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Two More Americas, Consuming the Planet
If the U.S. continues as the economic ideal and China and Asia follow in its consuming footsteps, the earth is toast, out of resources, out of breathable air, out of food -- but that's where the world is heading. What to do? Read More...
Do You Know Where Your Children Play?
This straightforward article in Fox News lays out in startling clarity the dangerous chemicals that children are exposed to on the playing fields of America. Read More...
Same Story: Two Sources. Take Your Pick
The Wall Street Journal and Greenpeace seem to be writing in alternate universes. In one, the judge threatens to come down hard on Greenpeace; in the other the judge questions the oil company plaintiff why they haven't released their oil spill response plan. (The company says it is "secret.") Read More...
The Perils of Plastic
There are now FIVE gigantic gyres of plastic trash rotating slowly and poisonously in our oceans, growing daily, possibly for centuries to come. This is a major call for intense recycling, as well as changing to biodegradable materials -- of which plastics could be one. Read More...
Urban Farms Hit the Roofs
With food prices rampant and with agribusiness, with its land-destroying farming methods adding to the problem, the idea that urban farming might in the long-term provide an alternative seems unlikely. But if economies of scale can be achieved, the sky (or the rooftop) may be the limit. Read More...
Three Gorges Dam Generates Big Problems
China's Three Gorges Dam has lived up to many of its negative expectations, and then some. Its reservoir is a dumping ground, its geologic effects may be dire and its effect on water tables and water flow may be deleterious. Read More...
We Could Do It: 77% Renewables World-Wide by 2050
Against all the "it can't be done" people, the UN has provided an authoritative timeline for the world to get its act together climate-wise by 2050. Read More...