The Planet Hazard web site has been around for a while and the data that drives it is getting a bit old, but it’s still an interesting and useful tool for locating sources of pollution throughout the US.
Basically, the site pairs data from the 2002 Environmental Protection Agency’s National Emission Inventory Database with Google Maps, [...]
Catamar, an innovative anti-pollution vessel designed to clean up floating ocean debris and oil spills, took to the seas of of western France earlier this year. Designed and built by ecoceane, the ship employs new methods for both hydrocarbon and solid waste recovery.
Previous technology employs skimmers, built into outrigger booms at each side of the [...]
“It doesn’t matter if it’s contaminated, you have to eat,” says a 40-year old day laborer from Ecuador in a New York Daily News piece about fishing in the waters surrounding New York City.
In tough economic times, people will do whatever it takes to keep their families from going hungry, and for those particularly cash-strapped, [...]
“Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” — Miriam Beard
There are various shades of green travel. To find yours, start by taking your growing environmental consciousness along on your trip. Apply the same effort to preserve and protect the [...]
Sarychev Peak Volcanic Eruption as Seen from the ISS
This stunning photograph was taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station on June 12 as the Sarychev Volcano in the Kuril Islands northeast of Japan began spewing steam and ash into the atmosphere. Within three days, ash from the volcano was detected 2,407 kilometers ESE and [...]
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These days, there’s green, and then there’s green. In a time of both economic and environmental challenges, one would hope that the two might go hand-in-hand, but as we’ve seen in the past when push comes to shove, pocketbook green often carries the day.
So it seems with the Cash-for-Clunkers bill now circulating [...]
Mountaintop mining, more commonly known as “mountaintop removal,†ranks among the ugliest and most violent examples of man’s disrespect for nature.
Most prevalent in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia and eastern Kentucky, mountaintop mining became widespread in the 1980s, and involves literally blasting up to 1,000 feet from the tops of mountains to expose the [...]
10 Natural Sunscreens for Safe Summer Fun
The Daily Green highlights 10 natural suncreens identified as effective by the Environmental Working Group (EWG).
Full listings of 134 EWG recommended products — and 589 products to avoid — are also available.
Europe Poised to Meet Kyoto Target
The European Environment Agency reports that 2007 marked the third consecutive year in [...]
Clean Water Out of Thin Air
The EcoloBlue Atmospheric Water Generator (AWG) does just that, producing up to 7 gallons per day.
Military Embraces Green Energy
Solar panels, wind turbines, plug-in vehicles, energy-efficient tents and more are being tested at Ft. Irvin, California in an effort to reduce the military’s voracious appetite for energy — as well as [...]
Guest Post by Adam Downing
Virginia Cooperative Extension Agent, Forestry & Natural Resources
With the approach of Arbor Day, we should all have plans to plant a tree. To encourage you in this direction, I would like to recap some of the wonderful services trees offer.
(Note: If you do not have a yard or space to plant [...]
Scientists need a more detailed understanding of how human-produced atmospheric particles, called aerosols, affect climate in order to produce better predictions of Earth’s future climate, according to the US National Aeronoutics and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Climate Change Science Program.
Aerosols are suspended solid or liquid particles in the air that often are visible [...]
Cities from Beijing to New Delhi are getting darker, glaciers in ranges like the Himalayas are melting faster and weather systems are becoming more extreme, in part, due to the combined effects of human-made Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABCs) and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, according to researchers working with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The [...]
