The New York Times – Environment | by Justin Gillis | September 20, 2010 This year’s extreme heat is putting the world’s coral reefs under such severe stress that scientists fear widespread die-offs, endangering not only the richest ecosystems in the ocean but also fisheries that feed millions of people. Read on:
published by mother nature network | March 05, 2010 Read on: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/infographic-top-20-countries-with-most-endangered-species
By TODD WOODY | The New York Times | May 7, 2010 AMID the $6 million homes perched on a beachfront cliff in this conservative Southern California enclave, the seven-year-old Honda Civic hybrid with the Obama bumper sticker is the giveaway. It’s not the usual drive of choice for wealthy former hedge fund managers like [...]
By Mark Hertsgaard | Wired Science | April 26, 2010 | 6:28 pm John Williams has been making wine in California’s Napa Valley for nearly 30 years, and he farms so ecologically that his peers call him Mr. Green. But if you ask him how climate change will affect Napa’s world famous wines, he gets [...]
Annie Leonard has spent nearly 20 years and visited more than 40 countries working on environmental health and justice issues. She currently directs The Story of Stuff Project, which includes an animated Web-film about the life-cycle of material goods—used as a teaching tool in schools and meetings across the globe—and a published book version of [...]
The Huffington Post | First Posted: 04-4-10 01:00 PM | Updated: 04-5-10 03:10 PM NUKUS, Uzbekistan — The drying up of the Aral Sea is one of the planet’s most shocking disasters, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday, as he urged Central Asian leaders to step up efforts to solve the problem. Once the world’s [...]
Biologists study whether sea creatures could be used to counteract damage to ecosystems By Randy Shore | Vancouver Sun | March 24, 2010 New designs for fish farms could keep them in the ocean and help restore damaged marine environments at the same time, says a biologist working on a five-year nationwide aquaculture project. Marine [...]
Regulated or Not, Nano-Foods Coming to a Store Near You Second in a Three-Part Series By Andrew Schneider | AOL Special Report | March 24, 2010 (March 24) — For centuries, it was the cook and the heat of the fire that cajoled taste, texture, flavor and aroma from the pot. Today, that culinary voodoo [...]
Series By Alan During | Sightline Daily | March 15-19, 2010 Imagine an electric bike. Zipping through the city. Surging up hills without gasping for breath. Riding in business dress and arriving fresh and dry. Healthy, moderate exercise. No traffic jams. Free parking. Huge load-hauling potential. Near-free fueling. Zero emissions. Breeze in your face. Appealing! [...]
‘Ecological Intelligence’: Do humans have what it takes to survive? By Daniel Goleman | TheTyee.ca | March 11, 2010 [Editor's note: The following is excerpted from the new book Ecological Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, published by Broadway Business, an imprint of The Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. Reprinted with permission. Copyright [...]