Marion Nestle of Food Politics weighs in on a Harvard School of Public Health forum on “who decides what your children eat.” She makes some very compelling points supporting the recent Happy Meal toy ban in San Francisco.
Over 100,000 Fish, Over 3,000 Birds Die in Arkansas.. How?
It seems this has become pretty big news. And beyond the mass fish and bird deaths in Arkansas, a large number of sudden bird deaths have occurred in Louisiana, Sweden, Kentucky, and other places, and a large number of sudden…
Nuclear Projects Looking for a Savior
It was just a few hours ago when I wrote that I thought I’d be delving into the topic of nuclear energya little more soon. Well, soon is now. This post is about two nuclear reactors that are an urgent matter…
Fossil Fuels Get Tons More in Subsidies than Renewable Energy
Fossil fuel subsidies are huge. It is something many of us now know, but which even more people don’t. Thus, it is something we come back to from time to time on here. A new report out by Bloomberg New Energy…
Largest State in India Bans Plastic Bags
India’s largest state, Rajasthan, has become the latest place to completely ban plastic bags. The ban has been put in place due to “both the short-term and long-term environmental hazards” of plastic bags. Some of the main reasons for the…
Mixed-Use Downtown Development Creates the Most Tax Revenue
With a much smaller carbon footprint and much more economic bang for its buck, mixed-use downtown development seems like a win-win development option for cities and counties. Localities across the country, due to the economic problems of the past few…
BP Oil Spill Capped, Lessons Learned from this Oil Spill Disaster?
BP oil spill is capped, but have we learned our lessons? Finally! The BP oil spill is reportedly capped. Jeremy Bloom over on our sister site, FailDrill, has a good in-depth post on this story (BP Shuts Off the Oil,…
Ecovillage Spotlight: Findhorn Ecovillage, Scotland
Ecovillages are great habitats and support systems for people who want to live environmentally friendlier, happier, healthier lives. One of the most famous modern ecovillages, Findhorn Ecovillage, starts this ecovillage spotlight series. Ecovillages often combine ecological planning and design with…
Turtles Tracked Around the World
Starting on Christmas, yesterday, two sea turtles that are being tracked by scientists as they swim around the world’s oceans can also be tracked online by common, interested folks. The turtles, named Noelle and Darwinia, are both females and are…
What is a Global Citizen? Are You One?
We live in a “global” world now. Corporate globalization is prevalent nearly everywhere. Travel is more common than ever before. We get news in our homes about anyplace in the world seconds after it happens. The internet allows us to…