Organic wines are hot, according to Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, wine columnists for The Wall Street Journal. "They’re attracting unprecedented attention both from consumers and from today’s more skilled winemakers," says Gaiter.
In the latest flare-up regarding endangered species, two conservation groups have filed suit in federal court against the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) for refusing to place the mountain plover, a medium-sized grassland bird that has been in decline in recent years throughout the Rocky Mountain West, on the nation’s endangered species list.
The nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council is hailing a recent decision by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to adopt stricter energy-efficiency standards for nearly two dozen commercial and residential appliances as a victory not only for environmentalists but for the American public.
They say you are what you eat, and that’s the premise of the new book by well-known Princeton philosophy professor Peter Singer, writing with attorney Jim Mason.
Reconciling one’s green values with the urge to shop has never been easy. Most environmental groups today decry Western consumer habits as wasteful and a major cause of ecological degradation in a shrinking world.
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Qué puedo hacer, como individuo solo, para ayudar a reducir el calentamiento global?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Son los retardadores de llama utilizados en muchos productos como precaución de seguridad peligrosos para la salud? Y en la afirmativa, ¿qué se puede hacer para evitar contacto con ellos?
As a philosopher I often stand aghast at the manic speed culture we live in. The need for speed pervades the whole culture, from fast food to pharmaceuticals. Incredibly, we prescribe new medications before time-consuming tests can be done and then, in too many cases, we recall them. High tech is an integral part of this scenario. A computer and a high-speed Internet are necessary to keep pace, or perhaps the high-speed technology is part of the cause of our frenzy.
The environmental community is stepping up pressure on the White House to acknowledge and take action to counter global warming. A trio of environmental groups filed suit against the Bush administration in federal court last week for failing to produce a required report on the impact of warming on the nation’s environment, economy and public health. The Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace teamed up to file the suit, claiming the federal government is obliged to complete such a report every four years under the terms of Global Chance Research Act of 1990.
Hundreds of marine biologists and zoo and aquarium administrators from around the world have come together to step up international pressure on Japan to end its annual "dolphin drive" in which as many as 20,000 small marine mammals are herded into shallow coves and slaughtered or captured by fishermen.
Flame-retardants are in widespread use in both the U.S. and Canada, primarily in carpet padding, foam cushions, polyester bedding and clothing, wallpaper, and the plastic housings for computers, faxes and other electronics
