Maybe you’ve heard that we’re now using more trees for toilet paper than for newsprint. But did you know that because of Americans’ demand for … Let’s ban toilet paperRead more
Environment
Posted inHealth / Pesticide
Toxin in unborn child
[ted id=1356] We have 30,000-50,000 new chemicals in our body than our great grand fathers had. UK – Childhood leukaemia rise by 20% in one … Toxin in unborn childRead more
Posted inAquaculture / Mangrove / ToMl
Let Them Eat Shrimp
Kennedy Warne talking: Mangrove forests are nurseries for a vast array of marine species, including many species of shrimp. However, this nurturing relationship between a … Let Them Eat ShrimpRead more
Posted inSocial / Sustainability / ToMl
10 myths about simple living
1. Simple living is about retreat, and withdrawing from the world On the contrary, simple living is about engaging more fully in the world, but … 10 myths about simple livingRead more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl
World’s most environmentally outspoken president forced to resign at gunpoint
In the never-ending battle for democracy and civil rights, sometimes democracy loses. So it was today, with the visit by the Russian foreign minister to … World’s most environmentally outspoken president forced to resign at gunpointRead more
Posted inMultimedia / Spill
The Big Fix
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg_fpr6XBFM&rel=0] On April 22, 2010 the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig run by BP sunk into the Gulf of Mexico creating the worst oil spill … The Big FixRead more
Posted inCO2 / Greenhouse gas
Britain CO2 emission comparison
By the end of tomorrow (Friday 13 January 2012), the average person in Britain will have emitted as much carbon dioxide as the average person … Britain CO2 emission comparisonRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / ToMl / Tree
Climate change killing trees in Africa
Trees are dying in the Sahel, a region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, and human-caused climate change is to blame, according to a … Climate change killing trees in AfricaRead more
Posted inOil / Pollution / Spill / ToMl
Russia oil spills wreak devastation
Environmentalists estimate at least 1 percent of Russia’s annual oil production, or 5 million tons, is spilled every year. That is equivalent to one Deepwater … Russia oil spills wreak devastationRead more
Posted inSocial / Sustainability / ToMl
12 Steps for the Developing World
Many of us are thinking about the changes we want to make this year. For some, these changes will be financial; for others, physical or … 12 Steps for the Developing WorldRead more