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Semana del 12/6/11
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Es verdad que sólo un puñado de centrales eléctricas caducas a carbón generan una cantidad desproporcionada de la contaminación de mercurio engendrada en Estados Unidos? Si ese es el caso, ¿se está haciendo algo para limpiar estos sitios o cerrarlos?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Cuál fue la naturaleza del acuerdo forjado recientemente entre grupos ecologistas y el gobierno de EEUU para la protección de lobos en las Montañas Rocosas del Norte?
The Last Mountain
With just one mountain still standing in West Virginia’s Coal River Valley, filmmaker Bill Haney and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. join resilient locals in an all-out battle to save “the last mountain” from destruction by coal giant Massey Energy. Coal giant Massey Energy’s mountaintop removal mining has brought down millions of acres of forests, reduced […]
Petfinder
Find the furry friend who is your family’s perfect match with Petfinder’s easy-to-use app. There is something downright addictive about scrolling through the adoptable pets on Petfinder. For those who can’t resist the daily pull of puppy (or kitten, or even rabbit or horse) eyes, the Petfinder app (named one of the top 10 phone […]
The USDA’s Genetically Modified Dilemma
Environmental Organizations Sue the USDA for its Approval of Genetically Engineered AlfalfaThe U.S. Department of Agriculture was recently back in the courts defending its favorite biotech company, Monsanto. Last month, a coalition of farmers and food safety groups sued the agriculture department for approving genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa without first adequately analyzing the biotech crop’s […]
The Year of Record Emissions
The year 2010 marked the worst energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in our history.
The Missing Metals
Electric cars and wind turbines need rare-earth metals—metals that are in short supply and mostly imported from China.
Semana del 5/6/11
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Puede explicar la Ley de Cosméticos Seguros de 2010? ¿Qué pretende hacer y se ha convertido ya en ley?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Cuál será el efecto de toda la inundación por el Río Misisipí para granjeros orgánicos, dados todos los contaminantes en el agua? ¿Cuando se recuperen, ¿podrán todavía certificar sus productos como orgánicos?
Where It Comes From, Where It Goes
Energy for Electricity Is Not the Same as for TransportationAt a recent party, a young man claimed that we needed wind power to avoid fighting a war in the Middle East. This is mistaken. Wind power generates electricity, while the Mideast is a source of oil used to drive cars. They’re not the same thing. […]
Altered Foods, Altered Bodies
A first-of-its-kind study discovers that pesticides associated with genetically modified foods persist in our bloodstreams.