The Opposite of Green
Americans rank last in a new National Geographic-sponsored survey released Wednesday that compares environmental consumption habits in 14 countries. Americans …
Category Archives: Environment
100,000 Thought to Be Dead in Burma
The number 100,000 is now being heard about the deaths in Burma/Myanmar. Impossible to believe. Though at least their suffering …
Food Riots Continue
For at least the second day, citizens of Somalia in Mogadishu rioted over the price of food. Thousands of angry …
Pollution Stinks
“Air pollution interferes with the ability of bees and other insects to follow the scent of flowers to their source, …
Lake Baikal is Warming
“Russian and American scientists have demonstrated for the first time that the world’s largest lake, located in frigid Siberia, has …
Salmon Fishing Banned
We knew this was going to happen, following reports last month of the near disappearance of the fall run. Still, …
Water.Not.
“California just came through its driest March-April rain period – 2.3 inches of precipitation in the Sierra – since records …
Bay Area Water
Water isn’t only an issue for those who have long depended on glacier melt [see below] or those who live …
Glaciers, Water, The Andes
I don’t care if it’s called Global Warming, Global Weirding, Climate Change or Xifurteling, something big is happening. Life is …
Arctic Haze
Believe it or not, this haze is seen from Svalbard, the northern most part of Norway. The haze comes from …
Polar Bears
Vanity Fair outdid itself in the Madonna Issue, May 2008. Not only is the case of White House war crimes …
Monsanto Mafia
You’ve certainly heard about Monsanto’s growing portfolio of Genetically Modified (GM) plants and seeds, drifting into the natural seed stores, …