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
Environment
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
Posted inOil / Pollution / Spill / ToMl
Big Oil Makes War on the Planet
If you live on the Gulf Coast, welcome to the real world of oil — and just know that you’re not alone. In the Niger … Big Oil Makes War on the PlanetRead more
Posted inOil / Pollution / Spill
Don’t Worry: It’s only a drop in the ocean
BP’s CEO Tony Hayward has come up with the ultimate excuse for the spill in the Gulf of Mexico, claiming it is “relatively tiny” compared … Don’t Worry: It’s only a drop in the oceanRead more