We had a lot of fun making this episode for our daily news show on Planet Green. This time Sarah and Katherine came up with news stories set in the future, Earth Day 2020 to be precise. Watch all the episodes on Planet Green TV. [...]
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If population growth is biology’s primary indicator of “success” then homo sapiens are undoubtedly the king of the world, but what is the cost of our meteoric evolutionary rise? We are now officially in the midst of the sixth great extinction, and if species loss continues at this rate, a future that none of us want [...] [...] Uproar over a new plan proposed by Indonesia: renting out tigers to millionaires. The country only has 400 Sumatran tigers left but the dwindling number of tigers is even worse in Southeast Asia, says the WWF, where the region’s tiger population has fallen from 1,200 in 1998 to about 350 today. [...] A high school teacher assigns scientific article on homosexuality in the animal kingdom and is suspended without pay raising concerns over science illiteracy.. among parents! Science illiteracy, it seems, has worked its way up to the administrative level at one public high school in Illinois. Science illiteracy, it seems, has worked its way up to the administrative [...] [...] Labeling food “natural” only applies to how it is processed. So animals raised in horrific conditions on factory farms can be called ‘natural’. The US Department of Agriculture have opened up a public comment period on these labels, and what they mean. So take a minute right now, and tell them that natural means natural, and our food needs to be properly labeled at http://www.environmental-action.org/USDA-comment?id4=ES [...] Friend-a-gorilla launches Twitter campaign today to save the endangered Razorback Gorillas in Uganda. Become a gorilla’s friend for $1 and follow him via Twitter. [...] As your members of Congress debate health care, we need to make sure they’re considering the impact of corporate agribusiness on the public’s health. To give you an example, just one hog company…. [...] Dolphins Commute En Masse [...] The countdown of the day’s top 4 most interesting environmental news stories. #4. Victory for the Vultures in Europe Farmers and conservation groups win battle to let the vultures eat dead livestock. http://news.mongabay.com/2009/0426-ha… #3. Chevron versus the Amazon A battle is brewing between Chevron and the Amazon rainforest. 30,000 Ecuadoreans filed a class action lawsuit against Chevron (Texaco) and Chevron [...] [...] This is the very first GreenDig green news video blog by Karl Burkart — a countdown of the top 4 environmental news stories of the day. The Top 4 Countdown is… 4. The GreenDig video blog, the Daily Dig is Live! 3. Ant Invasion in Argentina: http://tinyurl.com/antinvasion 2. 100 MPG Hummer: http://tinyurl.com/100hummer 1. White Mike Shark Campaign: http://tinyurl.com/whitemike GreenDig music by [...] [...] |
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