A Chinese businessman has offered a reward to a government official to swim in a very polluted river. The reward is 200,000 yuan, which is about $32,000 American dollars. Many … [Read full article]
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The Dutch Invade South Africa Again — Beware the Fracking Hype
Shell is planning huge new fracking projects in South Africa now. There is historical irony here. It was the Dutch who, three centuries ago, were the first large-scale … [Read full article]
Left Breast vs Right Breast: Nipples Discuss Hypocrisy
I had the idea to do this cartoon last October after reading this article on EcoSnobberySucks. But when I read in the latest issue of Mother Jones Magazine that Komen … [Read full article]
An Open Letter to My Daughter: Don't Trust the Make-Up and Cosmetic Companies that Would Poison Babies
An Open Letter to My Daughter, Tess (by Don Lieber) Hi Daughter, Please indulge me just once – you are 14 and I realize that you’d rather be getting your … [Read full article]
All the Oil Became Food
Ever since the BP oil spill was contained and plugged, people have been asking and wondering where all the oil went, and whether it would have an adverse effect on … [Read full article]
Top 13 Human-Caused Environmental Horrors
[UPDATED: Sept. 27, 2013; see addendum at bottom] In the spirit of both Halloween and Environmental Awareness, I hereby offer thirteen environmental horror stories of anthropogenic origin. I have chosen … [Read full article]
Toxic Dolphins Found in Miami
Scientists found unusually high levels of flame retardant in dolphin blubber. The closer the dolphins lived to downtown Miami, the more of the chemical was concentrated in them. The flame … [Read full article]
Canada Says Chemicals Used In Cosmetics Could Cause Cancer
[social_buttons] In shocking news, the Canadian government has announced that two chemicals used in cosmetics are carcinogens that are severely harmful to human health. A further two chemicals found in … [Read full article]
Mystery: Brown Pelicans Dying Along California Coast
A disproportionate amount of Brown Pelicans have been dying along the California coast in recent days. This is especially troubling since the pelicans have been on the endangered list since … [Read full article]