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Ozone hole bigger this year than last
Happy International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer! Sad to say, the hole that plagues the ozone is already bigger this year than last, and will likely not […]
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Hurricane Ike leaves toxic mess on Galveston Island
Hurricane Ike left a big mess behind as it passed over Galveston, Texas, and other Gulf Coast areas, but the mess wasn’t just from debris. Just as with Hurricane Katrina, […]
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Snippets from the news
• Green Party activist Peter Camejo dies. • New Zealand parliament passes carbon trading bill. • France considers tax on disposable dishes. • Google makes patent application for floating, wave-powered […]
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Companies move toward nontoxic chemicals and products
Here’s a crazy fact: A baby’s body contains nearly 300 chemical compounds by the time it takes its first breath. It’s the consequence of a chemical industry that has long […]
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Umbra on cruise control
Dear Umbra, To cruise or not to cruise? That is the question. Is it more fuel efficient to use cruise control when driving, or does it use more gas to […]
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Judge tosses federal plan to allow more snowmobiles into Yellowstone
A National Park Service plan to allow 540 snowmobiles a day into Yellowstone National Park has been tossed out by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled Monday […]
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Snippets from the news
• Europe backs further away from biofuels. • American Chemistry Council spends $180,625 in one month fighting Seattle plastic-bag ban. • Flight will use new technologies to save time and […]
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Eco-vandal pleads guilty to 1999 arson at Michigan State University
Alleged Earth Liberation Front member Marie Mason pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated arson and conspiring to commit arson for her role in a New Year’s Eve 1999 fire that destroyed […]
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Snippets from the news
• Sarah Palin sought millions in earmarks to study seal DNA. • Peak oil could help solve climate change, says study. • World Bank yanks corruption-tainted pipeline funding from Chad. […]
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Snippets from the news
• Deaths at oil and gas fields rise at an alarming rate. • Almanac prognosticators consider how to deal with climate change. • Santa Barbara city council says no to […]
