Reported in The Guardian:
None of the companies operating in Canada‘s tar sands have met a commitment to clean up the vast and expanding sprawl of toxic waste ponds, an official report has found.
The report, from Alberta’s Energy Resources Conservation Board, further challenges the Canadian government’s claims to responsible mining of the tar sands.
Canada’s prime minister, [...]
Lawyer Chris Byrd had just won a court victory on behalf of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. After a four-day trial, a jury had ruled that a Marion County couple had illegally filled in wetlands by an aquatic preserve along the Rainbow River. Instead of celebrating, the DEP attorney felt worried.
“As soon as the [...]
For more information on Northern Elephant Seals, check out my blog, Elephant Seals of Piedras Blancas.
A news report by Alison Smith from the UK on research being led by a scientist there:
Seals wearing special tags are playing a vital role in collecting temperature and salinity measurements from the polar oceans, delivering insights for weather forecasters, [...]
By Elizabeth Grossman on Science Blogs
“If we could get growers to comply with the law, that would revolutionize agriculture in this country,” said United Farm Workers (UFW) national vice president Erik Nicholson explaining the circumstances that led to the creation of the Equitable Food Initiative. As Nicholson describes it, despite Americans’ intense interest in food [...]
By Joan Crowder — Special to The Tribune
In this photo by Joan Crowder, Lisa Harper Henderson works to cut the plastic. It’s very tight on the seal’s neck. Ultimately, it would kill her.
Rescuers from The Marine Mammal Center in Morro Bay removed a packing strap from the neck of a female elephant seal at the [...]
It’s reassuring to see this getting coverage, but it’s been reported for years. Why would any beekeeper still be feeding his bees junk food?
By Richard Valdmanis
BOSTON | Mon Jun 3, 2013 1:46pm EDT
(Reuters) – Bee keepers’ use of corn syrup and other honey substitutes as bee feed may be contributing to colony collapse by depriving [...]
Well here’s some news: radiation emitted from wireless devices such as cell phones and routers prevents seeds from sprouting; i.e., life from living. Thanks to David Kofahl for passing this one along:
“The students placed six trays filled with Lepidium sativum, a type of garden cress into a room without radiation, and six trays of the [...]
Common Dreams posts:
Ignoring Bee Crisis, EPA Greenlights New ‘Highly Toxic’ Pesticide
Green group: ‘The EPA continues to put industry interests first to exacerbate an already dire pollinator crisis.’
- Lauren McCauley, staff writer
Despite new findings that prove a heightened crisis in US bee populations and a recent ban in Europe on similar chemical applications, the Environmental Protection [...]
CNN — If Roger Moukarzel’s camera could talk, it would have some colorful stories to tell. From the front line of the Lebanese wars, to the bewitching fashion houses of Italy and France, the Beirut-born photographer has crossed every continent in search of the perfect picture… For 15 years he worked for news agencies Sygma [...]
Living on Earth explores the cost of not regulating pollution”
Critics argue that EPA regulation is costly to business and the US economy. But a new report from OMB shows that the financial benefits of environmental regulation outweigh the costs ten-fold. Harvard Professor Joe Aldy talks with host Steve Curwood about benefits of EPA rules
Transcript
CURWOOD: From [...]
By PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN
for the NY Times
Published: May 11, 2013
DEL AIRE, Calif. — Fruit looms large in the California psyche. Since the 1800s, dewy images of oranges, lemons and other fruits have been a lure for seekers of the state’s postcard essence, symbols of fertile land, felicitous climate and the possibilities of pleasure.
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The City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department is proud to introduce Gainesville’s first Florida “Get to Know” nature-based youth art contest. “Get to Know” invites all youth (19 and younger) to get outdoors and “get to know” their natural world! Head to www.gettoknow.ca to submit art, writing, photography, video or music inspired by your [...]
From NPR:
Three popular pesticides will soon be illegal in the European Union, where officials hope the change helps restore populations of honey bees, vital to crop production, to healthy levels. The new ban will be enacted in December.
“I pledge to do my utmost to ensure that our bees, which are so vital to our ecosystem [...]
Greetings, Green Gainesville!
We’re pleased to announce that our next
Green Drinks meeting will be held at the new
The Brew Spot Café
1000 NE 16th Ave.
May 1, 6 – 8 p.m.
When was the last time you did a chemistry experiment? Jeff Keaffaber, co-owner of The Brew Spot Café, has a treat for you and anyone who wants [...]
Deep in the jungle where the borders of Vietnam meet those of Laos and Cambodia is a region known as “the lost world.” Large mammals never seen before by Western science have popped up frequently in these mountains in the last decade, including a half-goat/half-ox, a deer that barks, and a close relative of the [...]
By Louis Sahagun reports for the Los Angeles TimesApril 27, 2013, 5:05 p.m.
Many of the nation’s 440 military bases were established in what were once sparsely populated hinterlands where soldiers trained without complaints from neighbors about the roar of warplanes and the sound of gunfire and explosions.
Now, with urban sprawl pushing up against perimeter fences, [...]
For Earth Day, Jennifer Weeks reflects on some places that were saved for Slate:
Storm King Mountain on the banks of the Hudson River in New YorkCourtesy of Ahodges7/Wikimedia Commons
The first Earth Day, in 1970, was inspired by anger. The nation was a mess. Four million gallons of oil from a blown offshore well were smearing [...]
Truthout talks to Ozzie Zehner about Green Illusions:
Every day, the news about climate change and the harms that are sure to accompany it gets worse and worse. To many environmentalists, the answer is simple: power shift. That is, shift from fossil fuels to clean, green, renewable, alternative energy. Well-meaning concerned citizens and activists have jumped [...]
By CURTIS MORGAN of the Miami Herald,
cmorgan@MiamiHerald.com
Hunting for oil and gas deposits off the Atlantic coast with gear that produces underwater sound blasts 100,000 times stronger than a jet engine could harm or kill tens of thousands of whales and dolphins, an environmental group contends in a new report.
The devices, called seismic air guns, are [...]
Tom Henry of the Toledo Blade profiles God’s work through a nun’s hands:
BRYAN — As she sticks her hands into topsoil, Sister Rita Wienken is oblivious to the chill that lingers after months of frost.
She feels the warmth of God’s love.
“Soil is the skin of Earth and is alive with thousands of species whose relationships [...]
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