Damning the Dams North America's native freshwater species—the fish, mussels, crayfish, frogs, snails and other animals that live in rivers and streams—are going extinct as fast as species that live in tropical rainforests. And dams are mostly to blame. That's the message of a recent report, America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2000, released by the […]
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Environmental Groups Profit From "Stranded" Inventory The Green Widget Company (GWC) was in a quandary: Acme Widget Supply had executed a purchase order for $200,000 worth of recycled Widgets in a unique sea foam color, then promptly went out of business. GWC was sitting on inventory it couldn't sell, and it was spending money every […]
Give Your Swimming Pool–and Your Utility Bills–an Energy-Smart Makeover Six million American homes have swimming pools, which provide a cool alternative to the blazing heat of summer months and a refreshing excuse to put off that lawn work just a little bit longer. Unfortunately, the effort it takes to blow up those rafts isn't the […]
Meat Irradiation Gets the Green Light, But is It Safe? Would you eat a fast-food burger that had been “nuked”—exposed to nuclear radiation in order to kill pathogens such as salmonella? Maybe you just did. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the green light to the irradiation of beef and other meat […]
Calamari pizza, blackened tuna caesar salad, shrimp puttanesca—whatever your seafood craving, the nation’s restaurants are likely to have it. New and exotic seafood combinations are popping up on menus across the country and Americans are getting hooked. According to the National Fisheries Institute, we spend about $50 billion on fish and shellfish a year, consuming […]
Banning the Biters With Natural Insect Repellents The common mosquito is, at first glance, a pathetic creature. Weighing, on average (and on an empty stomach), less than two milligrams, it's laughably small. It's so fragile even the slightest breeze can send it spiraling into oblivion. A human, when irritated, may crush it effortlessly between his […]
Sticker Shock at the Pumps Symbolizes the Fossil Fuel Malaise
Unfortunately, you can't buy all the rhetoric. For every company taking very real steps towards sustainability, there's another one stepping directly backwards, but trying to convince you otherwise. These greenwashers topped Earth Day 2000's list… Mobil. Its “Helping the Earth Breathe Easier” ads in The New York Times divert attention from its steadfast membership in […]
Companies in industries not inherently eco-friendly are also realizing their powerful impact on the environment. By rethinking old business practices and implementing innovative new programs, here are a few trying to make that impact a positive one… Delta Air Lines. The third-largest air carrier in the United States, Delta has dramatically reduced its hazardous waste […]
