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E.P.A. Weighs Risks of Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas – NYTimes.com

Trish Riley — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:30:39 +0000

CANONSBURG, Pa. — The streams of people came to the public meeting here armed with stories of yellowed and foul-smelling well water, deformed livestock, poisoned fish and itchy skin. The culprit, these people argued, was hydraulic fracturing, a method of extracting natural gas that involves blasting underground rock with a cocktail of water, sand and chemicals.

via E.P.A. Weighs Risks of Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas – NYTimes.com.

Fantastic Video about Chemicals in Cosmetics

Trish Riley — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:17:52 +0000

Katrina vanden Heuvel – Making the economy more just

Trish Riley — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:03:46 +0000

GoGreenNation.org and the Gainesville Environmental Film and Arts Festival (Cinema Verde) are setting up as B Corporations… fair to consumers, workers and shareholders. This is our sustainable future:

“Those who believe the financial sector should serve rather than dominate the economy will welcome these reforms. They are radical and achievable. But they will demand determined idealism and tough organizing in the years ahead.”

via Katrina vanden Heuvel – Making the economy more just.

Oakland’s Food Map

Christine — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:14:28 +0000

Oakland has many neighborhoods where social action has improved food access, in West Oakland in particular. But many people continue to live in areas that qualify as food deserts, where there are no outlets to purchase healthy food within walking distance. Even more, lack awareness of food justice as an organizing issue, and of food distribution networks, community gardens and urban food co-ops and farmers markets as ways to start to address these issues. Use our map to find resources--but also to note where they are lacking.

Grassroots summit could start rebellion for a better future

Trish Riley — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:43:43 +0000

Hmmmm… hope this turns out to be a viral trend!

“The attendance of more than 600 people, including some from Pottstown, at last week’s state summit, “Building One Pennsylvania” was encouraging.

Those attending the summit last Friday in Lancaster displayed a commitment to progress and change that is desperately needed for the future and for the economy.”

via Grassroots summit could start rebellion for a better future – The Mercury Opinion: Pottstown, PA and The Tri County areas of Montgomery, Berks and Chester Counties (pottsmerc.com).

California requires changes in animal agriculture

Christine — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:35:52 +0000

The State of California will end the sale of eggs from out-of-state battery cage facilities beginning January 1, 2015.

On Tuesday, July 6, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law Assembly Bill No. 1437, which requires all sales in California of shell (whole) eggs for human consumption to comply with the state’s Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act. This act prohibits the confinement of egg-laying hens in a manner that does not allow the birds to fully extend both wings without touching the side of an enclosure or other egg-laying hens, effectively banning the use of battery cages.

http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/california-bans-battery-cage-eggs-as-of-2015/.

As simple and humane as this sounds, it has been very controversial — opponents quibble over the language of what it means to ‘extend both wings’ — and predict the egg industry will move out of California. They resist the idea that the public is recoiling from what they are learning about how food animals live.

Las Vegas Bars Recycle Glass Bottles Into Building Material – Earth911.com

Trish Riley — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:09:25 +0000

I am so into finding new uses for glass. Love this!

“Have you ever ordered a drink at a bar or restaurant and wondered what happened to the bottle it came in?

On the Las Vegas Strip, these bottles may end up as the facade for buildings when mixed with recycled cement, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.”

via Las Vegas Bars Recycle Glass Bottles Into Building Material – Earth911.com.

Is Sustainability an Impossible Dream?

Trish Riley — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:40:37 +0000

We claim to live sustainably if we can harvest or extract the earth’s resources without depleting or permanently damaging them. By that standard, no one in a country that devours coal, oil and water — and uses up a quarter of the earth’s resources — can live sustainably. Our collective footprint is just too huge.

To live sustainably, we first need to be part of a greater, systemic transformation toward a culture that regards that as a worthy goal.

via Robyn Griggs Lawrence: Is Sustainability an Impossible Dream?.

New York City to Recycle Clothing, Shoes, Textiles Starting This Fall | Ecouterre

Trish Riley — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:39:17 +0000

Gotham officials have their work cut out for them. Over 190,000 tons of textiles made their way into Big Apple landfills in 2008 alone, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “You can open a black bag at the landfill and see what looks like new clothing,” Robert Lange, the director of Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling in New York, tells the Associated Press. “It is easier to throw it out than recycle.”

Over 190,000 tons of textiles made their way into Big Apple landfills in 2008 alone, according to the EPA.

The city, which is looking to install 50 clothing-collection bins in high-traffic areas, is currently taking bids for a 10- to 15-year contract with a nonprofit organization that will be responsible for them.

via New York City to Recycle Clothing, Shoes, Textiles Starting This Fall | Ecouterre.
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Al Gore: Time for renewable energy!

Trish Riley — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:03:01 +0000

These are 27,000 potential environmental catastrophes waiting to happen. We need action now – not only to make sure these wells are safe, but also to move away from fossil fuels, so no more wells need to be drilled.

This post originally appeared at Al’s Journal.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-gore/27000-potential-leaks_b_649510.html