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Semana del 3/10/09

Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Cuál fueron las consecuencias para el medio ambiente del derramamiento enorme de ceniza de carbón en Tennessee este último diciembre?

Querido DiálogoEcológico: Opero una máquina de clasificación en la oficina de correos, y estoy preocupado por todos los remolinos de polvo de papel que se ven por todo el edificio. Le pregunté a la gerencia y nuestro sindicato si esto era un problema de salud o de seguridad, y ambos dijeron que no, pero no estoy muy seguro de que realmente saben. ¿Pueden ustedes aclarar las cosas?

What is aerial wolf gunning and why does Alaska governor Sarah Palin endorse the practice?

Influential groups like the Alaska Outdoor Council say that wolf populations need culling because subsistence hunters rely on moose and caribou to feed their families.

Totes, Tees and More

Add another groovy tote to your collection; round the bases in vintage-sports-themed tees; cozy up to an allergen-free pillow; let the light in, LED-style; protect yourself naturally for fun in the sun; do some greener grilling.

I run a sorting machine at the post office, and am worried about all the paper

Letter carriers may have bad weather and biting dogs to deal with, but back at the mail sorting facilities, postal workers often face one of the byproducts of the increased mechanization of sorting facilities: paper dust, which can trigger asthma,

COMMENTARY: All Dried Up

Not long ago, my fiancée and I were watching a movie about a small, waterless southern California town. The film led to a conversation about housing policies and the mortgage crisis.

Dirty (Air) Secrets

The American Lung Association released the latest version of its annual "State of the Air" report detailing how the majority of Americans are now subject to unhealthy air pollution levels.

Banning Longlines for Loggerheads

In a move intended to help stave off extinction for endangered sea turtles, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced new restrictions on so-called "longline" fishing techniques in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida’s west coast.

What were the environmental impacts of the huge coal ash spill in Tennessee this past December?

Environmentalists” call for an end to the age of coal—one of the dirtiest and most common of all the fossil fuels we now use—took on new urgency this past December when some 525 million gallons of wet coal ash, enough toxic slurry to flood more than 3,000 acres of nearby land,

Semana del 3/5/09

Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Cuál es el estado de las focas hawaianas con capucha y cómo serán afectadas bajo la nueva designación de monumento nacional en las aguas alrededor de las islas hawaianas?

Querido DiálogoEcológico: Necesitaremos reemplazar pronto nuestras canaletas de techo. ¿Cuáles son nuestras mejores opciones desde un punto de vista ambiental?

Veggie Burger Taste Test

Veggie burgers and dogs get put to the taste test in E Magazine’s very own veggoe burger taste test…

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