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- Can Anything Good Come Out of the Gulf Disaster?
Brown pelicans are among the species that have suffered greatly from the Gulf oil spill. Photo by IBRRC via Flickr.It would be more than far-fetched to talk about an upside or a "silver lining" to the devastating BP Gulf spill, but with the toxic torrent of oil finally seeming to be brought under control (fingers crossed, and in?allah), it seems reasonable to consider whether there's any bitter le...
Source: - added 9 hours ago - Today on Planet 100: Iowa's Disappearing Lake (Video)
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Source: - added 33 hours ago - Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Insecticide
photo: USDAThis past Thursday, the NRDC and Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to try to force the agency to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos. Chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate, has been prohibited for residential application since 2001 but is still often used in agriculture. Inhaling the chemical can cause nervous-system r...
Source: - added 57 hours ago - Citibank Cancels Shark Fin Promotion in Hong Kong
Image: leeyuiwahIt's more good news for sharks and further testimony of the power of social media campaigns: thanks to intense outcry from environmental groups and consumers, Citibank's Hong Kong division withdrew a special promotion last week that offered credit card holders 15 percent off a "shark's fin and garoupa dinner" at Maxim's, a Hong Kong restaurant chain. But from
Source: - added 57 hours ago - New York Compost (Pick-up on a Bike!) Program Needs Your Help
We caught word of New York Compost, a pilot project to start a "table-to-farm" compost pick-up service in NYC that would take organic matter from restaurants to farmers. Here's their Kickstarter fundraising campaign page - they need to raise $6,000 by September 1st to develop and test a cargo bike system to do the job. It's a great idea, considering that 29% of NYC's compostable waste stream - whi...
Source: - added 105 hours ago - Planet 100: China Oil Spill (Video)
Source: - added 129 hours ago - Pro Athletes Visit Gulf Oil Spill, Say "No More Drill, Baby Drill"
In this Sierra Club video, athletes speak about their trip to the Gulf Oil Spill.I am back home from my second trip to Louisiana since the oil spill. This time I was joined by other professional athletes to take a tour of the massive environmental catastrophe that is the Gulf oi...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Source: - added 129 hours ago - Toxic Spill at Chinese Copper Mine Kills Nearly 1,900 Tons of Fish
Photo via PhysOrgA top mining company in China, the Zijin Mining Group, allowed a toxic waste water to spill into the Ting river, polluting the major water way, killing nearly 1,900 tons of fish, and threatening the fishing industry in the area. The toxic spill wasn't so much a spill, as a result of gross negligence -- worn equipment and some shady activity. Investigators found that the 320,000 cu...
Source: - added 177 hours ago - Clothesline Ban Leaves UAE Locals Hung Out to Dry
Laundry drying outside in Istanbul's Tarlaba?? neighborhood. Photo by Jonathan Lewis; used with permission.Residents of Sharjah can now add putting their clothes to dry on an outdoor line to the list of things that can get them into trouble in the conservative emirate, along with drinking alcohol, dressing immodestly, and mixing with members of the opposite sex. But many say they have no other cho...
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