By The Numbers: Disappearing Fish
…they comprise 37%. There’s money in keeping the fish in the water. A chart in the report shows the global value of forage fish remaining in the water as prey…
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The Environmental Spending Gap
…drinking water? © Boogie Green What’s a fair price to keep toxic chemicals out of the food supply, to ensure the future of ocean and freshwater fish stocks, to keep…
I am a bartender in Sacramento and I would love to be able to use some sort of locally made
…via e-mail The rerouting of South Florida”s fragile water table to irrigate thirsty sugar plantations contributed to the decimation of the Everglades, one of the nation”s most unique and diverse…
Are the rumors true that refilling and reusing some types of plastic
…at least a few times if properly washed with hot soapy water. But recent revelations about chemicals in Lexan (plastic #7) bottles are enough to scare even the most committed…
How much of an effect, if any, does the carbon dioxide in carbonated beverages have on global warming?
…all (on virtually all personal and ecological counts). And water drawn from the kitchen faucet requires no disposable packaging or shipping to get there, thanks to the highly efficient water-delivery…
Wildlife Refuge Slide Show — By Roddy Scheer
…prevented many species from certain extinction in the future. Today Pelican Island and its avian inhabitants face new yet nevertheless treacherous threats such as encroaching human development, water contamination, invasive…
Down the Drain
…the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Connecticut, on a site overlooking the tidal Norwalk River, which flows into Long Island Sound. The garbage (including no less than three water bottles) was…
Feed the Needy, Not the Greedy
Right up there with air and water, one of the last things in nature we should be tampering with is our food—at least not without due consideration of all the…
Katrina Turning Big Easy Into Big Cesspool
…as a result of the stagnant water and conditions,” said the federal government’s Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt. Public health officials warn that tainted water can also seep…
Solar by the Millions
…announced to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) their 10 Million Solar Roofs and 10 Million Gallons of Solar Water Heating Act of 2010, modeled on California’s Million Solar Roofs…