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Carbon Emissions are Much Worse Than Predicted

Posted by Aaron on Thursday, 17 November 2011 in Climate Change

The U.S. Department of Energy recently released calculations stating that the total global carbon output in 2010 was the biggest increase ever recorded. The world pumped about 564 million more tons of carbon into the air in 2010 than it did in 2009, an increase of 6% with China, and the U.S. respons...

USE LESS STUFF DAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Posted by joeycello on Wednesday, 16 November 2011 in Newsletter Archive

Robert Lilienfeld and William Rathje, authors of Use Less Stuff: Environmental Solutions for Who We Really Are, are also the founders of Use Less Stuff Day, celebrated since 1994 on the Thursday preceding Thanksgiving. Both efforts are an effort to convince consumers to think about how they consume ...

Orangutans in Indonesian Borneo doomed to extinction?

Posted by amir on Tuesday, 15 November 2011 in Wildlife Conservation

A comprehensive new study finds that orangutan populations in Indonesian Borneo are being diminished at unsustainable rates due to conflict with humans. The results suggest orangutans outside protected areas may be headed toward extinction. The study, published Friday in PLoS One, is based on 18 mo...

Japan's Radioactive Farmland

Posted by Angel on Tuesday, 15 November 2011 in Agriculture

Nuclear fallout in farmland in eastern Japan is worse than expected. Now officials have a map of exactly where they should concentrate regulatory and clean-up efforts. In July the Japanese government expanded its Fukushima Evacuation Zone and banned shipments of beef that consumed radioactive hay f...

Air Pollution: Bad For Health, But Good For Planet?

Posted by plantitfilm on Saturday, 12 November 2011 in Air Quality

Cleaning up the air, while good for our lungs, could make global warming worse. That conclusion is underscored by a new study, which looks at the pollutants that go up smokestacks along with carbon dioxide. These pollutants are called aerosols and they include soot as well as compounds of...

U.S. postpones Keystone XL pipeline decision

Posted by Wolf on Friday, 11 November 2011 in Fossil Fuels

The U.S. government on Thursday delayed approval of a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline until after the 2012 U.S. election, bowing to pressure from environmentalists and sparing President Barack Obama a damaging split with liberal voters he may need to win reelection. The decision to explore a n...

Fracking Firm Admits It Caused Earthquakes

Posted by plantitfilm on Friday, 11 November 2011 in Earth Violators

Given the twin concerns of peak oil and climate change, it's no surprise that natural gas (with its lower carbon intensity than coal) has been hailed by many as the salvation of our modern way of life, at least for now. And with the discovery of enormous deposits under Marcellus Shale in the Eastern...

Solar and Heat Design From MIT Does Double Duty

Posted by Angel on Friday, 11 November 2011 in Solar

MIT researchers say a hybrid solar-thermoelectric system they’re working on would provide a big advantage over conventional solar cells or solar thermal systems, particularly for household use: the ability to produce heat and electricity simultaneously. They propose accomplishing this mean feat thro...

From Lowlands of the Congo to the Local Zoo

Posted by Wolf on Wednesday, 09 November 2011 in Animals

A 600-square-metre bachelor pad at Werribee Open Range Zoo is now home to three male western lowland gorillas: silverback Motaba and two of his sons, Yakini and Ganyeka. The trio were relocated from Melbourne Zoo to one of the largest gorilla homes in the world and, in the coming ...

The Colorado Environmental Film Festival welcomes Late Submissions until November 30th!!

Posted by GreenDog on Wednesday, 09 November 2011 in Arts and Entertainment

The Sixth Annual Festival will occur on February 23-25, 2012 in beautiful Golden, Colorado. The largest environmental film festival between the coasts, the Colorado Environmental Film Festival seeks unique and meaningful films that aim to inspire, educate, and call to action. We are...

The Eco Fashion Revolution: Getting Consumers to Care About What They Wear

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 08 November 2011 in Beauty and Fashion

Today's eco designers don't talk about being inspired by leaves falling or icecaps melting; they're starry-eyed for futuristic-looking chairs, towering skyscrapers and folding bicycles. They're thinking like architects, leading with design and textile as opposed to an activist agenda. "The ...

Why is Eco-Fashion So Hot?

