Light Pollution is a Threat to Wildlife, Safety and the Starry Sky After hours of driving south in the pitch-black darkness of the Nevada desert, a dome of hazy gold suddenly appears on the horizon. Soon, a road sign confirms the obvious: Las Vegas 30 miles. Looking skyward, you notice that the Big Dipper is […]
Japan fights international opinion to continue hunting cetaceans.
Although there are many socially responsible banks, credit unions and loan funds, ShoreBank Pacific (an outgrowth of Chicago’s South Shore Bank) stands out for environmentalists eager to put their savings or banking dollars to work directly supporting green efforts.
Dr. Philip Landrigan has long played an important role in advancing the field of pediatric environmental health — first as an officer in the U.S. Public Health Service, then as an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, senior advisor on children’s health to the Environmental Protection Agency and, most recently, director of the Mount Sinai Center for Children’s Health and the Environment,
New Technologies Power the Car of the Future Every year, 30,000 people die in the U.S. from airborne toxins released by automobiles. Also largely because of the car, 100 million Americans live in areas with dangerous ground-level ozone concentrations. It's plain that, with a million cars a month adding to the 200 million already here, […]
The electric & magnetic fields (EMFs) emitted from power lines and electrical appliances may cause health problems such as miscarriage, cancer & ALS.
The headlines are full of corporate scandals involving Enron, WorldCom, Xerox and even Martha Stewart Omnimedia, with the result that big business is under scrutiny as never before. In an effort to improve companies” social and environmental practices while also maximizing long-term revenues, many public and private pension funds are discovering the benefits of investing […]
A Threatened Ecosystem? Contacts Regional Water Quality Control Board Surfrider Foundation San Diego
Saving for the future is not a new idea. But one family in Austin, Texas has put a new twist on meeting their water needs. With a homebuilt water barn, Michael McElveen and his wife, Kathy, now use rainwater to satisfy all their water needs for drinking, irrigating their organic garden and orchard, and supplying their fish pond and swimming pool.
Steller sea lions were once the primary prey of the killer whale. Now this marine mammal, protected under the Endangered Species Act, may face an even more threatening foe: the Canadian fish farmer. Driven by a shortage of pollock and herring stocks, sea lions are infiltrating coastal fish farms, where plentiful salmon are easy prey. […]
