Muggles around the world have already rejoiced at the final release of J.K. Rowling’s insanely popular series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which hit the shelves July 21. But this book will leave another legacy besides its literary one—16 countries across the globe, including the U.S., will be printing it on recycled paper.
Tap water is not without its problems. The nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG) in 2005 tested municipal water in 42 states and detected some 260 contaminants in public water supplies, 140 of which were unregulated chemicals
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Es cierto que existe mucho desperdicio en los tampones y toallitas sanitarias y sus envases? ¿Es que existen alternativas menos dañinas al ambiente?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Visité Nueva York recientemente y no podía creer el número de taxis en las calles. ¿Se está haciendo algo para "ecologizar" estos vehículos? Deben ser realmente "tragadores de gasolina" si se considera todo el tiempo parado y las demoras por luces de tráfico que deben absorber.
Some prominent environmentalists say that nuclear power merits reconsideration, but others counter that it will never be a solution to global warming.
Given the potential of energy-efficiency gains and renewable technologies, including solar power, wind energy, biofuels and geothermal, will new nukes even be necessary?
Two non-profit conservation groups, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Turtle Island Restoration Network, filed a formal petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week to grant protected status under the Endangered Species Act to the dwindling numbers of loggerhead sea turtles
The Sierra Club joined ranks last week with 12 of the nation’s largest counties—representing 17 million Americans across 10 states—in announcing the creation of the Cool Counties Climate Stabilization Declaration. The participating counties pledged to reduce their global warming emissions 80 percent by 2050.
A grassroots coalition of environmental, religious, and activist groups launched a campaign last week targeting the Fox News Network for spreading misinformation about global warming.
A recent study in the journal Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems shows that organic farming can yield up to three times as much food as conventional farming in both developed and developing countries.
Live Earth likely inspired many concertgoers and viewers at home to making individual lifestyle changes to slow global warming. But the operations of the New Jersey concert I attended were unbelievably wasteful and retroactive to the day’s overall message, and the focus on saving the human race as opposed to saving important ecosystems and animal species missed the mark completely.
