Recently added articles from Our Planet:
Commentary: and then I was surrounded swimming with jellyfish off the Spanish Coast.(COMMENTARY)
Aug 04, 2009; Saez, Pascal ... The north coast of Mallorca is one of the few still relatively unspoilt stretches of Mediterranean coastline left in Spain. It felt like the ideal escape from the overbuilt costas of the mainland for a week in late June, and a chance to spend afternoons swimming with careless abandon in ...
Geothermal's big break.(THIS WEEK)
Aug 04, 2009; Karceski, Julie ... August 4, 2009 Geothermal energy usually gets relegated to the back burner in a myriad of alternative energy choices. In the past few years, we've seen hybrid cars become trendy, ethanol's fate rise and then fall, and a rather heated debate on the merits of clean coal. Now, it ...
How green is that ... laptop?(Brief article)
Aug 04, 2009; O'Neill, Kristen ... In the market for a new laptop? These "green" notebooks have EPEAT Gold ratings and are ENERGY STAR certified with top-of-the-line technology. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Toshiba Protege M750 contains fewer toxins than most PC notebooks. Plus, the battery lasts longer ...
Wildlife cancer watch.(THIS WEEK)(Brief article)
Aug 04, 2009; Karceski, Julie ... August 4, 2009 Manmade chemicals filtering into the natural world are not just a threat to our clean air and drinking water, they are also leading to cancer in wild animals. Scientists have been documenting tumors among animals like sea turtles, Beluga whales and Tasmanian ...
Hungry summer: a visit to the New York Botanical Garden's Edible Garden Exhibition.(COMMENTARY)
Aug 10, 2009; Benson, Rebecca ... One of the best things about summer in New England is pulling over while on a road trip or resting during a hike to take advantage of our area's wild raspberries, blackberries and blueberries. Edible landscapes are an excellent reason for anyone to become an environmentalist, and this year ...
Mountaintop mining's devastating effects on streams.(THIS WEEK)
Aug 10, 2009; Benson, Rebecca ... Environmentalists have long considered mountaintop removal mining (MRM) to be one of the most environmentally degrading activities performed in the U.S. The coal industry, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency, have asserted that damage ...
School supplies pose toxic threat to students.(THIS WEEK)
Aug 10, 2009; Patton, Jessica Rae ... Children may be savoring the remaining days of summer, but environmental-advocacy groups and publications are urging parents to get into back-to-school gear with a green focus. The Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) and Canada's Environmental Defence are advising ...
Are we being bamboozled?(THIS WEEK)
Aug 17, 2009; Belli, Brita ... Manufacturers eager to cash in on green consumer trends know that the word "bamboo" is immediately understood as a greener alternative to cotton. The problem is, many of the sheets and shirts that claim they're made from bamboo are actually rayon, according to an alert from the Federal ...
Coral crisis in the Caribbean: an interview with Michelle Paddack, Ph.D.(COMMENTARY)(Interview)
Aug 17, 2009; Cure, Katherine ... A recent study showed declines in coral reef fish along the entire Caribbean. The study, which pooled data from over 300 reefs and 273 fish species, shows declines in both fish we catch and those we don't. These falling species numbers are thought to be happening in response to massive ...
E's green home picks.(GREEN LIVING: HOUSE & HOME)
Aug 17, 2009; Belli, Brita ... * Where to Stick Your Plugs: Our electronic gadgets are getting the better of us and Belkin offers a solution--to the energy sucking if not the excess wires. It's a Conserve Energy-Saving Surge Protector with Remote Switch ($49.99 for an 8-outlet; $59.99 for a 10) that allows you to power ...
Slice of life.(making handicrafts out of trash)(Brief article)
Aug 17, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Recycle: Inhabitants of the Mokkattam area of Cairo, Egypt, the zabbaleen, leave every morning to collect Cairo's trash on trucks ...
Who revived the electric car?(THIS WEEK)(Brief article)
Aug 17, 2009; Benson, Rebecca ... On Tuesday, August 11, General Motors (G.M.) announced they are finally releasing the much-anticipated electric Chevrolet Volt. Described by Wired magazine, the electric car is run on "A 16 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery [that] provides juice to a 100-kilowatt electric motor. The ...
Coal-fired fish.(THIS WEEK)(Brief article)
Aug 23, 2009; Belli, Brita ... Mercury is not just in some fish, according to an in-depth study by the U.S. Geological Survey--it's in all the fish the agency tested. In a first-of-it's--kind study, the agency tested fish from 300 streams across the U.S. from 1998 to 2005. Every one of the more than a thousand fish ...
A tour in the hand ...(audio tours using mobile phone and handheld device)(THIS WEEK)
Aug 23, 2009; Belli, Brita ... August 24, 2009 Audio tours, courtesy of your own mobile phone or handheld device, may hold the best promise for making an environmental impact when visitors come to an aquarium, zoo or national park. There's great potential for environmental institutions to get in on the mobile ...
Summer on style: eco-model Summer Rayne Oakes on sustainable shoes, shopping and style.(COMMENTARY)(Interview)
Aug 23, 2009; Howard, Brian Clark ... Summer Rayne Oakes (http://www.summerrayneoakes.com/) is a green leader for the wired generation. The youthful, rising star is a model/activist/author/blogger/TV host. She has a background in hard environmental science, and is regularly consulted by Fortune 500 companies for her expertise ...
