It is estimated that if the 42.1 million pairs of 3D glasses used at theaters to watch Avatar were laid end-to-end, they would stretch more … Plastic waste from AvatarRead more
Environment
Posted inKyoto Protocol
Throwing out the Kyoto Protocol is genocide
In a speech at the U.N. Climate Change Conference, Bolivian President Evo Morales warned Thursday against throwing out the Kyoto Protocol, saying such a move … Throwing out the Kyoto Protocol is genocideRead more
Posted inPlastic / Pollution
Rise Above Plastics
Surfrider says more than 1 million seabirds and marine mammals die each year from ingesting or becoming entangled in plastic waste. 100 million tons of … Rise Above PlasticsRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster
Flowers bloom earlier as UK warms
British plants are flowering earlier now than at any time in the last 250 years, according to new analysis. Researchers stitched together nearly 400,000 first … Flowers bloom earlier as UK warmsRead more
Posted inPollution / ToMl
Toxic Air and America’s Schools
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Posted inOil / Pollution / Spill
Oil Spill Workers Get Sick
One of the ongoing tragedies of the Exxon Valdez oil spill is that thousands of people who worked on the cleanup are sick, have gotten … Oil Spill Workers Get SickRead more
Posted inOil / Pollution / ToMl / USA Empire
Fracking NY’s water supply
Marcellus Shale watershed is potentially the largest natural gas reserve in US and the source of drinking water for 15 million people, including nine million … Fracking NY’s water supplyRead more
Posted inPollution / ToMl
Following the mercury trail
[ted id=899] It can be a very complicated thing, the ocean. And it can be a very complicated thing, what human health is. And bringing … Following the mercury trailRead more
Posted inIndustry / Law
1,500 Environmental Violations in Just Two Years
Since 2008, Pennsylvanians whose property sits atop the gas-rich Marcellus Shale formation have suffered through enough environmental problems to clutter an encyclopedia: A is for … 1,500 Environmental Violations in Just Two YearsRead more
Posted inGlacier / Global Warming / Ice / ToMl
Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss
James Balog talking: [ted id=628] Most of the time, art and science stare at each other across a gulf of mutual incomprehension. There is great … Time-lapse proof of extreme ice lossRead more