Articles tagged “Ecological Footprint”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Alternatives for Coping in the Cold/Flu Season By NaturallySavvy.com IN Food & Health Feb 10 2011 Toss the paper tissues this cold/flu season and give reusable handkerchiefs a try. + READ MORE

Visualizing: What Does One Country's Ecological Footprint Have to Do With Another's Biodiversity? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Dec 2 2010 It turns out that not only is consumption drastically different in rich and poor countries, but the impact on biodiversity is, too. + READ MORE

Happy "Earth Overshoot Day" - We've Consumed the Planet's Resources This Year Faster Than Ever! By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Aug 21 2010 According to calculations by the Global Footprint Network, which measures what day in the year we have exceed our ecological budget. + READ MORE

Indian Tribals & Native Americans Both at Center of New Mining Conflict By Mat McDermott IN Work & Connect Jul 19 2010 Two stories recently really highlight the seemingly centuries-old conflict that occurs when one group of people's idea of "progress" and the resultant drive to acquire minerals conflicts with the indigenous people: Strathmore Minerals' plans near Mount Taylor in New Mexico and Vedanta Resources planned bauxite mine in Orissa, India. + READ MORE

Further Proof: Preserving Biodiversity is Profitable Business By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 14 2010 The latest TEEB report shows yet again that caring for the environment and running a profitable company are not mutually exclusive practices, and overlooking the importance -- and fragility -- of nature is actually a business loss. + READ MORE

How Working Less & Curbing Consumerism is the Sustainable Thing to Do By Mat McDermott IN Work & Connect Jul 14 2010 The big thing in all this is adjusting what is considering a normal level of resource consumption, globally. This has to be the baseline from which we plan both social and environmental policy, the most basic economic question: What level of economic activity and the resultant levels of natural resource consumption can be extended to ever person on the planet, while staying within the ecological limits of this finite planet? + READ MORE

Beyond Bluefin Tuna, Maltese Traditional Fisherman Speak Essential Truth By Mat McDermott IN Travel & Outdoors Jun 30 2010 Traditional Maltese fishermen have come out in support of efforts by Sea Shepherd to free bluefin tuna from industrial-scale fishing operations. Like the fish themselves, these fishermen have been pushed to the brink of extinction. Though it may be painful for them now, they have recognized that respecting ecological limits is the only way to survive. + READ MORE

How Organic Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems Can Feed the World By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health May 5 2010 A recent Foreign Policy story calls attention to "Whole Foods Shoppers: Stop obsessing about arugula. Your 'sustainable' mantra -- organic, local, and slow -- is no recipe for saving the world's hungry millions." Let's look at some of the points author Robert Paarlberg makes. + READ MORE

12 Animals Threatened by the Oil Spill By Care2.com IN Travel & Outdoors May 5 2010 As images of lifeless black-slicked birds and limp sea turtles begin to flood the media, it is becoming apparent just how catastrophic the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is becoming. No one can predict how long it will continue and just how devastating this disaster might prove to be. One thing is clear: The fragile ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico are at great risk. + READ MORE

Conservation Farming: Zambia Sets an Example. Will Other Nations Follow? By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 9 2010 A farming hero in Zambia has boosted his harvest while putting in less labor, less water, and less money. Conservation farming seems like an idea worth spreading beyond Zambia. + READ MORE

A Deforestation-Based Diet: Seven Foods That Are Destroying the World's Forests By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Mar 10 2010 From palm oil to shrimp, a glimpse at common foods that are the largest contributors to deforestation -- and to climate change -- around the world. + READ MORE

Commit to Going Green with the EPA's 'Pick 5 for the Environment' By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Work & Connect Mar 5 2010 It can be difficult to stick with all the things you plan to do to benefit the environment. But the EPA has a great new program to get Americans to commit and stick with it. + READ MORE

Google Earth Launches Marine Tour With Top Scientists By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 5 2010 Thanks to a new launch from Google Earth, you can dive into the deep blue without making nearly the environmental splash you might otherwise make. + READ MORE

Marks & Spencer Partners With County Council on Closed-Loop Recycling By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Mar 1 2010 It's an innovative recycling program where the store will fund curbside collection of recyclables and then use them for in-store food packaging. + READ MORE

Is It Time to Transition To 21 Hour Work Weeks? By Mat McDermott IN Work & Connect Feb 19 2010 The New Economics Foundation says that transitioning to a 21 hour work week will improve communities, our families, and the environment. + READ MORE

Get Palm Oil Out of Your Breakfast Cereal: Contact General Mills Today By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Feb 12 2010 The Rainforest Action Network is asking people to contact General Mills to express their concern at the company's increasing use of palm oil from Indonesian, Malaysian and Papua New Guinea rainforests -- and with it, their contribution to global warming and destruction of habitats of already endangered species. + READ MORE

How Wetlands are Good For Your Health, Good For The Planet By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Travel & Outdoors Feb 3 2010 The balance of our ecology depends upon these middle kingdoms of biological activity. Wetlands are considered the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the planet. + READ MORE

How Plastic-Free Living is Done: An Interview with Beth Terry from Fake Plastic Fish By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Jan 25 2010 Beth Terry started her quest to live without plastic, or at least with (a lot) less plastic, in 2007. The challenge has been full of lessons and surprises, all of which she's been sharing with the and she's been blogging about it every step of the way at Fake Plastic Fish. + READ MORE

Old Cast-Iron Radiators Get a New Heating Life By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Jan 25 2010 It's becoming increasingly popular to see reclaimed and repurposed goods transformed into usable items for our homes. + READ MORE

New Guidelines: How Sustainable is Your Seafood? By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Jan 21 2010 If you're a seafood eater, which types of seafood you eat and where it comes from has a huge impact both on the environment and on your health. The Monterey Bay Aquarium's new Seafood Watch report can help you make the smartest choices. + READ MORE