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 08 November 2011 in Beauty and Fashion

Top Fashion Designers Turn Eco-Friendly Fabrics Into Haute CoutureBy Larry West, About.com http://environment.about.com/od/earthtalkcolumns/a/ecofashion.htm Dear EarthTalk: What’s up with these “eco-fashions” I keep hearing about? – Glenn Hammond, San Francisco, CASimply put, the term “eco-fashion...

Evidence shows Gulf oil spill caused widespread ecological damage

Posted by EarthDude on Monday, 07 November 2011 in Oil Spill

Evidence is mounting that the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster caused wide-ranging ecological damage in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Since the blown oil well spewed 186 million to 227 million gallons of crude into the Gulf last year, several species of fish have developed skin ulcers in what app...

Could Nebraska be the deciding factor in the Keystone XL debate?

Posted by peter.gephart@gmail.com on Monday, 07 November 2011 in Fossil Fuels

Protestors once again presented themselves around the White House on November 6th hoping to convince President Obama to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline. Nebraska has been waging its own war against TransCanada and the proposed pipeline from Alberta to Texas in recent weeks as well. Nebraska...

Waste Couture: Environmental Impact of the Clothing Industry

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 07 November 2011 in Beauty and Fashion

On a Saturday afternoon, a group of teenage girls leaf through glossy fashion magazines at a New Jersey outlet mall. Shopping bags brimming with new purchases lay at their feet as they talk excitedly about what’s in style to wear this summer. Far away in Tanzania, a young man proudly wears...

The Truth About Vivisection - laws and regulations concerning animal testing

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 07 November 2011 in Beauty and Fashion

What is wrong with experimenting on animals? No lab rat (or dog or monkey) ever signed a consent form. In and of itself, this constitutes an ethical problem with the experimenting on animals practice of experimenting on non-human animals for the hypothetical benefit of humans. What animals are use...

Cosmetic Animal Testing Facts and Alternatives

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 07 November 2011 in Beauty and Fashion

I came across this article and was impressed at the wide scope of information it offered in such a short, easy to read article. I found respect in the fact that it offered alternative solutions to animal testing and also mentioned the fact that tests done on animals is not transferable to humans. T...

Why should we buy organic clothing as opposed to conventional clothing?

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 06 November 2011 in Beauty and Fashion

Conventional or non-organic cotton and polyester make up approximately 80% of all fiber production globally. This production is about equal between cotton and polyester (Acordis in Sheffer, 2005). First, let’s talk about conventional cotton.Cotton requires lots of water. For example, approximately 1...

Organic Agriculture meets sustainability challenges

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 06 November 2011 in Agriculture

Posted by Liesl Truscott on October 31, 2011 in the Textile Exchange Blog http://www.textileexchange.org/blog/organic-agriculture-meets-sustainability-challenges Having recently returned from a meeting of the Roundtable on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change (RTOACC) led by Andreas Gattinger (F...

Environmental facts about the fashion Industry

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 06 November 2011 in Beauty and Fashion

Posted in Eco Friendly Fashion & Lifestyle Blog http://ecofriendlyfashion.blogspot.com/p/fashion-industry-facts.html - The fashion industry is the second largest user of water in the world.- Over 90 million items of clothing end up in land fill sites globally each year.- 150 grams of p...

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Orangutans in Indonesian Borneo doomed to extinction?

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Air Pollution: Bad For Health, But Good For Planet?

U.S. postpones Keystone XL pipeline decision

Fracking Firm Admits It Caused Earthquakes

Solar and Heat Design From MIT Does Double Duty

From Lowlands of the Congo to the Local Zoo

The Colorado Environmental Film Festival welcomes Late Submissions until November 30th!!

The Eco Fashion Revolution: Getting Consumers to Care About What They Wear

Why is Eco-Fashion So Hot?

Evidence shows Gulf oil spill caused widespread ecological damage

Could Nebraska be the deciding factor in the Keystone XL debate?

Waste Couture: Environmental Impact of the Clothing Industry

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Cosmetic Animal Testing Facts and Alternatives

Why should we buy organic clothing as opposed to conventional clothing?

Organic Agriculture meets sustainability challenges

Environmental facts about the fashion Industry

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