The conservation of habitat and species is THE GOAL of environmentalism. As caretakers of the earth why do we want to protect a species we may never see or habitats that we may never visit? What is the cost? What is the benefit? Who decides?
By Patrick Barkham and Camila Ruz The Guardian (UK) 18 August 2011 Return of otter shows English rivers are healthiest for 20 years, says Environment Agency It has been a long and perilous journey, but otters have finally managed to swim back from the brink of extinction and into every county in England. Two otters […]
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By Staff environmentalleader.com August 25, 2011 Construction activities have begun at an Archer Daniels Midland Company ethanol plant that will be able to capture and store 1 million tons of carbon dioxide a year.[snip] Because all of the captured CO2 is produced from biologic fermentation, a significant feature of the project is its “negative carbon
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By HEIDI GHOLAMHOSSEINI redandblack.com (University of Georgia) August 29, 2011 The new water bottle refilling stations on campus do more than merely refilling bottles. Though it takes dollars to implement these new water fountains in University facilities, the new refill stations actually save money in the long term.[snip] The first water refilling station was installed
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Climate scientist Jason Box says oil sands are a moral issue that he feels compelled to address at Keystone XL pipeline protests By Elizabeth McGowan guardian.co.uk August 2011 His climatology career at Ohio State University is advancing swimmingly. He’s never had a brush with the law. And his wife is eight months pregnant with their
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A new investigative report from Greenpeace, ‘Dirty Laundry’, profiles the problem of toxic water pollution resulting from the release of hazardous chemicals by the textile industry in China. By Raz Godelnik triplepundit.com August 12th, 2011 About a month ago, Puma, one of the world’s leading clothing brands, was asked by Reuters if the company would
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By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica August 10, 2011 This post has been updated with the industry’s response. For years the drilling industry has steadfastly insisted that there has never been a proven case in which fracking has led to contamination of drinking water. Now Environmental Working Group, an advocacy organization engaged in the debate over the
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By TRISTAN SCOTT The Missoulian August 7, 2011 BROWNING – A dramatic expanse of snow-marbled mountains runs like a borderline along the Blackfeet Indian Reservation’s western edge, where a sea of rolling foothills intersects the rugged Rocky Mountain Front. The wild landscape is striking for its beauty, but it is also symbolic. (snip) But with
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By Susanne Rust californiawatch.org August 5, 2011 Bad news about “environmentally friendly” biodegradable plastics: They may not be so environmentally friendly after all. According to research from North Carolina State University, biodegradable plastics can release large amounts of methane while decomposing. And methane is a potent greenhouse gas. The study was funded by Procter &
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Many New York sushi restaurants and seafood markets are playing a game of bait and switch, say two high school students turned high-tech sleuths. By JOHN SCHWARTZ The New York Times August 21, 2008 In a tale of teenagers, sushi and science, Kate Stoeckle and Louisa Strauss, who graduated this year from the Trinity School
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BY KATE KELLAND REUTERS AUGUST 6, 2011 Public bicycle sharing schemes such as Barcelona’s Bicing program or London’s Boris Bikes save lives and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study released Friday. Bike schemes are becoming increasingly popular in cities around the world, with more than 360 already running, but their main aim is
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The Big Green Bus visited the Rio Hotel Wednesday, August 3, 2011. The old Greyhound coach bus has been converted to run on waste vegetable oil and outfitted with solar panels to transport the 13 Dartmouth College students around the country to talk and teach about sustainability. By Kyle Hansen Las Vegas Sun Aug. 3,
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Waste dumping, fishing, mining and climate change are transforming the deep sea ecosystem faster than scientists can study it By Staff www.guardian.co.uk August 3, 2011 There’s trouble in the depths. The deep sea is the last true wilderness on Earth, but 1,800 km below the surface, an environmental crisis is growing. On Monday scientists at
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