From the monthly archives: November 2008

UK Activists Pay Drivers to Petition for Emissions Standards

By On November 7, 2008

British environmental group Futureproof has been giving out £5 bills to drivers who agree to sign a petition to the British Secretary of Transport, Geoff Hoon, to encourage him to seek tougher emission standards for cars sold in the European Union.

“Today we’re giving drivers £5 each and in return asking [...]

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Coral and Crustaceans Can’t Calcify Due to Acids From CO2

By On November 7, 2008

The loss of coral reefs around the world is being blamed on the mass amounts of CO2 in our planets oceans, and the resulting acid that is keeping the reefs and other crustaceans from calcifying.

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New Study Shows Commercial Chickens Missing Half Their Genetic Diversity

By On November 6, 2008

A new study has found that commercial birds raised for eggs and meat are missing more than half of the genetic diversity found in native chickens, possibly increasing a vulnerability to new diseases and raising serious questions about the sustainability of the poultry industry.

Yikes. We’ve all heard stories about [...]

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UK Beekeepers Protest Over Massive Death of Bees

By On November 6, 2008

Britain’s government has been warned that the country will enter into an “agricultural disaster” unless more money is put towards discovering what is killing the country’s bees.

Protesters from the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA), dressed in traditional, white beekeeper suits, delivered a petition signed by more than 140,000 people to

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California’s Prop 2 for Farm Animals Handed Landslide Victory

By On November 6, 2008

In a historic victory for the 20 million animals on California’s farms, Proposition 2 the “Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act” has passed by a landslide in last night’s election. The New York Times has reported 63.1% of California voters favored this proposition which ends the practice of confining certain animals raised for food in crates and cages so small they can barely move.

Victory for Prop 2

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My Search for an Entry Level Green Job: Part 2

By On November 5, 2008

Hello, again! I left off last week with my arrival in Chicago after graduating college and traveling the country. I was unsure how to get started looking for any sort of green job and was regretting that fact that I never interned anywhere in college. I haven’t had the best luck so far, and [...]

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Scotland Permits Donald Trump to Build Resort on Protected Land

By On November 4, 2008

Despite pleas from environmentalists and wildlife groups, the Scottish government has approved Donald Trump’s plans for a $1.5 billion golf resort along the Aberdeenshire coastline, an area previously designated as a ‘Site of Special Scientific Interest.’

The government defends the decision by pointing to the hundreds of jobs the 2,000-acre facility [...]

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Dry Mushrooms Could Slow Global Warming

By On November 4, 2008

New research shows that mushrooms feeding on dead vegetation in soils of northern areas like Alaska and Siberia, eat less and produce less harmful carbon dioxide, when temperatures climb.

When researchers from UC Irvine set out to investigate how climate change was affecting carbon dioxide output by fungi in dryer [...]

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Prison Cuts Costs as Inmates Use Compost for Organic Gardens

By On November 3, 2008

Convicted murderer Robert Knowles stands in the morning sunlight, composting food scraps from the chow hall and coffee grounds from the prison Headquarters.

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Garbage Dump in Africa Brings Death to Elephants

By On November 3, 2008

A number of elephants have died after eating plastic from a garbage dump in Chobe National Park in Botswana.  The Chobe District Council says it has no choice but to continue dumping trash at the site.

Elephants, hyenas, baboons and birds all gather at the dumping site in Chobe to feed. [...]

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Think Al Gore is Too Soft? Join This Climate Change Cult!

By On November 3, 2008

Despite the overwhelming scientific evidence, a handful of deniers manage to keep arguing about the existence, causes, and likely outcomes of global warming. Not to be outdone by this conventional irrationality, we have a few oddballs on the ‘believing’ side of the fence too.

Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment, a new-age religious cult [...]

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Deer Hunting for Conservation? Not So Fast, Study Says

By On November 2, 2008

It has become conventional wisdom that culling deer is a necessary measure that humans must take in order to protect deer and their habitats from the effects of over-population. But new research has found that, in fact, areas with more deer actually have higher biodiversity.

The study, performed by [...]

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Scuba & Surfing Fans– Win Raffle Prizes for Signing Petition in Support of Coral Reefs

By On November 2, 2008

Perhaps best known for its wetsuits, the water sports company Body Glove has partnered with Reef Check and surfline.com to help rally support for the protection of coral reefs.

The three organizations want you to sign a largely symbolic online pledge that serves as an “International Declaration of Reef Rights.” Body [...]

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Mass Relocations Planned as Sea Levels Rise

By On November 1, 2008

The government of Indonesia is preparing to do mass relocation’s of people living on islands considered vulnerable to rising sea levels over the next three decades.

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