Nuking Food
Zapping food has never resonated with the American consumer, but a resurgent nuclear industry is pushing it as a way to combat food-borne illnesses.
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Living With Radiation
The after-effects of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl show that when it comes to radiation, there is no safe dose.
Nuclear Hydrogen: The Clean Byproduct
Some nuclear advocates are hoping the U.S. will eventually embrace a zero-emissions hydrogen energy economy. Strange as it may seem, nuclear strategists have plans to generate hydrogen from nuclear power.
No Nukes, Go Nukes: Two Views
Dr. Ken Schultz, registered nuclear engineer, trades opinions with nuclear opponent Alden Meyer of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
COMMENTARY: How Harry Potter’s Saving Trees
Muggles around the world have already rejoiced at the final release of J.K. Rowling’s insanely popular series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which hit the shelves July 21. But this book will leave another legacy besides its literary one—16 countries across the globe, including the U.S., will be printing it on recycled paper.
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Querido DiálogoEcológico: Es cierto que existe mucho desperdicio en los tampones y toallitas sanitarias y sus envases? ¿Es que existen alternativas menos dañinas al ambiente?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Visité Nueva York recientemente y no podía creer el número de taxis en las calles. ¿Se está haciendo algo para "ecologizar" estos vehículos? Deben ser realmente "tragadores de gasolina" si se considera todo el tiempo parado y las demoras por luces de tráfico que deben absorber.
A Nuclear Phoenix?
Some prominent environmentalists say that nuclear power merits reconsideration, but others counter that it will never be a solution to global warming.
The Clean Energy Path
Given the potential of energy-efficiency gains and renewable technologies, including solar power, wind energy, biofuels and geothermal, will new nukes even be necessary?
Sierra Club Spearheads Cool Counties Initiative
The Sierra Club joined ranks last week with 12 of the nation’s largest counties—representing 17 million Americans across 10 states—in announcing the creation of the Cool Counties Climate Stabilization Declaration. The participating counties pledged to reduce their global warming emissions 80 percent by 2050.
Greens Petition for Endangered Status for Loggerhead Turtles
Two non-profit conservation groups, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Turtle Island Restoration Network, filed a formal petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week to grant protected status under the Endangered Species Act to the dwindling numbers of loggerhead sea turtles