The Shark Who Barked: New Book Teaches Kids About Humans’ Planetary Impact
A popular children’s author has created a story book aimed at young children to entertain and teach them about the effect humans are having on our planet. The Shark Who…
A popular children’s author has created a story book aimed at young children to entertain and teach them about the effect humans are having on our planet. The Shark Who…
…Habitat Fund works with landowners nationwide to protect wetlands, as does Ducks Unlimited Canada. CONTACTS: American Rivers, www.americanrivers.org; Izaak Walton League, www.iwla.org; Wetland Habitat Fund, www.whc.org/wetlandfund; Ducks Unlimited Canada, www.wetlandscanadatrust.com….
What’s the controversy over bison hunting in the U.S. and Canada? —Prakash Thomas, Akron, Ohio Whether or not to allow the hunting of bison (also known as buffalo) is a…
…by halting its drilling plans. In a letter to chairperson of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Richard Lugar (R-IN), Pettigrew complained that hurricane damage is being used to justify…
The extraction, separation and conversion process from sand to oil releases massive stores of greenhouse gases.© www.ienearth.org Some consider tar sands the end of our oil crisis; others see them…
…Defense Council, a Washington DC-based environmental group. ‘‘But like the vast majority of states and public health officials, we oppose trading in a neurotoxin, like mercury.” Sources www.macleans.ca/topstories/news/shownews.jsp?content=n062753A and www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/06/30/epa_faces_fight_on_mercury_policy…
…Sow, an investor corporate accountability group, filed a shareholder resolution proposal last fall with Best Buy asking the company to test free take back in its stores. The company agreed,…
…because it revolves around togetherness and inclusiveness and preparing and eating our favorite foods—and usually doesn’t include any overt commercialism. But just because you don’t have to buy and wrap…
What are the most important foods to buy organic? —Rachel Klepping, Bronxville, NY Given the usual higher prices of organic versus conventionally-grown foods, it can be a challenge to get…
…activism magnifier. The Seattle-based Brainerd Foundation, for instance, makes grants to organizations to “take advantage of online networking and related communications technologies.” Groups can get funded to enhance their Internet…