Consider the Children
Children are our most vulnerable citizens, and they deserve our protection.
Semana del 08/04/2007
Querido DiálogoEcológico: He oído que las turbinas de viento matan muchos pájaros, incluso manadas de aves en migración, y que algunas personas se oponen a la energía eólica por esa razón. Si esto es cierto, ¿en qué grado afectan las turbinas a las aves, y qué se está haciendo acerca de ello?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Qué tipos de arenillas para desechos fecales felinos son mejores para el ambiente? ¿Las arenillas de arcilla (las que se "aterronan" automáticamente) u otras variedades? Y ¿qué hay de las otras nuevas alternativas, como las hechas a base de trigo o maíz?
How can ordinary people convince corporations
Beyond the simple exercising of one’s own purchasing power, there are many actions consumers can take—and organizations and resources available to help—to pressure companies to green up their ways.
Nothing Green about Apple
In its latest global "green" ranking of consumer electronics manufacturers, the nonprofit Greenpeace International crowned a new king of environmental responsibility in Chinese PC maker Lenovo. California’s Apple Inc. qualified as the worst of the bunch for the second year in a row.
Despite Heat, Bush Holds Steady on Climate Inaction
President Bush told reporters last week that his administration is not considering any new action to put mandatory caps on greenhouse gas emissions, despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision mandating the establishment of such regulations.
COMMENTARY: Protecting Lake Superior: Religious Leaders, Pharmacists and Volunteers Join Forces to Keep Drugs out of the Water
In an ongoing effort to protect our drinking water and the national jewel Lake Superior, thousands of northern Michigan residents are expected to turn in old and unwanted pharmaceuticals on Earth Day 2007 as a volunteer environmental army opens free collection sites for the third year in a row. Prescription medication and over-the-counter medicines will be collected across a 400-mile area at about two dozen free drop-off sites across Northern Michigan during the third annual Earth Keeper Clean Sweep on Earth Day 2007.
Greener Cat Litter (For Feline Environmentalists)
Dear EarthTalk: What kinds of cat litters are kinder to the environment: traditional clay litters (so-called clumping litters) or other varieties? What about some of the new alternatives, such as those made out of wheat and corn? —Stef Gandolfi, Oakland, CA Traditional clay-based clumping cat litters are the most common and widely sold in supermarkets […]
COMMENTARY: Choose Chocolate, Not Fur: A Rabbit Reality Check
As Easter approaches, hearts and minds naturally turn toward springtime and all that it entails. During this enchanting season, many of us feel the impulse to give colorful Easter baskets brimming with surprises for children. Too often, one such "surprise" is a velvet-eared, live baby bunny, adorably nestled among green plastic grass and pastel chocolate eggs. While it is often tempting to give those cuddly little creatures as pets at Easter, people must educate themselves about the nature and needs of rabbits before taking the bunny plunge.
Environmental Racism Rising in U.S.
According to a new report from the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University, environmental racism is getting worse, not better, in the U.S. despite two decades of advocacy and policy improvements.
Yellowstone Grizzlies May Lose Protection
Environmentalists are vowing to fight a federal proposal to remove endangered species protection from the free-ranging Yellowstone grizzly bear population inhabiting parts of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. They hope to muster enough support to overturn the plans of a Bush administration intent on saving money by declaring the Yellowstone grizzly a wildlife success story—like the bald eagle and the gray wolf.