I got a really great e-mail newsletter from the NRDC’s “This Green Life” series that you must read. Follow that link to see it with the pretty pictures and sidebar info, but here’s the hardcore truth about that bottled water you’re SO addicted to despite it’s negative affects on the environment. THE FUTURE OF DRINKING [...]
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THIRD post today, scroll down. OK, this is a catch up post, so it’s gonna be longish. BTW, WordPress is still having issues with Blogroll and Categories going missing, so if you don’t see all my links in the sidebar, they should be back later today. First up, the Farm Sanctuary “is joining with other [...]
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Dear Sierra Club, I’m a member of your fine organization and lately I’m becoming more active. Last weekend I enjoyed a nature hike with fellow members and some of us discussed the recent attention on hunters in “Sierra” magazine. One member I talked with has been a hiking guide for Sierra Club for a long [...]
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Co-op America’s “Quarterly” features a story that “calls for an end to the expansion of corn ethanol. Corn ethanol makes an insignificant contribution to climate solutions, and making our fuel from corn will cause a worldwide food crisis as serious as the climate or peak oil crisis. It could cause a “peak food” crisis that [...]
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Do you drink bottled water? Do you recycle the bottles or just toss them into the nearest bin or landscape? I see more bottled water trash on roadways and in parks than I see anything else. While attending the DC mini Live Earth concert I stood near the trash and recycling bins and watched people [...]
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Diddy and Innocent, two of the Virunga National Park rangers charged with protecting the remaining mountain gorillas, have posted a great update – with pictures! – of the last few Rugendo family members. The family’s silverback, Senkekwe, and three (possibly four) females, were murdered on July 23. The post includes photos of each remaining member [...]
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Farm Sanctuary reports that “the American Veal Association (AVA) earlier this year voted to phase out the notoriously cruel veal crate confinement system and replace them with group housing systems.” Measuring just 2 feet wide and allowing no freedom of movement, veal crates have been long considered one of the cruelest institutions in factory farming. [...]
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Fox Noise spends a lot of air time attempting to confuse the American public about global warming pollution and what all of us can do to reduce our portion. Recently, they ran a report claiming that CFLs are dangerous because of the mercury content. This week Sierra magazine’s Mr. Green debunks the Faux News story. [...]
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The National Zoo conducted a nationwide contest for kids to submit their idea to help “Stomp Out Carbon.” The winning entries are featured in a downloadable PDF available from the zoo’s “Just for Kids” pages. It’s a big file – 15.8 MB – so beware if you’re on dialup. It looks like a great way [...]
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Live Earth is so huge that I’ve avoided writing about it, that is, until I took a pledge and got hooked up to all sorts of cool information. First, in case you’re living under a rock, somewhere that humans haven’t managed to fuck up, the Live Earth Concerts for a Planet in Crisis will take [...]
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