Articles tagged “Water”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Hexavalent Chromium Found in Majority of U.S. Tap Water - But Why You Still Shouldn't Drink Bottled Water By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Dec 20 2010 Hexavalent chromium, the "Erin Brockovich chemical" widely believed to be a human carcinogen, has been found in the tap water of 31 of the 35 cities tested recently by Environmental Working Group. Here's why that still doesn't mean you should head for the bottle. + READ MORE

How to Fake It By Laurel House IN Fashion & Beauty Nov 19 2010 We’re all works in progress… but you’ve got all of 1 day to look your best. Now’s not the time to stress. It’s time to fake it. I know, you’re working on your workout program, you’re doing your best to stick to a healthy diet, but sometimes you’re just not as diligently dedicated as you could be… That’s okay. Sometimes you just don’t have the time to get in tip top shape before having to strut yourself at important must-look-good outings like high school reunions, weddings, and Friday night. Sure, you are working on a workout routine, you’re in the midst of designing a diet that fits into your frenetic life, not to mention that you’ve now got just 20-minutes to shower, get dressed, and prettied for the “big” night! Faking your perfected figure just might be the jumpstart you need to finally get fit for good. + READ MORE

Water Conservation: Showering Less is Great, But What About Diet? By Rachel Cernansky IN Home & Garden Nov 4 2010 Water conservation seems to be all the buzz this week, from efficient appliances to showering less. But there's one factor missing. + 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

If Farming Turns Toxic, What's a Government To Do? By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Nov 2 2010 Selenium pollution in northern California soil has been wreaking havoc on the environment for decades, but the government has just never come up with a good solution. + READ MORE

Chile Creates Marine Reserve Around Sala y Gómez By Team Planet Green IN Features Oct 12 2010 In a monumental victory for the oceans last week, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera announced the creation of a no-take marine reserve of 150,000 square kilometers around Chile’s Sala y Gómez island. + READ MORE

Sludge Not So Dirty After All: Clean Energy from Wastewater On the Rise By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Oct 7 2010 Producing biofuel from wastewater seems like a natural equation: take a resource that's produced incessantly, and is an environmental pollutant, and turn it into energy + READ MORE

Senate Votes to Help the World's Poor By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Sep 30 2010 With almost a billion people lacking access to clean drinking water around the world, the Senate has just taken an important step. + READ MORE

Oceana Tags Sharks in the Gulf By Team Planet Green IN Features Sep 29 2010 Last week, I told you how our team in the Gulf of Mexico was just getting started tagging small sharks off the coast of Florida. Well, now they’ve moved on to the big guys. + READ MORE

Oceana Surveys Artificial Reef, Sunken Ship in the Gulf By Team Planet Green IN Features Sep 23 2010 This past week, Oceana divers plunged into the waters near Port St. Joe, Florida for several days. They first explored an artificial reef, where they saw a variety of wildlife, including damselfish, grouper, sandfish, sea urchins and comb jellies, among other species. + 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

Oceana Explores the Gulf’s “Alabama Alps” By Team Planet Green IN Features Sep 15 2010 After completing an experiment to map the underwater oil plume in the Gulf of Mexico, our expedition crew has turned its attention to the marine life near the Deepwater Horizon. + READ MORE

Surfer Jon Rose Makes Waves for Clean Water (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Food & Health Sep 15 2010 "I go into areas where children are dying from waterborne diseases (and ultimately just a general lack of clean water), then I implement our program and they stop dying. That level of measurability has always been and still remains shocking to me." + READ MORE

Prepare for Season Two of Coastwatch By Team Planet Green IN Coastwatch Sep 14 2010 Coastwatch is back for an exciting new season, premiering October 1 at 8 pm on Planet Green. Here's a preview of what's to come: Watch Coastwatch video on Planet Green. Episode 1 - Caught in the Act A covert sting... + READ MORE

Oceana Completes First-Of-Its-Kind Oil Plume Experiment By Team Planet Green IN Features Sep 9 2010 As I told you last week, our crew in the Gulf of Mexico has been hard at work mapping the oil plume near the Deepwater Horizon. The experiment -- the first of its kind in the Gulf -- is now complete, and by all accounts it was a success, despite some very nasty weather. + 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

WaterAid Says: Dig Toilets, Not Graves By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Sep 8 2010 If the current rate of progress keeps up, millions of people will be living without sanitation until the 23rd century -- 200 years after the UN's Millennium Development Goals are supposed to lift the developing world out of poverty. + READ MORE

Your Idle Computer Can Solve Global Water Problems By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Sep 7 2010 We're fans of IBM's World Community Grid, a project that uses your idling computer to work on some huge problems, from curing cancer to finding clean energy sources. And now added to that list, is finding solutions for clean water. + READ MORE

Oceana Maps the Oil Plume in the Gulf By Team Planet Green IN Features Sep 1 2010 Our expedition in the Gulf of Mexico has been underway for nearly a month now, and the latest leg of the journey is getting to the heart of our mission on the water: learning more about how much oil remains in the ocean. + READ MORE

Small Victory for Activists: Bhopal Case Reopened By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Aug 31 2010 The worst industrial disaster in history might, after a review by India's highest court, be considered an act of "culpable homicide," and not "a rash and negligent act." + READ MORE