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The Triumph of Climate Politics

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 30 March 2011 in Earth Violators

Got hope and change? Supply-sider David Stockman was full of it in 1981 when the Reagan Revolution swept the country. Stockman, a rising star in GOP politics, became Reagan’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget and quickly began looking for ways to curtail the dreaded “welfare state.”...

Helping Japan and the Pacific Recover

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 29 March 2011 in Human Health

We have yet to realize the true devastation of the 9.0 Magnitude earthquake, and resulting tsunami, that struck the north Pacific coast of Japan on March 11. All over the world, hearts go out to those affected by this tragedy. Now is the perfect time to do a project that can help give the people in ...

To Burn or To Bury, Garbage and its Future

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 29 March 2011 in Earth Violators

Wisconsin, USA -- Europe burns heaps of garbage, getting lots of electricity and some heat. The United States does not. Proponents say incineration shrinks the waste and produces heat and electricity while reducing the need for landfills and the diesel-drinking trucks tasked with taking trash to o...

No More Fukushimas, please?

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 28 March 2011 in Sustainable Development

The situation at the damaged nuclear reactors in Fukushima is dire. Two days ago, three workers were exposed to water containing radioactive materials 10,000 times the normal level in the basement of Reactor No. 3. This reactor is especially dangerous because it contains MOX fuel, a mixture of...

Pull the Plug on Global Warming

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 28 March 2011 in Energy Efficiency

Editors note: At the request by Albert Kong, Vrinda Agarwal and Shilpa Bhat - students from R.J. Grey Junior High School, who are participating in the Siemens We Can Change the World challenge, Acton Patch is running this article that was submitted by the group. We thought it wa...

Is Environmentalism Still Dead?

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 24 March 2011 in Ecotourism

In 2004, Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger wrote an essay titled "The Death of Environmentalism" that shook the environmental community -- although probably not quite enough. Nordhaus and Shellenberger (N and S) have gone on to form The Breakthrough Institute, arguing that we need technolo...

Kansas Blames EPA for Bad Air Quality

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 24 March 2011 in Air Quality

March 24, 2011 The Kansas House has approved a resolution saying the Environmental Protection Agency air-quality regulations are hurting the national economy. The resolution approved Wednesday urges Congress to stop funding EPA's air-quality work and to stop the agency from regulatinggreenhouse g...

The Wisdom of Youth, Earth Force and Other Youth Develop Charter of Planet Responsibility

Posted by davebishop on Wednesday, 23 March 2011 in General Environment

Charter of ResponsibilitiesLet’s Take Care of the PlanetWe, the young people of the world, and the delegates of this International Conference, invite you to share the responsibility to take care of the Planet.This Charter, created by the gathering of 53 countries, represents the responsibilities and...

Earth Hour 2011

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 21 March 2011 in Energy Efficiency

About Earth HourEarth Hour is a global initiative in partnership with WWF. Individuals, businesses, governments and communities are invited to turn out their lights for one hour on Saturday March 26, 2011 at 8:30 PM to show their support for environmentally sustainable action. The event began in Syd...

Basalt reaps the rewards after winning plastic bag challenge

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 21 March 2011 in Solar

One good environmental deed in Basalt led to another on Wednesday.Aspen Times staff reportAspen, CO Colorado BASALT — One good environmental deed in Basalt led to another on Wednesday. The town won a contest last year to reduce plastic shopping bag use, and Wednesday it reaped the fruits of that s...

Environmentalist Jane Goodall to speak at Penn State

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 21 March 2011 in Environmental Heroes

“I have a broken wrist, black eye and many bruises.” Exhausted from travel, and boarding a plane to Cincinnati for a lecture, renowned environmentalist Jane Goodall explained in a telephone interview on Sunday that she sustained several minor injuries after falling down a cellar. Ho...

CELEBS Say "TURN IT OFF! EARTH HOUR THIS SATURDAY

Posted by GreenDog on Sunday, 20 March 2011 in General Environment

Since the first Earth Hour in 2007, supporters have included: The Most Reverend Archbishop Desmond Tutu, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, actress Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue, Yoko Ono, Ashton Kutcher, Brazilian supermodel Giselle Bundchen, TV host and landscaper Jamie Durie, Kevin ...

Snows of Kilimanjaro defy global warming predictions

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 19 March 2011 in Climate Change

If there is a poster child for global warming, it may be the vanishing snows of Kilimanjaro, which were predicted to disappear as early as 2015 in a widely-publicized report a decade ago. However, the famed snowcap is stubbornly persisting on the African peak and may not fully vanish for ...

Water is Essential to Life. Participate in World Water Day

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 19 March 2011 in Water Conservation

What is the one natural substance that is MOST vital to life on Earth? Water. Without water, life is impossible for most creatures and plants. Clean water is essential to life, and as the Earth’s population grows, water is becoming more and more a limiting factor to human life. Concentrating ...

Oahu's Wind Power Meets Increasing Energy Needs

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 19 March 2011 in Wind

If the Interisland Wind Project brought 400 megawatts of wind power from Lanai and Molokai to Oahu as planned, this would bring the island's total wind power to 500 megawatts, meeting increasing energy needsA new study has found that an additional 400 megawatts of wind power, coupled with existing w...

Gray Wolves to Loose Federal Protection

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 19 March 2011 in Wildlife Conservation

The species' endangered status will be lifted and wolf hunting will resume in Idaho and Montana under a settlement reached by wildlife advocates and the Interior Department. BILLINGS, Mont.—— Facing mounting pressure from Congress over gray wolves, wildlife advocates reached an agreement ...

Japan winds change to blow over Pacific

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 16 March 2011 in Earth Violators

Winds are set to blow low-level radiation from Japan's quake-crippled nuclear power plant out over the Pacific Ocean in coming hours, easing health worries after drifting toward Tokyo early on Tuesday, experts said. After the more serious 1986 Chernobyl disaster in the Sovie...

Greenpeace Building a New Boat

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 11 March 2011 in Environmental Heroes

Greenpeace is building "the world's first ever purpose-built environmental campaigning vessel." And to help raise the cash needed to finish the project, they've deployed what is arguably the coolest interactive flash website any environmental non-profit has ever used. The Rainbow Warrior name...

Japan's Biggest Quake?

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 10 March 2011 in General Environment

The magnitude-8.9 quake that struck off Japan’s coast on March 11 is the largest in the country's recorded history. Even if its magnitude is downgraded in the coming days, as sometimes happens as more data are analyzed, the quake will remain a benchmark in a country that has seen many major quakes....

Millions of Dead Fish Litter Redondo Beach Harbor

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 in Earth Violators

Millions of dead fish washed up in King Harbor in Redondo Beach, Calif., on Monday, and authorities brought in skimmers and bulldozers to remove them. The dead sardines, anchovies and mackerel were so abundant, they formed a 12- to 18-inch layer on the harbor floor. The dead fish clean-up has cost $...