Science, and the scientific method, does not use “values” — unless they are mathematical values. However where, when and why science is applied to solve environmental problems does come down to values: Earth Ethics.
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 Clara Moskowitz SPACE.com 09 August 2011 An extremely powerful solar flare, the largest in over four years, rocked the sun early Tuesday (Aug. 9), but is unlikely to wreak any serious havoc here on Earth, scientists say. “It was a big flare,” said Joe Kunches, a space scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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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 Staff www.massey.ac.nz 08/08/2011 It may not be easy being green, but students from Michigan State University believe it is the way forward for universities worldwide. In New Zealand last week, 28 first-year students from the university took part in a two-week study abroad programme hosted by Massey’s Sustainability Group, chaired by Dr Allanah Ryan,
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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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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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By Richard Black BBC News 28 July 2011 An exceptional wildfire in northern Alaska in 2007 put as much carbon into the air as the entire Arctic tundra absorbs in a year, scientists say. The Anaktuvuk River fire burned across more than 1,000 sq km (400 sq miles), doubling the extent of Alaskan tundra visited
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By DENIS D. GRAY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS July 25, 2011 BANGCOCK –The environment of military-dominated Myanmar, often described as Asia’s last bio-diversity frontier, is being degraded as China and other neighbors rush to use its natural resources with few governmental safeguards, exiled activists said Monday. Projects to harvest lucrative timber, build hydropower dams and mine
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By Leona Johnson The Cleveland Plain Dealer August 02, 2011 CLEVELAND, Ohio — Teenagers farming in the heart of Cleveland are growing up themselves in the process. The students, ages 14 to 18, help transform neighborhoods through urban gardening while developing individuality, self-esteem and confidence. More than 60 high school students are working for minimum