http://planetgreen.discovery.com RSS Feed for a Tag http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/instrumental/kathy-mattea-mountaintpop-removal.html Grammy award winner Kathy Mattea has taken on a second role in the public eye as an activist against mountaintop removal mining, which to her is a destructive practice that needs to stop now. She's trying to do her part. Grammy award winner Kathy Mattea has taken on a second role in the public eye as an activist against mountaintop removal mining, which to her is a destructive practice that needs to stop now. She's trying to do her part. Ecological Footprint Music Musicians and Bands Pollution Take Action Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:30:00 GMT Rachel Cernansky http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/instrumental/kathy-mattea-mountaintpop-removal.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/holiday-economics-chose-green.html The often antagonistic relationship between money green and environmental green is-paradoxically-where ideologies clash and also where some of the biggest social changes can occur. The often antagonistic relationship between money green and environmental green is-paradoxically-where ideologies clash and also where some of the biggest social changes can occur. Money Penny Pinching Take Action Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:40:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/holiday-economics-chose-green.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/roadmap-coast-activism-states.html A tiny sampling of eco-groups across America. Just click on any state's name to find an activist lurking beneath. A tiny sampling of eco-groups across America. Just click on any state's name to find an activist lurking beneath. Act Local Take Action Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:20:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/roadmap-coast-activism-states.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/eco-art-ways-explore.html Maybe it's time we tap into our inner child-artist and try some more creative and open-minded approaches like, as a first step, using eco-art to convey the urgency without the ideology. Maybe it's time we tap into our inner child-artist and try some more creative and open-minded approaches like, as a first step, using eco-art to convey the urgency without the ideology. Take Action Tools Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/eco-art-ways-explore.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/british-throw-food-year.html A new report reveals that the British throw out billions of dollars worth of food--here's how we can avoid a similar fate. A new report reveals that the British throw out billions of dollars worth of food--here's how we can avoid a similar fate. Health Take Action Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:30:00 GMT Brian Merchant http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/british-throw-food-year.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/prepare-2012-apocalypse.html If Armageddon is coming, it sure ain't gonna be green...unless, perhaps, we get busy right now. Yeah, I know you're already pretty damn busy but I'm talking a whole new level of busy. Noah's Ark busy. If Armageddon is coming, it sure ain't gonna be green...unless, perhaps, we get busy right now. Yeah, I know you're already pretty damn busy but I'm talking a whole new level of busy. Noah's Ark busy. Act Local Climate Change Green Community Take Action Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:30:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/prepare-2012-apocalypse.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/plastic-unborn-boy-girl.html Of all the charges leveled at plastics: the health risks, the waste creation, the resource-intensive production--this one is definitely the strangest. New research suggests that if women pregnant with boys are exposed to certain plastics, it will alter the brains of their unborn children. And make them girlier. Of all the charges leveled at plastics: the health risks, the waste creation, the resource-intensive production--this one is definitely the strangest. New research suggests that if women pregnant with boys are exposed to certain plastics, it will alter the brains of their unborn children. And make them girlier. Green Home Health Take Action Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:20:00 GMT Brian Merchant http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/plastic-unborn-boy-girl.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/microfinance-organizations-maximum-impact.html Confused about the ins and outs of microfinance? Check this list for seven different lenders--and the who, where, and how of the people they help. Confused about the ins and outs of microfinance? Check this list for seven different lenders--and the who, where, and how of the people they help. Charity Do-Gooding Economics Fair Trade Money Take Action Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT Blythe Copeland http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/microfinance-organizations-maximum-impact.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/wheels-pedal-bicycle-activism.html Choosing 2 wheels instead of 4 is the type of decision that provokes questions, conversations, and debates-and what good is activism if it exists in a preaching to the converted vacuum? Choosing 2 wheels instead of 4 is the type of decision that provokes questions, conversations, and debates-and what good is activism if it exists in a preaching to the converted vacuum? Bicycles Take Action Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:30:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/wheels-pedal-bicycle-activism.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/countries-endangered-species.html Hunting, habitat loss, livestock grazing, climate change, overpopulation-these are just some of the reasons why our planet is losing species at an alarming rate. Hunting, habitat loss, livestock grazing, climate change, overpopulation-these are just some of the reasons why our planet is losing species at an alarming rate. Animals Endangered Species Take Action Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/countries-endangered-species.html