The Ocean’s Prey Problem
The food source upon which commercial and recreational fish, marine mammals and seabirds depend to survive is being steadily exhausted.
Is there really such a thing as sun-protective clothing?
While there will always be a place for high-quality sunscreen on body parts exposed to the sun, covering up elsewhere—ideally with clothing designed to absorb or shield the sun”s damaging ultraviolet (UV) radiation—can minimize a person”s skin cancer risk significantly.
Semana del 12/04/2009
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Sigo topándome con gente que dicen que el calentamiento global a raíz de actividades humanas es solamente una teoría, y que el mismo número de científicos que dudan de ella la creen. ¿Pueden Uds. resolver la cuestión?<hr><hr>Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Son estables las poblaciones de elefante en la actualidad?
COMMENTARY: Food Fight
Over the past several weeks, blog posts and alternative media sites were riddled with panic over H.R. 875, the new bill introduced in the House over food safety regulations.
Renewable Energy Mapping (with Google)
The National Audubon Society and the Natural Resources Defense Council have teamed up with Internet giant Google in launching an innovative online mapping project.
Jaguar Recovery Moves Forward
A federal district court judge in Arizona last week struck down the federal government’s refusal to develop a species recovery plan for the critically endangered jaguar.
How To Convince Doubters That Warming Is Real?
I keep meeting people who say that human-induced global warming is only theory, that just as many scientists doubt it as believe it.
Semana del 5/04/2009
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Estoy contemplando la compra de una casa que está muy cerca de una estación de gasolina. ¿Es sano vivir tan cerca de una gasolinera? ¿Qué debería investigar? Tengo bebés y niños pequeños.
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Es verdad que los parques zoológicos tienen programas serios para salvar especies en peligro, además de poner a algunos cautivos en exhibición para que el público los vea?
President For The Planet
Obama’s green team can’t solve this crisis alone….
EPA Halts Mountaintop Removal Mining Permits
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week that it is halting new permits for mountaintop removal coal mining until water quality impacts from the practice can be fully assessed.