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10 of Today’s Most Important Environmental Issues

Posted by EarthDude on Sunday, 29 April 2012 in Sustainable Development

While this guide to important environmental issues is not comprehensive, if you’re new to green or simply want a refresher overview, this list neatly summarizes some of our most pressing environmental concerns … some of which cannot be solved simply via creative upcycling or small-space living....

Reclaimed Kitchen Materials 101

Posted by smarquit on Friday, 27 April 2012 in Green Design

For all the kitchen projects I’ve performed inside East Hamptons Rentals, homes and other sorts of similar geographic real estate, I’ve had very few requests for reclaimed materials. And I didn’t really find this strange until very recently. You see, remodeling any part of a household, but especial...

Raising Money for Wildlife with Craigslist Founder

Posted by amir on Thursday, 26 April 2012 in Environmental Heroes

Love wildlife? Got Twitter? Then drop Craigslist founder Craig Newmark a message using the hashtag #Squirrels4Good. For every tweet, Newmark will donate $1 to the National Wildlife Federation, up to $5,000. Newmark will also donate a dollar if you use the #Squirrels4Good hashtag on either h...

Mexico Passes Climate Change Law

Posted by EarthDude on Wednesday, 25 April 2012 in Climate Change

A law recently passed by the Mexican legislature will reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by 30 percent below business-as-usual levels by 2020, and by 50 percent below 2000 levels by 2050, reported Nature. By 2024, Mexico will also derive 35 percent of its electricity from renewable resources, accord...

Earth Day 2012: United We Stand, Divided We Fall

Posted by bensor on Sunday, 22 April 2012 in General Environment

More than one billion people will call for the protection of our planet today as they gather around the world to celebrate Earth Day. Their mission: to raise support for a more sustainable future as climate change continues to wreak havoc across the globe. Frustrated by the lack of "green" ...

Earth Day observed around the world

Posted by Angel on Sunday, 22 April 2012 in Arts and Entertainment

An Indian boy plays in the polluted waters of the Yamuna River in New Delhi. Women wearing leaves and flowers ready for a celebration in Barcelona. A girl holds a poster calling for water conservation amid a rain storm in Washington. The 42nd Ear...

Marking Earth Day in the Big Apple

Posted by amir on Sunday, 22 April 2012 in Sustainable Development

When it was first celebrated in 1970, Earth Day was an innovative way to draw awareness to the world’s natural environment. Twenty million Americans held environmental rallies across the country, spawning the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency and some of the first laws to cl...

Gulf Oil Spill Anniversary: BP Disaster's Impact On Children

Posted by Angel on Friday, 20 April 2012 in Oil Spill

SOUTH PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. -- Julie Creppel raises six children here, steps away from the lapping waves of the Gulf of Mexico. Her modest mobile home, on a narrow peninsula roughly an hour and a half south of New Orleans, puts her about as close as anyone to where, two years ago today, ...

National Parks Waives Fees

Posted by bensor on Friday, 20 April 2012 in Ecotourism

It's not easy being green, but the National Park Service (NPS) has decided it’s worth the effort. On Thursday, the agency that oversees 397 units comprising 84 million acres of land across the country unveiled a new plan to integrate sustainable practices into all aspects of its operations....

Earth Day 2012: The Best and Worst

Posted by plantitfilm on Thursday, 19 April 2012 in Sustainable Development

April 22 marks the 42nd annual Earth Day observance. In recent years, the week running up to Earth Day has become increasingly filled with a riotous mix of news that ranges from inspired initiatives to thinly veiled partisanship and shameless exploitation. As a journalist wh...

Is Exxon Mobil About To Waste $600 Million On Algae Research?

Posted by EarthDude on Thursday, 19 April 2012 in Biofuels

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GOT GREEN? EVENT AT ALONDRA PARK

Posted by EarthDude on Wednesday, 18 April 2012 in General Environment

Green Ambassadors event hosted by Environmental Charter High School Students (Lawndale) 28, April, 2012- Environmental Charter High School Green Ambassadors students are hosting a water event at Alondra Park from 1:00pm -3:00pm on April 28, 2012 to raise awareness of the water crisis happening arou...

Climate Change is causing Greenland's ice to slide into the ocean

Posted by amir on Tuesday, 17 April 2012 in Climate Change

In Greenland Ice is melting fast. New Studies find temperatures rising. Like snow sliding off a roof on a sunny day, the Greenland Ice Sheet may be sliding faster into the ocean due to massive releases of meltwater from surface lakes, according to a new study by the University of Colorado Boulder-b...

Meat Consumption Must be Cut to Reduce Greenhouse Gases

Posted by bensor on Tuesday, 17 April 2012 in Food

In the developed world, citizens take advantage of the enormous bounty of meat while shopping at markets and dining in restaurants. For some, a meal can only be classified as real if it contains some kind of meat in it. According to the UN, the attitude towards meat consumption has to change, and pe...

Tar Sand oil update

Posted by Angel on Tuesday, 17 April 2012 in Fossil Fuels

You might not know this, but Canada has oil reserves of 170 billion barrels, more than Iran and Nigeria combined. This fact is not widely known since much of that oil has been considered “not economically recoverable,”lying deep underground in a mixture of bitumen, a thick, tarry substance, sand and...

Earth Day 2012 - Protect the Earth

Posted by Angel on Saturday, 14 April 2012 in Sustainable Development

Earth Day is happening on On April 22, more than one billion people around the globe will participate in Earth Day 2012 and help Protect the Earth. People of all nationalities and backgrounds will voice their appreciation for the planet and demand its protection. Together we will stand uni...

The Pros and Cons of Algae Bio Fuel

Posted by bchristo on Thursday, 12 April 2012 in Biofuels

Algae–based biofuel is a new energy source that has been getting a lot of attention lately. Certain types of algae contain natural oils that can be readily distilled into a vegetable oil or a number of petroleum-like products that could serve as drop-in replacements for gasoline, diesel, and jet fue...

Less Lip, More Action: Time to Connect Kids With Nature

Posted by Angel on Thursday, 12 April 2012 in Agriculture

It's no surprise that conversations across the country continue on the need to advance science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. By 2014, about 2 million STEM-related jobs will be created, and over the years this number will grow. Every week, discussions take place on Capi...

Corals 'Could Survive a More Acidic Ocean'

Posted by bensor on Wednesday, 11 April 2012 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

Corals may be better placed to cope with the gradual acidification of the world's oceans than previously thought -- giving rise to hopes that coral reefs might escape climatic devastation. In new research published in the journal Nature Climate Change, an international scientific team has identifie...

Ocean Drilling Destroy New Species

Posted by amir on Wednesday, 11 April 2012 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

The lure of deep sea mining in the Pacific and Indian oceans could mean the destruction of species only just discovered on the ocean floor Before the late nineteenth century, most people believed the deep sea was a barren wasteland, unable to support life even in its simplest form. After se...