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Activists Sit Down so EPA Will Stand up to King Coal

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 10 July 2010 in Mining

Cross posted from the RAN Understory, By Nell Greenberg On July 8th, activists with the Rainforest Action Network have staged a super creative and gutsy sit-in at the EPA headquarters to demand stronger protection for Appalachia’s drinking water and an end to the devastating practice of ...

For Hudson Bay Polar Bears, The End is Already in Sight

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 09 July 2010 in Wildlife Conservation

No polar bears have been more closely studied than Canada’s western Hudson Bay population. In recent decades, biologists such as Andrew E. Derocher of the University of Alberta have compiled an impressive store of data on everything from the weight of females at denning, to the body mass of bears of...

From NASA - Ice Break the Size of New York

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 09 July 2010 in Climate Change

NASA-funded researchers monitoring Greenland's Jakobshavn Isbrae glacier report that a 7 square kilometer (2.7 square mile) section of the glacier broke up on July 6 and 7, as shown in the image above. The calving front – where the ice sheet meets the ocean – retreated nearly 1.5 kilometers ...

Ice Watchers, Satellites Track Ice Melt

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 09 July 2010 in Climate Change

The surest sign of a warming Earth is the steady melting of its ice zones, from disappearing sea ice in the Arctic to shrinking glaciers worldwide. Now, scientists are using increasingly sophisticated satellite technology to measure the extent, thickness, and height of ice, assembling an essential p...

A wounded Gulf of Mexico, an elusive prognosis

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 09 July 2010 in Oil Spill

WASHINGTON — How dead is the Gulf of Mexico? By David A. Fahrenthold, Washington Post | July 6, 2010 It is perhaps the most important question of the BP oil spill — but scientists don’t appear close to answering it despite a historically vast effort. In the 2 1/2 months since the ...

The Animals are counted in the Gulf

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 09 July 2010 in Oil Spill

As you can see, birds are hit hardest (or most often discovered). So we headed to the International Bird Rescue's Buras, LA operation, where they take many of the oiled pelicans, gulls, and terns.Most of the birds spend 2-3 weeks in recovery and they spend the first week very stressed out due to all...

BP: Oil Spill Costs Reach $3.1 Billion

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 05 July 2010 in Oil Spill

Oil company BP says the cost of clean up efforts and damage claims has now risen to $3.1 billion from the oil spill that has fouled hundreds of kilometers of beaches and damaged the economies of four southeastern Gulf states. BP said Monday the costs include $147 million in damage payments to peopl...

A POV of the OIL SPILL

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 05 July 2010 in Oil Spill

Image credit: NASA and the MODIS Rapid Response Team

Deepak Chopra: Oil Spill Requires 'Sacred Call to Action'

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 04 July 2010 in Oil Spill

Deepak Chopra and a group called the Evolutionary Leaders issued a Gulf Call to Sacred Action last week--to help spark a broad and multi-faceted popular response to the Gulf oil spill through integrating spirituality and activism. Featuring three on-line/call-in events, an eight point action...

Global Tiger Forum - Makes Greater Commitment to Conservation

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 03 July 2010 in Wildlife Conservation

New Delhi, India - At a meeting of the Global Tiger forum (GTF) this week, government representatives of GTF member tiger range countries and other member countries showed a greater desire to make stronger commitments to tiger conservation. There are 13 countries worldwide that still have...

Whales ingesting heavy metal, and some humans may be, too

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 03 July 2010 in Human Health

U.S. scientists who took tissue samples from nearly 1,000 sperm whales discovered high levels of toxic and heavy metals that they say could affect the health of millions of people who eat seafood. A report last week noted high levels of cadmium, aluminum, chromium, lead, silver, mercury and...

BP Burning Sea Turtles Alive?

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 01 July 2010 in Earth Violators

Animal welfare groups sued BP for burning endangered sea turtles and asked a federal court to stop the oil giant's "controlled burns" on the Gulf of Mexico spill. "It is horrifying that these innocent creatures whose habitat has already been devastated by the oil spill are now being burne...

Put and End to the Plastic Bag

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 01 July 2010 in Sustainable Development

Heal the Bay is sponsoring new legislation this year to reduce plastic bag litter on our beaches and oceans. AB 1998 has passed out of the Assembly and is heading to the Senate! With your help (send a letter), California could be the first state in the country to adopt a landmark policy to plastic b...

Stop Offshore Drilling and Demand a Clean Energy Future.

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 01 July 2010 in Fossil Fuels

It’s been almost three months since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven people were killed in the explosion and millions of gallons of oil have been dumped into the Gulf of Mexico in what has become the largest oil spill in U.S. history. The Gulf Coa...

New Heroes in the Fight Against Big Oil

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 01 July 2010 in Environmental Heroes

Catastrophes like the spill in the Gulf expose the destructive side of industries and their environmental impacts. They also create unexpected heroes, ordinary people like Lois Gibbs, propelled into the political arena when industrial waste exposed her community in Love Canal, New York, to c...

Where are we at in the Gulf?

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 30 June 2010 in Oil Spill

As I look below at the summary of events in the Gulf at the end of June I think when will this stop? When will I introduce my son to the spinning dolphins? When will the marsh lands and shrimp come back. They broke it can't they fix it? Some good motion but will it be enough? Wednesday, June 30, D...

Above Average Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Forecast by NOAA Scientists

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 29 June 2010 in Oil Spill

Image Provided by NOAA.gov No, it has nothing directly to do with the BP oil spill, but it won't help things... Scientists supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have just announced that the northern Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone--that's the Gulf Dead Zone to you and me, whe...

The Eco 4th of July- Make Your Celebration Eco-Fun!

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 29 June 2010 in Arts and Entertainment

The Fourth of July is right around the corner! Summer’s hottest holiday will no doubt call for backyard barbecuing, fireworks and maybe even a dip in the pool. Here’s how to throw a little green into your mix of red, white and blue. 1. Abandon disposable party wareDisposable plates, cups and utens...

Islands are 'natural nets' for plastic-choked seas

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 29 June 2010 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

By Marcus Eriksen, Marcus Eriksen is an environmentalist and co-founder of the 5 Gyres Project. Here he gives his view on how to clear the oceans of plastic waste. I stood on the shore in Waveland, Mississippi, pointing to the streams where I caught catfish and blue crabs when I was a kid. My ste...

Growing Green Jobs: A Conversation with Mark Izeman

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 28 June 2010 in Sustainable Development

Mark Izeman is the director of the New York Urban Program, which seeks to advance environmental initiatives in and around New York City. NRDC's goal is not only to protect the health of the greater New York residents and conserve its natural resources, but also to use its advocacy succes...