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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Trying to end the practice of mountaintop removal mining (MTR) by reducing the amount of debris that can be dumped into adjoining valleys is sort of like trying to end genocide by limiting the height of the mass graves in Darfur. Attacking the symptom will not make the root cause go away. It is a start, [...] [...] Trying to end the practice of mountaintop removal mining (MTR) by reducing the amount of debris that can be dumped into adjoining valleys is sort of like trying to end genocide by limiting the height of the mass graves in Darfur. Attacking the symptom will not make the root cause go away. It is a start, [...] [...] If you want to impress your friends with a little-known but totally epic acronym it is “AIL” the Artificial Inorganic Leaf. This week, thousands of scientists descended upon San Francisco for the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, and one of the papers they heard was on AIL technology presented by a research team [...] [...] 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 [...] [...] While at Copenhagen I found myself faced with a troubling reality — as more and more corporations realize there is a wealth opportunity in climate and environmental initiatives, they are starting to throw big dollars at environmental NGO’s to help them green up. The only problem is that both are now walking the fine line between greening [...] [...] Hey folks. Apologies for not blogging on here more. It has been a whirlwind month. I am now in Copenhagen. You can follow my daily reports on MNN. And you can stay abreast of the top environmental news stories on my new show on PlanetGreen.com called Planet 100: the top environmental news stories of the [...] [...] 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 [...] [...] Saratoga Springs school district prohibits kids from biking to school, but a mom and her son defied the law. A state trooper was there to greet them. My trip to Copenhagen proved just how wonderful a city can be when everyone cycles. Here in the U.S we have long uphill climb towards cycle-friendly living. One school district in [...] [...] On a group phone called last night organized by Power Shift, John Kerry talked about the challenges of getting the Kerry-Boxer climate bill through the Senate. Several dems, led by Jeff Bigaman in New Mexico, are trying to split apart the bill making it all but worthless. People need to call and email their senators [...] [...] |
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