At a press conference last Monday, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson announced that the dispersant that BP is using on the oil spill off of the Gulf Coast, called Corexit, is being used in unprecedented ways and unprecedented quantities—over 840,000 gallons and counting.
Friends of the Earth is providing detailed information about the Gulf oil spill, including the history of oil spills, the environmental repercussions and calls to move beyond fossil fuels.
More bad news is emerging about the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA), found in canned food linings and much plastic food and beverage packaging.
As I type this, having just returned from a two-week photography trip to the Arctic, my fingertips tingle, possibly from the lingering cold, or possibly from the trepidation that the tragedy of the Gulf oil spill will someday repeat itself in America’s Arctic Ocean.
The Clean Air Act will be put to work as Lisa Jackson has finalized the first global warming pollution standards for large smokestack industries.
During the week of May 17, people across the country are hosting Green Cleaning parties where they"ll teach their friends and family how to mix their own safe and effective surface cleaners, laundry detergents and more.
Worries about the failure of the oil spill cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico include fears about the chemical dispersants BP is using.
If oil company BP was to blame for the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, it was the Interior Department, headed by Ken Salazar, that was responsible for green-lighting the Deepwater Horizon oil rig behind the disaster.
Mother’s Day is just behind us, and Father’s Day just in front. So what are some ways as parents we can take active steps to curb consumption and go easy on the earth?
Sierra Club’s Trails wiki brings together a wealth of user experiences, photos and more.
