COMMENTARY: The Business of Water
The links between energy and water have significant strategic implications for many businesses and will affect companies outside the energy and utility sectors.
Polar Bear Tug-of-War
A coalition of industry groups has joined forces to sue the Bush administration over listing the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Losing the Rainforest
For the first time in three years, deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon basin increased, jumping 69% from the prior year alone.
Is The Livestock Industry Already Cloning Meat To Boost Production?
What’s the story with animal cloning? Is the meat industry really cloning animals now to "beef up" production?
Semana del 07/09/2008
Querido DiálogoEcológico: He oído que la concientización ecológica cada vez mayor en todo el mundo ahora se ha ampliado al "más allá", y los entierros pueden ahora incluso ser "verdes." ¿Es eso verdad?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Cuál es la historia hoy en día con los sprays tipo aerosol? Creía que los productos químicos que agotan el ozono y que se usan en ellos habían sido eliminados ya en los años 70. ¿Es esto verdad? Si es así, ¿qué se utiliza ahora como propulsor? ¿Siguen siendo los aerosoles malos para la capa de ozono?
What’s the deal nowadays with aerosol spray cans?
Modern-day aerosol sprays no longer deplete the ozone layer, but they still contain hydrocarbons and/or compressed gases notorious for their contribution to global warming, and they also emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that contribute to ground-level ozone levels
COMMENTARY: Pulling Weeds Down Under
Taking off from the northern end of Sydney’s gigantic bridge, we sped across the famous harbor, watching sailboats gather beneath the steel structure and the city opening up behind us. We headed to a tiny spit of land to pull weeds with Conservation Volunteers Australia.
Bush Wants to Loosen the Rules
Greens are worried that the Bush administration is rushing to loosen rules protecting endangered species before its term is up in January.
White House Hearts Oceans?
Last Monday the Bush administration announced that it is considering protecting some 891,000 square miles of Pacific Ocean waters as marine sanctuaries and monuments.
I’ve heard that increasing eco-awareness around the world has now extended itself to the afterlife
Modern western-world burial practices are arguably absurd, all things considered: We pack our dearly departed with synthetic preservatives and encase them in impenetrable coffins meant to defy the natural forces of decomposition that have been turning ashes to ashes and dust to dust for eons. And in the process we give over thousands of acres of land every year to new cemetery grounds from coast to coast.