Join Hands Against Drilling
On June 26, people worldwide will participate in the Hands Across the Sand campaign to protest offshore oil drilling and to support legislation for clean energy.
A Gulf Icon, In Oil
In a recent blog post for Defenders of Wildlife, environmental photographer Krista Schlyer looked at the case of brown pelicans in Louisiana—a species particularly vulnerable to the spill, especially now as they are caring for their young.
Kenaf Paper: Better Than Wood Pulp Standard?
Is kenaf really a greener and more economical alternative to regular wood-pulp based paper? And if so why isn’t it used more widely?
Semana del 13/6/10
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Es verdad que el derrame de petróleo de BP es mucho más serio como amenaza ambiental que los derrames de petróleo anteriores, y si ése es el caso por qué?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Dónde se puede colocar al etanol en la lista de energía alternativa? En lo que respecta al ambiente, ¿es preferible a la gasolina?
Cell Phone Danger: Is Radiation From Our Beloved Devices Making Us Sick?
Is using a cell phone hazardous to your health? We haven’t been using them long enough to know for sure, but some researchers are already worried.
Where does ethanol as an automobile fuel fit into the alternative energy mix?
Some eight million “flex-fuel” vehicles, which can run on either regular gasoline or so-called E85, a mix of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, are now on U.S. roads. Unfortunately, most of them are nowhere near an ethanol filling station, so they are just running on conventional gasoline.
Electronic Recycling Done Right
While consumers across the world increasingly recycle their old batteries, coffee makers and MP3 players, most electric and electronic waste from offices and factories still ends up in landfills. But in Norway, an industry-run program now collects 98% of such waste.
Too Cozy for Comfort
In June 2009, Elizabeth Birnbaum, then-director of the Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service, appointed Sylvia Baca to the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management.
New Tortoises for Galapagos Island
Late last month, 39 giant tortoises were released on Pinta Island in the Galapagos Archipelago in an effort to restore the island’s ecosystem.
Is it true that the BP oil leak is much more of an environmental threat
No one knows for sure how the ongoing oil catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico will affect the deep sea ecosystem, but scientists are not optimistic. Oil from what is now considered the nation’s second largest spill, 1989’s Exxon Valdez mishap, slicked 11,000 square miles of ocean surface and 1,300 miles of pristine Alaskan coastline while killing hundreds