Articles tagged “Pollution”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Finding The Cause: Frightening Disease Clusters in 13 States By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 8 2011 It's hard to believe that Erin Brockovich was a real life phenomenon but in fact, it's all true. It's frightening that environmental contaminates in your community could be contributing to widespread instances of disease. When we eat right, exercise, and generally take care of ourselves, the idea that pollutants we have little control over could come in and make us sick is unfair, but according to a study reported in USA Today's Green House this is precisely what's going on in 13 states. + READ MORE

Top 10 Most Toxic Cities & Top 10 Fittest Cities in the US... Is Your City On the Lists? By Laurel House IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 6 2011 Think you live in a pretty green town? While smog levels, health food stores, and the number of treehuggers might seem like legit indicators of toxicity levels, have you ever broken it down and analyzed its Air quality, Water quality, TRI (the EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory- tracking chemicals released in manufacturing), and Superfund sites (abandoned areas that have become overrun by hazardous waste)? No? Not to worry, Forbes Magazine did the dirty work for you and just released their annual Top 10 Most Toxic Cities list. + READ MORE

Peru's Lake Titicaca Frogs Are Still Made Into Soup, But They're Making a Comeback By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Feb 14 2011 These frogs come from (giggle worthy) Lake Titicaca in Peru. But they're made into soup by locals who believe they have medicinal and aphrodisiac properties. + READ MORE

Endangered Right Whale Dies from Fishing Rope - But Nothing Being Done to Prevent it From Happening Again? By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Feb 10 2011 As this whale illustrates more than any politician can, the world's oceans are in desperate need of better regulation. + READ MORE

100 Tons of Fish Die Near Brazil By Care2.com IN Travel & Outdoors Jan 6 2011 Since last Thursday, 100 tons of sardines, croaker, and catfish have died near Paraná, Brazil. Paraná is in the southern part of the country and has some coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. The 100 ton count came from a survey conducted by the Federation of Fishermen’s Colony of Paraná, Paranaguá. + READ MORE

Split Estate, One Year Later: Fracking Still Dangerous, Movie Still Relevant By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Dec 28 2010 Since last fall, when Split Estate aired on Planet Green, the film has been making waves across the country, and it's still going strong. + READ MORE

Natural Gas Fracking Around the U.S.: End-of-Year Recap By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Dec 23 2010 Fracking has been a hot topic in the news lately: citizens across the country are worried about their environment and drinking water safety, and some states have similar concerns and are acting on them, and some aren't. + READ MORE

Why the Failed Trade Agreement with South Korea is Good News By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Nov 11 2010 Despite the problems that animal agriculture in the U.S. has caused for the environment and human health, Obama's Asia tour this week has had an uncomfortably large focus on exporting beef, chicken and dairy. + READ MORE

4 Challenges to Reduce Plastic Pollution By Care2.com IN Work & Connect Nov 10 2010 The TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch forum, designed to elevate plastic pollution to the forefront of global social, environmental and political discourse, concluded Monday with four specific challenges to businesses, policy makers and individuals to refuse disposable plastics. Here's what the challenges mean to you. + READ MORE

Next Operation Wild Takes Us Back to the Gulf Oil Spill By Mat McDermott IN Travel & Outdoors Nov 5 2010 The second episode of Operation Wild this season on Planet Green takes a look at what the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission did during the Gulf oil spill, with officer Dana Klein redeployed from her home region of Jacksonville to other areas of the state to help test what affect the spreading oil might be having. Thankfully, it's been over two months since the oil stopped flowing from the wreckage of the Deepwater Horizon but the spill is still having a significant impact on the Gulf region, as these three recent stories show: + READ MORE

TED Takes on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Nov 2 2010 On Saturday, a team of anti-plastic superheroes will gather for a worldwide webcast of TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch, a forum all about plastic pollution around the world and ideas for how to solve it. + READ MORE

Toxic Spill in Peru Epitomizes 'Environment vs. Jobs' Dichotomy By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Nov 2 2010 Following the country's worst mining spill, a debate has ensued in Peru not between local populations or the government and the mining company, but among local residents. + READ MORE

Will Electric Cars Lower Nitrous Oxide Emissions? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 27 2010 Nitrous oxide, the same stuff we call laughing gas, is 300 times more efficient than carbon dioxide when it comes to holding in solar energy like a blanket. And since the 1970s nitrous oxide has played an increasingly significant role in nudging the mercury higher. Electric vehicles seem like an ideal solution to the nitrous oxide problem. Are they? + READ MORE

Is Recycling Aerosol Cans Good for the Planet? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Oct 22 2010 If aerosol cans aren't empty when they are disposed of, the contents inside can be toxic. Best not to use aerosol, but if you have some to get rid of, make sure you do it right. + READ MORE

The Yes Men Are At it Again: Chevron "Agrees" to Clean Up Its Mess By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Oct 20 2010 "For decades, oil companies like ours have worked in disadvantaged areas, influencing policy in order to do there what we can't do at home. It's time this changed." + READ MORE

7 Reasons Not to Eat Factory-Farmed Food By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Oct 7 2010 From preservation of your taste buds to a healthier environment, here are 7 reasons to avoid factory-farmed or industrially-produced food. + READ MORE

3 Countries in South America Defending Local Rights Against Destructive Water Projects By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Sep 23 2010 Some of South America's precious water resources are being used to boost energy for some while threatening the health and survival of thousands, if not millions, of others. + READ MORE

Take Part! 25th Annual International Coastal Clean-Up Day This Weekend By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Work & Connect Sep 23 2010 This Saturday, September 25th marks the 25th annual International Coastal Clean-Up Day. The 2010 report by Ocean Conservancy, the non-profit that organizes and hosts the annual event, shows shocking statistics about what was collected last year, and what is still out there endangering our water quality and wildlife. + READ MORE

Will Gas Companies Give Up their Fracking Chemical Secrets? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Sep 11 2010 Reports of water pollution from natural gas drilling are on the rise across the country, ranging from water being undrinkable because of contamination from industry-secret chemicals, to tap water being flammable straight out of the faucet. + READ MORE

Tar Sands: Harmful to Water, Deadly for Birds By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 8 2010 Turns out the industry's system of monitoring its own environmental impact isn't quite reliable. + READ MORE