A December 22 incident in which a homeless man spilled five ounces of mercury on an L.A. subway platform gave the media an opportunity to educate the public on the dangers of mercury exposure. Instead, media outlets focused on the potential for terrorism and missed the mercury story. Joel Hogue, president of Elemental Services and Consulting which specializes in mercury spill cleanups, sets the record straight.
As any board or body surfer will tell you, the ocean’s tidal currents pack considerable wallop. So why wouldn’t it make sense to harness all that formidable power, which is not too unlike that of the rivers that drive hydropower dams or the wind that drives wind turbines, to make energy?
<u.Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Qué están haciendo las cadenas de comidas rápidas para reducir—o al menos reciclar–la enorme cantidad de papel, plástico y espumilla que usan diariamente? ¿Existen leyes o reglamentos que las obliguen a ser buenos ciudadanos ambientales?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Cuales son los pros y contras ambientales de abrazar "biocombustibles" basados en plantas para reducir nuestra dependencia en el petróleo?
The U.S. has been regulating fuel economy and emissions in cars and trucks for decades but got a late start addressing similar issues with boats. In 1996, though, recognizing a growing problem of boat engine pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued
On Easter Monday of 2006, 20 people grabbed their camping gear and left the comfort of their homes to erect a tent city at Eagleridge Bluffs, a scenic area in West Vancouver, British Columbia. They were protesting the state government’s plan to build a four-lane highway through the Bluffs that would destroy rare and sensitive ecosystems and would decimate portions of a popular hiking trail.
There’s no doubt 2006 has been a great year for green building—at least in terms of PR.
To find one of the world’s rarest felines, first fly into Tokyo. You’re still a long bus ride, two more flights and a turbulent ferry jaunt from reaching the only spot in the world—a far-flung island in southern Japan’s Yaeyama group—where an observer can spot a wild yamaneko, or mountain cat.
Iris Harden knew that something in her Harlem, Georgia house was making her sick. "I wasn’t educated. I didn’t know it was mold," she says. "All I knew was that something in that house was doing it to me." She had a good idea of the cause after environmental testing found elevated levels of mold spores in her kitchen and bedroom. Her discomfort, headaches and a burning sensation around her eyes became so acute that she had to move out of the house.
Ripples of calamity from Darfur are reverberating across the border into Chad. With more than 200,000 refugees living in camps there and 90,000 East Chadians now displaced by increased violence, mass displacement has wreaked havoc on the already-fragile ecosystem.
Dreaming of traveling to Africa to see lions and elephants in the wild? Wait a few years, and you might be able to save yourself the international plane fare. A group of ecologists and conservationists hopes to "rewild" North America by introducing camels, elephants, cheetahs and other big animals to the Great Plains.
