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Sea Shepherd Battle Japanese Whalers

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 01 January 2011 in Environmental Heroes

Japanese whalers shot water cannons at anti-whaling activists on Saturday, the conservationist group's founder claimed, hours after the activists tracked down the hunting fleet in the remote and icy seas off Antarctica. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is chasing the fleet in the hop...

Saving Whales at the Bottom of the World

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 01 January 2011 in Environmental Heroes

“What an awesome way to begin the New Year,” said captain of the Gojira Locky MacLean of Canada. “Our three vessels dancing dangerously through the ice packs locked in confrontation with the three harpoon ships of the Japanese whaling fleet. It was both deadly and beautiful. Dead...

Top Natural Disasters of 2010

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 30 December 2010 in General Environment

By Brett Israel, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer The natural forces of the planet were in full swing this year, with some spectacular and devastating consequences. From the massive Haiti earthquake to a bevy of explosive volcano eruptions, 2010 saw its share of natur...

10 Ways Save Earth

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 27 December 2010 in General Environment

Our planet is gasping for breath. Our harmful pollutions is choking the eco system and stripping the ozone layer and affecting the water and air. In response to this alarming state of the only planet we live on maybe it is time we did something more about it. The science is there, the know...

China Fisheries Get More Protection

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 26 December 2010 in Fishing

China will intensify management of the fishing industry in its territory, an annual national fishery conference heard on Thursday. "Normal patrols to safeguard fishing around the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea will be organized in 2011," said Zhao Xingwu, director of the Fishery Admin...

Energy Independence is Patriotic for America

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 26 December 2010 in Energy Efficiency

The conservatives who are bending over backward to bash American ingenuity and deride modern and green technologies are hurting our economic competitiveness. Do they want China to 'eat our lunch'? "As goesGeneral Motors, so goes the nation." A year and a half ago, that old saying seemed omi...

Researchers Develop Reactor to Make Fuel from Sunlight

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 26 December 2010 in Solar

Scientists raise hopes for a large-scale renewable source of liquid fuel with a simple reactor that mimics plants by Damian Carrington, Guardian A simple reactor that mimics plants by turning sunlight into fuel has been demonstrated in the laboratory, b...

Finding a Solution for Amur Tigers

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 25 December 2010 in Wildlife Conservation

Critically endangered Amur tigers occasionally wander into remote villages Living within the habitat of a dangerous animal is not easy. But it is particularly challenging when that animal is the critically endangered Amur tiger. If a tiger wanders into a remote Russian villa...

I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 24 December 2010 in General Environment

Are you part of a growing trend dreaming of a green Christmas? You are if you are interested in protecting the environment and concerned about the over commercialism of Christmas and how much packaging goes to landfills each year. The following are some smart ways to put more green in your C...

Christmas in the Gulf is a Mixed Bag.

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 24 December 2010 in Oil Spill

Christmas in the Gulf is a Mixed Bag. For many people along the Gulf Coast, there won't be much holiday cheer this Christmas. It's been more than five months since the well was finally capped after spewing millions of gallons of crude into the Gulf. Many shrimpers and oystermen are catch...

Greening up Christmas

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 23 December 2010 in General Environment

Christmas does not have to be a burden on the environment. With a little effort and imagination, we can reduce the environmental impact of the holiday season. If I were a Christmas Elf here what I could wish for. Buy Less Some holiday gifts fill a practical need and need to be bought ne...

California beaches 'contaminated' after rain storms

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 23 December 2010 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

California health officials have warned residents to stay away from beaches contaminated by run-off after a week of torrential rain. Miles of beaches remain closed after the deluge washed rubbish, pesticides and harmful bacteria into the sea. And even as the rain has relented, residents ...

California Adopts Market to Reduce Pollution

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 19 December 2010 in Sustainable Development

Carbon market program added to California's clean energy blueprint to spur growth in clean-tech sector, create jobs and reduce air pollution. Sacramento, CA (December 16, 2010) – The California Air Resources Board today approved a first-of-its-kind, carbon market to reduce pollution in California t...

A Day Without A Bag - can you do it?

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 16 December 2010 in Sustainable Development

So we don't ask for much. Just one a day a year can everyone not use a plastic bag. Why? Well because its "A Day Without A Bag"! Our holiday gift to the environment! Join tens of thousands of shoppers statewide in giving up disposable bags in favor of reusable sacks. Take the pledge to make everyda...

Gnarly Waves and Green Algae, Dr. Mitchell Is Giving Algae A New Name

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 16 December 2010 in Environmental Heroes

December 13, 2010, by David Schwartz AlgaeIndustryMagazine.com Dr. B. Greg Mitchell is a research biologist and senior lecturer at the University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. An avid surfer, Greg credits the gnarly waves of Black’s Beach in La Jolla for hi...

White House Forum on Environmental Justice

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 15 December 2010 in Sustainable Development

Today, December 15, the Obama administration will be hosting the first White House Forum on Environmental Justice. Major members of the cabinet will be featured during the summit as well as environmental leaders from throughout the country. The forum can be watched live online and will be accepting ...

Obama’s Push for Clean Energy Systems

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 11 December 2010 in Sustainable Development

The 2010 Climate Bill fight is over... but now is the time to see what can learn from what happened. For one thing, it wasn’t very good in the first place. As David Reberts notes over at Grist, the fact that a bill didn’t pass really isn’t a result of a failure on the part of the yo...

BP Oil Spill Commission Staff: "Production Trumped Safety"

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 10 December 2010 in Oil Spill

The staff of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling said today that “production trumped safety” at the ill-fated Macondo well and that public oversight was hamstrung by "political and industry pressure.” In response, Peter Lehner, executive director of th...

How does the Clean Air Act affect your life?

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 08 December 2010 in Air Quality

How Important Is Clean Air To You? It seemed an easy way to see how important clean air is to my life. Thanks to the marvels of an internet connection and Google, I have several interesting ways to think about this question at my fingertips. The amount of air that I breathe as an a...

Richard Branson Calls For Global Carbon Taxes

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 08 December 2010 in Sustainable Development

Richard Branson, who was at the Cancún Climate Summit to launch a web-based initiative to reduce shipping emissions by as much as 25% over the next 20 years, said taxes could be useful. “Carbon taxes are fine if they are global. Everyone must be in the same boat. We would welcome it if the...