From the monthly archives: February 2010

How to Help the Environment

By On February 23, 2010

If you are reading this article, I think you are probably more concerned about the environment than most others. I assume that you keep up with environmental news a bit, reading more than the miniscule amount covered in the mainstream media.

However, I cannot make any guess as to how much you [...]

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7 Myths about Climate Change Science [& FUN VIDEOS]

By On February 12, 2010

The science of climate change is not really the question at hand anymore. Of course, there is always more to learn, but that highly accelerated climate change is real and that humans are the main cause of that are no longer questionable facts to the large majority of the scientific community. What is [...]

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DE bottle refund law: Mend it, don’t end it, say advocates

By On February 9, 2010

A volunteer poses with the bottles and cans collected at a Massachusetts watershed cleanup.

A month after the governor of Delaware proposed dumping the state’s beverage container refund law in favor of a new tax for community recycling, in-state and national environmental groups have come out against the recommendation.  Delaware is

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Mann is Off the Hook, So Let’s Look at the Real Crime [Video of Mann]

By On February 6, 2010

Michael Mann, the somewhat infamous climate scientist from Penn State, shouldn’t be so infamous after all, we find out yet another time!

“An academic inquiry into the so-called ‘climategate’ email scandal has concluded that a well-known U.S. scientist [Mann] did not directly or indirectly falsify data in his research,” according to Mike [...]

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Is A Pill Take-Back Law in Our Future?

By On February 3, 2010

As the product stewardship movement gains steam, attention is turning to the issue of unsafe disposal of residue or unwanted consumer pharmaceuticals.  The widespread detection of pharmaceutical residues in public waters and fish has raised biologists’ concerns.  In Minnesota, the popularity of public-sponsored take-back days and a coming legislative proposal in [...]

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Ocean Conservancy Holds US Responsible for Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning

By On February 3, 2010

This week we’re on the topic of saving endangered sea life, and now is the best time to take action with the Ocean Conservancy!

The Obama Administration has a newly formed Ocean Policy Task Force that’s accelerating a planning process for our glorious ocean and coasts.

Since it’s [...]

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Saving BioGems : False Killer Whales Still in Danger in Hawaii

By On February 2, 2010

Last season NRDC announced it’s mission to save the Hawaiian island’s Whales, and now that this decision is facing the president we’re asking the Obama Administration to protect Hawaii’s false killer whales under the Endangered Species Act because the loss of even a few whales could endanger the survival of [...]

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New National Wildlife Refuge System Coloring Book

By On February 1, 2010

Even if the U.S. government continues its pseudo protection to save the planet’s wildlife and natural resources they can be thanked indirectly as they recently created a new National Wildlife Refuge System Coloring Book. Most people might not be aware of the U.S. Refuge System, which includes more than 540 [...]

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