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Bottled Risk
Bottled Risk Over the last 15 years, the bottled-water industry has experienced explosive growth, which shows no sign of slowing. In fact, bottled water – including everything from “purified spring water” to flavored water and water enriched with vitamins, minerals, or electrolytes – is the largest growth area in the beverage industry, even in cities […]
The circular economy’s missing ingredient: Local
The circular economy’s missing ingredient: Local Courtesy ofMari Viramontes The Chicago flag, made from wood salvaged at The Plant. One Saturday in early June, a group of people gathered behind an old meatpacking plant on Chicago’s South Side, armed with shovels and handmade compost sifters. In teams of three, the group began sifting a huge […]
Shock Videos from California: Wildfire Evacuation as a Small Town Burns to the Ground
Shock Videos from California: Wildfire Evacuation as a Small Town Burns to the Ground However prepared you think you are for an emergency wildfire evacuation, when it looks like you’re driving through the outer edges of Hell, it’s going to be a scary ride. Wildfires are a real threat every year in California, but this […]
Will the Paris Climate Talks Be Too Little and Too Late?
Will the Paris Climate Talks Be Too Little and Too Late? At the upcoming U.N. climate conference, most of the world’s major nations will pledge to make significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. But serious doubts remain as to whether these promised cuts will be nearly enough to avoid the most severe impacts of climate change. […]
850 tons of ‘decontaminated’ Fukushima water dumped into ocean
850 tons of ‘decontaminated’ Fukushima water dumped into ocean © Shizuo Kambayashi / Reuters The first batch of radioactive groundwater filtered below “measurable limits” at Japan’s tsumani-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant has been dumped into the ocean, as TEPCO seeks to ease toxic water building-up at the site. Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) that operates […]
How the Media Shapes Public Response to Climate Change
How the Media Shapes Public Response to Climate Change Climate change stories that give local information and emphasize positive achievements are more likely to encourage people to become active participants in climate change action than stories of political failures, a newstudy by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has found . Researchers worked with focus groups made […]
Food Crisis: Problem is the Solution
Food Crisis: Problem is the Solution (Subscribe to World Policy Journal here) From the Fall 2015 Issue “Food Fight“ PARIS—Nestled in a valley in the northern French countryside of Normandy, the Bec Hellouin farm, once the first permaculture farm in France, produces some 800 varieties of fruits and vegetables. In 2004, world travelers and teachers, Perrine and Charles […]
Japan’s largest volcano Mt. Aso erupts, forces evacuation of tourists (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Japan’s largest volcano Mt. Aso erupts, forces evacuation of tourists (PHOTOS, VIDEO) A video grab from the Japan Meteorological Agency’s live camera image shows an eruption of Mount Aso in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, southwestern Japan, September 14, 2015. © Japan Meteorological Agency / Reuters Mount Aso, Japan’s largest active volcano, erupted on Monday, sending plumes […]
Thousands Flee Lake County as Valley Fire Spreads to 25,000 Acres
Thousands Flee Lake County as Valley Fire Spreads to 25,000 Acres Cal Fire says the Valley Fire in Lake County has grown to over 25,000 acres burning homes, shutting down parts of Highway 29 and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people from of nearby towns. LAKE COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) — Cal Fire says the […]
Global Warming/alternately Climate Change Guide for Dummies
Global Warming/alternately Climate Change Guide for Dummies QUESTION: Martin, Can you go into more detail about the time frame for global cooling, and its ramifications, what to do to prepare oneself etc… Obviously this is going to affect everyone, everywhere. craig ANSWER: This downturn should be greater than the last one in the 1700s according to our […]
Friday Miscellany News Brief
Friday Miscellany News Brief Remembering the innocent victims who passed away on September 11, 2001 after a coordinated attack that struck the World Trade Center complex in New York City, and the Pentagon, and also the brave passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 who put up a fight causing the plane to crash […]
Rachel Carson’s Critics Keep On, But She Told Truth About DDT
Rachel Carson’s Critics Keep On, But She Told Truth About DDT More than half a century after scientist Rachel Carson warned of the dangers of overusing the pesticide DDT, conservative groups continue to vilify her and blame her for a resurgence of malaria. But DDT is still used in many countries where malaria now rages. Any […]
10 Successes of the Sustainability Movement to Date
10 Successes of the Sustainability Movement to Date Wind turbines image via shutterstock. Reproduced at Resilience.org with permission. The environmental movement had a lot to brag about. In a mere ten-year span in the 1960s and early 1970s, a relatively small community of student activists, along with crusading scientists, from Rachel Carson to Barry Commoner, managed […]
Fukushima leaks radioactive water after Typhoon Etau busts drainage system
Fukushima leaks radioactive water after Typhoon Etau busts drainage system Tokyo Electric Power CO. (TEPCO) informed the public today that hundreds of tons of radioactive water had leaked from the facility, but maintained that the incident posed no risk to the environment. Large quantities of contaminated water need to be stored in special reservoirs that […]
Are We Already in Abrupt Climate Change?
Are We Already in Abrupt Climate Change? In this week’s Radio Ecoshock, we cover global climate news, from the Syrian refugees to signs of an abrupt climate shift, with scientist Paul Beckwith. Plus I’ve got a few tidbits of news they just won’t tell you, and my new song aimed to promote activism for the […]
