Setting Limits on the Everglades Reservoir
The nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council has forced a costly delay in the construction of a huge reservoir in Florida designed to help restore the Everglades.
May 2008
What is the status of wetlands in North America?
The continental U.S. has lost almost 120 million acres of wetlands since European settlement in the early 1600s; Canada has lost roughly 50 million. Major factors today include agricultural expansion, road building, residential development and the building of large facilities like shopping malls, factories, airports and, ironically, reservoirs
Time to Clear the Air on Immigration
Blaming immigration for our environmental problems amounts to charging the batter who made the last out with losing the whole game.
COMMENTARY: Saving the Scrub
David Wilcove is a professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University. He answers questions related to his work to conserve the native scrub ecosystem in Florida, and to save the northern spotted owl and old-growth forest habitat in the Pacific Northwest.
McCain Woos Green Vote
John McCain accepts global warming, and vows to act on climate challenges.
Americans = Least Green Consumers
In the first national ranking of environmental friendliness among consumers, Brazilians and Indians scored highest for their minimal resource use and low carbon footprints. Americans scored the worst.
What initiatives are taking place on college campuses to reduce the footprints
What initiatives are taking place on college campuses to reduce the footprints
Semana del 18/05/2008
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Me gustaría realmente comer sanamente pero tengo que viajar constantemente. ¿Cómo puedo comer platos de preparación rápida sin tener que terminar siempre para en McDonald’s y Burger King?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Son los filtros solares seguros? ¿Cuáles recomiendan Uds que protegerán mi piel contra el sol y no causarán otros problemas?
Are sunscreens safe? Which ones do you recommend that will protect my skin from the sun and not cause other issues?
Tests conducted by the Environmental Working Group found that most sunscreens provide inadequate protection against the suns harmful rays and may also contain unsafe chemicals. Fortunately, there are safer and more effective sunscreens now on the market, mostly available at natural foods markets.
I really want to eat healthy and organic but am constantly traveling and on the go
The latest trend in fast food is healthy and organic, and luckily for conscious consumers, several chains offering just such fare are taking root in different parts of the U.S. One of the leaders of this small but scrappy pack of fast food upstarts is O”Naturals.