Cure Your Summertime Blues With Coal Action Camp Posted 05 August 2011, by Scott Parkin, The Understory (Rainforest Action Network (RAN)), understory.ran.org It’s going to be some hot business this summer, and we ain’t talkin about the triple digit heat wave hitting much of the country. There is a rebellious spirit sweeping the U.S.A. as [...]
Archive for August 6th, 2011
6 Aug
The slow, expensive death of ‘clean coal’
The slow, expensive death of ‘clean coal’ Posted 19 July 2011, by John Blair, The Bloomington Alternative, bloomingtonalternative.com Most people who have studied the issue of “clean coal” easily understand that coal is not clean and really cannot be made so. But that does not keep those who make big money mining and [...]
6 Aug
Leave our Mother alone, you motherfrackers
Leave our Mother alone, you motherfrackers Posted 06 August 2011, by Gnome de Plume, The Bloomington Alternative, bloomingtonalternative.com We gnomes always try to protect the natural treasures of Mother Earth. That’s what gnomes do. But we’re a little and old-fashioned, and our enemies have outgrown us. Many of those who exploit Mother Earth for valuable [...]
6 Aug
Is Obama an Environmentalist?
Is Obama an Environmentalist? Eyeing a mixed record and obstructionist Congress, activists hope for the best. “Obama chose not to use the power of his office to educate voters about the climate crisis. Instead, he deferred to poll-driven pragmatists like Rahm Emanuel who saw the issue as a loser politically.” Posted 29 July 2011, [...]
6 Aug
CEJ goes to courts against imports of arsenic mixed pesticides
CEJ goes to courts against imports of arsenic mixed pesticides Posted 05 August 2011, by Staff, The Sunday Observer (The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd.), sundayobserver.lk The Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) filed a case in the Court of Appeals seeking an order for an investigation into Arsenic-containing pesticides, today. Court issued notice on several [...]
6 Aug
New Parks technology makes composting faster
New Parks technology makes composting faster Posted 04 August 2011, by Staff, Freshkills Park Blog, freshkillspark.wordpress.com The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation‘s Daily Plant runs an interview with Richie Cabo, Director of the Citywide Nursery and designer of the O2 Composter, a new compost bin that could increase efficiency of leaf management operations in parks [...]
6 Aug
Great Pacific Plastic Patch Changing the Biology of Aquatic Species
Great Pacific Plastic Patch Changing the Biology of Aquatic Species Posted 04 August 2011, by Martin Bourque, Ecology Center, ecologycenter.org This week, Ecology Center Executive Director Martin Bourque met with Captain Charlie Moore at the California Resource Recovery Association in San Diego, CA. Captain Moore discovered the Great Pacific Plastic Patch (a mass of trash [...]
6 Aug
Coal no-go panel for carrots to states
Coal no-go panel for carrots to states Posted 06 August 2011, by Sudheer Pal Singh, Business Standard, business-standard.com A committee headed by Planning Commission member B K Chaturvedi has asked for incentives to states for faster ecology clearances for coal mining. It has suggested a larger share of power from the Centre’s unallocated quota, a [...]
6 Aug
Opposition to Natural Gas Fracking Heats Up
Opposition to Natural Gas Fracking Heats Up Posted 05 August 2011, by Staff, Sustainable Business, sustainablebusiness.com Public opposition to hydraulic fracturing is growing in the US and abroad as more people learn about the risks of the natural gas drilling process, known as “fracking.” New Jersey lawmakers have passed the nation’s first statewide ban of [...]
