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Whales ingesting heavy metal, and some humans may be, too

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 03 July 2010 in Human Health

U.S. scientists who took tissue samples from nearly 1,000 sperm whales discovered high levels of toxic and heavy metals that they say could affect the health of millions of people who eat seafood. A report last week noted high levels of cadmium, aluminum, chromium, lead, silver, mercury and...

The Gulf Spill and The Question of Accountability and Sustainability

Posted by plantitfilm on Saturday, 03 July 2010 in Oil Spill

At last the British Petroleum corporation did finally make a fine, pretty mess of the large marine ecosystem of the American Gulf stream, a nice present from the union Jack to her beloved uncle Sam. That it could happen or that it did eventually happen were no longer in the per-mutative realms of pr...

BP Oil Burn Harms Endangered Turtles

Posted by GreenDog on Friday, 02 July 2010 in Fossil Fuels

It gets worse, several wild life groups filed a lawsuit to stop BP from burning spilled oil as it is killing endangered sea turtles. One group was the Animal Welfare Institute. The US District judge ordered BP to restrict its burns. The cure is killing. These turtles are millions of years old and ve...

BP Burning Sea Turtles Alive?

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 01 July 2010 in Earth Violators

Animal welfare groups sued BP for burning endangered sea turtles and asked a federal court to stop the oil giant's "controlled burns" on the Gulf of Mexico spill. "It is horrifying that these innocent creatures whose habitat has already been devastated by the oil spill are now being burne...

Put and End to the Plastic Bag

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 01 July 2010 in Sustainable Development

Heal the Bay is sponsoring new legislation this year to reduce plastic bag litter on our beaches and oceans. AB 1998 has passed out of the Assembly and is heading to the Senate! With your help (send a letter), California could be the first state in the country to adopt a landmark policy to plastic b...

Stop Offshore Drilling and Demand a Clean Energy Future.

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 01 July 2010 in Fossil Fuels

It’s been almost three months since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven people were killed in the explosion and millions of gallons of oil have been dumped into the Gulf of Mexico in what has become the largest oil spill in U.S. history. The Gulf Coa...

New Heroes in the Fight Against Big Oil

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 01 July 2010 in Environmental Heroes

Catastrophes like the spill in the Gulf expose the destructive side of industries and their environmental impacts. They also create unexpected heroes, ordinary people like Lois Gibbs, propelled into the political arena when industrial waste exposed her community in Love Canal, New York, to c...

Where are we at in the Gulf?

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 30 June 2010 in Oil Spill

As I look below at the summary of events in the Gulf at the end of June I think when will this stop? When will I introduce my son to the spinning dolphins? When will the marsh lands and shrimp come back. They broke it can't they fix it? Some good motion but will it be enough? Wednesday, June 30, D...

A Bipartisan Strategy for Energy Leadership

Posted by davebishop on Tuesday, 29 June 2010 in Sustainable Development

By Teryn Norris & Clifton Yin Published by The Huffington Post When President Obama and key Senate leaders meet today to reach a compromise on energy and climate legislation, they should strongly consider increasing federal investment in clean energy technology to at least $15 billion annually....

Above Average Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Forecast by NOAA Scientists

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 29 June 2010 in Oil Spill

Image Provided by NOAA.gov No, it has nothing directly to do with the BP oil spill, but it won't help things... Scientists supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have just announced that the northern Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone--that's the Gulf Dead Zone to you and me, whe...

The Eco 4th of July- Make Your Celebration Eco-Fun!

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 29 June 2010 in Arts and Entertainment

The Fourth of July is right around the corner! Summer’s hottest holiday will no doubt call for backyard barbecuing, fireworks and maybe even a dip in the pool. Here’s how to throw a little green into your mix of red, white and blue. 1. Abandon disposable party wareDisposable plates, cups and utens...

Islands are 'natural nets' for plastic-choked seas

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 29 June 2010 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

By Marcus Eriksen, Marcus Eriksen is an environmentalist and co-founder of the 5 Gyres Project. Here he gives his view on how to clear the oceans of plastic waste. I stood on the shore in Waveland, Mississippi, pointing to the streams where I caught catfish and blue crabs when I was a kid. My ste...

A NEW Earthprotect

Posted by joeycello on Monday, 28 June 2010 in Newsletter Archive

I'm very pleased to present the new Earth Protect: www.earthprotect.com After an extended period of deliberation, design, and development, the NEW Earth Protect website is finally ready, completing the shift from our old web site and design to a state of the art web site. The new site will be a tre...

Growing Green Jobs: A Conversation with Mark Izeman

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 28 June 2010 in Sustainable Development

Mark Izeman is the director of the New York Urban Program, which seeks to advance environmental initiatives in and around New York City. NRDC's goal is not only to protect the health of the greater New York residents and conserve its natural resources, but also to use its advocacy succes...

Which of These Whales are OK to Kill?

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 28 June 2010 in Wildlife Conservation

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Plastic Bags Into Power?

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 28 June 2010 in Sustainable Development

Why should a plastic bag languish in a landfill when it could be powering your computer? THE GIST Plastic recycling is limited by the fact that different types of plastic cannot be mixed. The quality of the recycled plastic may also be poor. Heating plastic bags inside a reactor can...

BP (British feedback)

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 26 June 2010 in Oil Spill

Interesting to hear the rhetoric from across the Atlantic on the oil spill. a) the fact that BP is not providing dividends is hurting old age pensioners b) it wasn't BPs fault -- it was the contractor. My thought: BP is the one who had the lease on the site. Whatever happens at that site is their r...

Hands Across the Sand Story from Lauderdale, FL

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 25 June 2010 in Peace

Brenda Leahy lives two blocks from the beach in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, where her kids, 3 and 5, love playing in the sand and splashing in the water. But Leahy, 46, a Navy veteran in pharmaceutical sales, wonders how much longer they'll have the pleasure. ``I have been so incredibly upset...

Frances Beinecke's Appointed to Watch BP Oil Clean Up

Posted by plantitfilm on Thursday, 24 June 2010 in Oil Spill

The following statement is by Frances Beinecke about her appointment to the commission. I am writing to share some bignews: I have been appointed by President Obama to serve on the commission he has created to examine the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The panel, formal...

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Dead Whale Found in Gulf of Mexico

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 24 June 2010 in Oil Spill

Scientists are investigating whether an approximately 25-foot-long sperm whale found dead in the Gulf of Mexico died due to the massive oil spill. This marks the first whale found dead in the Gulf since the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill April 20. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Admi...