasional pork or lamp chop. Red meat in moderation, to be sure, and not enough fish, but I’m moving in the “right” direction on these matters. I have respect and appreciation for vegetarians, or vegans, but it is not a path I choose. The model I wa...

Is Organic Food the Answer?

Posted by amir on Tuesday, 07 June 2011 in Food

Well, that depends on the question. Of all the things I write about – energy, the greening of business, the politics and policy of climate change, geoengineering – food is by far the most emotional. With near-religious fervor, people debate the merits or demerits of, broadly speaking, two ways to p...

Washington Should Lead on Climate Change

Posted by EarthDude on Monday, 06 June 2011 in Climate Change

Over the next two weeks, representatives from 194 nations will meet in Bonn, Germany, to push forward a deal to stabilize the global climate and help poor countries address the inevitable changes that global warming brings. Tornadoes, record-breaking heat waves, devastatin...

Organic Farming Shows Untapped Potential

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 06 June 2011 in Agriculture

Despite the crippling effects of the recent economic slowdown on many industries, the organic agriculture sector not only sustained itself during this period, but also showed signs of growth."In 2009, organic farming was practiced on 90.4 million hectares (90.4 million acres) worldwide, a 5.7 percen...

It's Only Natural - Organic Farming Down Under

Posted by henryfool on Monday, 06 June 2011 in Agriculture

City customers give organic farmers and sellers reason to keep growing, writes Carli Ratcliff. "Organic food is an imposition of city folk (worried about their colons) on farming folk, telling them how they should farm.'' So said A. A. Gill on his recent visit to Sydney. Though far from the most in...

China's River Systems Are All Polluted

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 06 June 2011 in Lakes/Rivers/Wetlands

The overall environmental situation in China is very grim with all seven major river systems polluted, according to Li Ganjie, Vice Minister of the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection, speaking at a press conference on June 3 to discuss the Report of the State of the Environment of China (2...