Wind Power: The Real Offshore Solution
Each year our country’s energy demands increase and while we continue to rely on dirty fossil fuels, which perpetuates the dirty practice of offshore drilling, just miles away from many...
View ArticleHammerhead Sharks Continue to Suffer from Weak Protection
Photo Credit: Some rights reserved by gnuru via Flickr. There may be no other animal swimming in our oceans today that is more popular — and more feared — than sharks. Countless movies and television...
View ArticleReducing Carbon Emissions in the Agricultural Industry
Photo Credit: © TheEnvironmentalBlog.org In the agricultural industry, the majority of carbon is produced by their machinery. The government has told the industry as a whole that by 2020 they will need...
View ArticleBook Review of Mad Sheep
Photo Credit: Some rights reserved by mhaller1979 via Flickr. A Fine Line Between Safety and Panic: A Sheep Story My grandmother’s first husband died of Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease, otherwise known as...
View ArticleOffshore Wind: An Answer to Our Energy Needs
Photo Credit: Some rights reserved by phault via Flickr. President Obama made a historic speech on Tuesday June 25th, 2013, which laid out a climate action plan for the country that is aimed at...
View ArticleHow Private Companies are Key to Saving Brazil’s Other Forest
Photo Credit: Some rights reserved by Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil via Flickr. Big Business and Biodiversity When the Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral first reached the coast of present-day...
View ArticleThe Eco Lowdown on Toilet Paper
Some rights reserved by SCA Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget via Flickr. Toilet paper is one of those little things we often don’t think about…until we notice we’ve run out, of course. In fact, people...
View ArticleChild Obesity a Product of Our Environment
Photo Credit: Linda Bartlett When I was young girl the best times I had weren’t with a video game controller or in front of a television or computer screen, they were outside in the elements. I...
View ArticleE-Bikes – Bike Longer – Bike Farther
Photo Credit: Evelo Transportation is amongst the highest expense categories in any US household, with the price of gas continuing to rise with no end in sight. Commuters complain about sitting in...
View ArticlePutting a Human Face on Environmental Issues
Kate Davies, MA, DPhil, is the author of a new book called The Rise of the U.S. Environmental Health Movement. Guest Blog by Kate Davies With Earth Day fast approaching, it’s a good time to think...
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