According to a new study, better hygiene and clean environmental living conditions lead to a greater risk of diabetes and asthma in children. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Energy Champions is a fast and furious game where you must collect the recycling dropped from above by the selfish workers and place them in the correct recycling bins before your carbon workprint becomes too big. picked by willcheng 2 years ago

In a rare Sunday session, the Senate advanced legislation that would set aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as wilderness. Majority Democrats assembled more than enough votes to overcome GOP stalling tactics in an early showdown for the new Congress. picked by dollyllama 11 months ago

A saw this very interesting (and well-illustrated) article in January's print version of National Geographic, but it's also available online. What are your comments about our craving for this metal and how we affect places where we mine it? picked by rambler 11 months ago

The ethical fashion industry (never heard of it before!?) has decided to cater, literally, to environmentally-minded fashionistas.
Now "you are what you eat," and "you are what you wear" are one and the same. picked by Ybne1else 3 years ago

"In the beginning, I wasn't worried at all; I was fascinated," Hammond, 37, recalled. But that fascination soon changed to fear, as tests revealed that their children -- Rowan, then 18 months, and Mikaela, then 5 -- had chemical exposure levels up to seven times those of their parents. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A typical hardware refresh period for Microsoft Windows is 3-4 years. A major UK manufacturing organisation quotes refresh period for Linux sytems as 6-8 years. A significant difference...a doubling even, of the lifetime of a computer. picked by squirmster 3 years ago

Sony announced the development of a bio battery prototype that generates electricity from sugar. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

...despite threats of prosecution.

District attorney's office: "We've assigned an attorney to do some research." picked by tigertony 2 years ago

Tug boat cap with a degree.
He set out in the spring of 1997 to make a difference... one river at a time…one piece of garbage at a time. Old story but not out of style or wow factor
environment, picked by tgkprog 1 month ago

That's a lot of hot air! picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

An American Self Portrait. picked by thephrog 3 years ago

Fluorescent bulbs will do little good if you keep taking long showers!

"Running the hot water for five minutes burns as much energy as leaving a 60W light bulb on for 14 hours, according to Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute." picked by gammerus 2 years ago

For those who say it can't be done, and for the rest of us, there's hope. Here are 5 cities working, as we speak, to make the human carbon footprint smaller by the day. Cities are listed at the top: simply follow the link for the rest of the article. picked by palmieres 1 year ago

It seems the White House auto industry task force will review the Chevy Volt's technology when meeting with GM and Chrysler. Does this mean that green technology development might be part of the conditions for Obama's bailout? It certainly would fit with his green agenda. picked by amabaie 9 months ago

Yosemite National Park has lost many of its large trees during the last century, possibly due to a warmer climate, a new study finds. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

· Planting may worsen warming, say scientists
· Environmental gestures 'useless' outside tropics picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A religious fervor for protecting nature has transformed Canada’s leading environmentalist into an emotional bully intolerant of scientists who don’t see things his way. Over the years I’ve heard and read statements by David Suzuki that are too often misleading or incorrect, especially about climate. He, and many like him, claim natural events are unnatural thus guaranteeing tha... read full post picked by Heatherrr 2 years ago

Over 100 bat species were discovered on a territory of just 5 acres (2 hectares) in Ecuadorian rain forest. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

State regulators are getting ready to curb the growing power gluttony of TV sets by drafting the nation's first rules requiring retailers to sell only the most energy-efficient models, starting in 2011. picked by mattgup 11 months ago