semana del 27/05/2007
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Están respirando gases nocivos mis niños cuando viajan en los buses escolares?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Qué es la "polución de luz"? ¿Es realmente un factor en el cáncer del seno?
E Magazine Categories
Natural Baby, Toxic World
Raising a natural baby in a chemical world is not so easy. For eco-conscious parents, life’s full of choices on everything from diapers to parenting styles.
The Big Green Merge
Last week, two leading environmental groups, the Pew Charitable Trusts environmental program and the National Environmental Trust, agreed to join forces. The merged entity, with 80 staffers and an annual budget topping $70 million, qualifies as one of the largest environmental advocacy organizations in the world.
The Greening of Apple?
A new banner with the words "A Greener Apple" cropped up on Apple Inc.’s website recently, linking to a personal letter from company founder and CEO Steve Jobs proclaiming that the company is finally going green. In the letter, Jobs writes that consumers, employees, shareholders and the industry "want us to be a leader in [green practices], just as we are in the other areas of our business. So today we’re changing our policy."
COMMENTARY: The P Word
It’s a very inconvenient truth: The organized environmental movement has been almost totally ineffective at protecting the environment since the mid 1980s.
Semana del 20/05/2007
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Sé acerca de los problemas del ozono estratoférico, pero, ¿qué significa "ozono a nivel terrestre" y por qué es un problema?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Existen organizaciones que se ocupen específicamente de los problemas ambientales enfrentados por los vecindarios pobres o de minorías?
The Can-Do Congress?
The Republican old guard is gone, and with new Democratic majorities in both houses, there’s finally hope for serious legislation on energy and climate. But many hurdles remain—and do the pending bills go far enough?
The Battle to Ban Toxic Toys
Phthalates are found in everything from cosmetics to IV bags to children’s toys, and environmentalists and environmentally minded legislators are beginning to worry about long-term exposure to the chemical compounds.
Interior Hangs Science-Altering Official Out to Dry
Julie MacDonald, a senior Interior Department official criticized by environmentalists for revising scientific reports to minimize protection of endangered species, resigned her post last week. Critics charge that MacDonald, a civil engineer by training, repeatedly instructed federal biologists to change their recommendations on identifying "critical habitats" for threatened wildlife in order to favor development and resource extraction interests.
DOE Dodges Real Energy Efficiency
Two leading environmental groups, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Earthjustice joined the state of Massachusetts last week in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The suit charged the DOE with failing to update energy-efficiency criterion for commercial heating and cooling equipment when it released new standards this past March.