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Organisms living in toxic waste pit may help fight cancer
Montana’s Berkeley Pit, containing 40 billion gallons of poisonous copper-mine runoff including arsenic, aluminum, cadmium, and zinc, has two claims to fame. One, it once killed a flock of hundreds […]
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European Commission springs to action
For bluefin tuna to have any chance of survival, we've got to make sure proper legislation is in place to protect them and, more importantly, that it's enforced adequately and effectively.
With that in mind, it's a welcome sight to see the European Commission threatening countries like Italy and France with legal action for failing to adhere to fishing quotas and not accurately reporting catches.
The Commission's decision, though welcome, is long overdue.
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Electronics makers lament E.U. phaseout of lead
Electronics makers are lamenting the European Union’s phaseout of lead from electronics, claiming that the heavy metal is the best-known defense against “whiskers,” splinters that sprout off of tin solder. […]
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Utility company AEP to pay billions in acid-rain settlement
The utility company American Electric Power has agreed to pay some $4.6 billion to reduce acid-rain-causing emissions from some of its power plants in the U.S. Northeast, as well as […]
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Gore thought likely to take home the Nobel Peace Prize
Don’t know if you’ve heard, but lots of folks seem fairly convinced that Al Gore is going to win a Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. (Haven’t they heard about his […]
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More toys recalled due to lead, Congress vows to move ahead on climate legislation, and more
Read the news items highlighted in this week’s podcast: The Lead Badge of Discourage Legislate Bloomers Ice Free or Die Wait and Sea Read the articles mentioned at the end […]
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New sportswear retailer donates to green groups
Check out Planet Protect Sportswear, a brand new retailer that vends responsibly made items and gives 10 percent of its profits to either Earth Share of Oregon or Oceana (workplace […]
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A no-makeup diet is healthier for you and the planet
Did you know you can absorb up to five lbs. of chemicals every year from make-up and other "beauty" products? Yikes. A British paper presents that and other scary facts […]
