…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….
…U.S. and Canada beg to differ, as they have been dutifully working for decades to stamp out a disease, Brucellosis, which once ran rampant through domestic cattle herds. The disease,…
…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…
…tar sand would exact a heavy toll. The extraction, separation and conversion process from sand to oil requires huge amounts of energy and water, is brutally destructive to Canada’s forests,…
…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,…
Dear EarthTalk: Any tips for how to make my Thanksgiving greener and less wasteful this year? —Melissa W., Boston, MA Ah, Thanksgiving! For many of us, it’s the favorite holiday…
…conventionally. These include onions, avocados, sweet corn, pineapples, mangos, sweet peas, asparagus, kiwi, cabbage, eggplant, cantaloupe, watermelon, grapefruit, sweet potatoes and honeydew. It’s OK to eat conventionally grown varieties of…
…access, e-mail capabilities and “database enhancement.” Of course, the accessibility of online activism comes with drawbacks, says Antonia Juhasz of American Lands. “If you flood some person’s inbox with e-mails,…
…the Sea-Dweller reference 1665, a watch capable of withstanding underwater pressures to a depth of 610m. Over the years, the brand continued to improve its offering, introducing Ref 16660 ,…
