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China’s Hottest New Export: Storms of Deadly Pollution
China’s status as a major exporter of goods is common knowledge. NASA satellite photos capture one of the dust storms over China and Korea in 2001 People buy millions of products manufactured in China every day, from toys to electronics. It appears, however, that the factories
Continue reading...Chinese Auction Sites Feature Thousands of Illegal Animal Parts
Sunday, March 2, 2008
In an effort to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade China has begun targeting online shops and auction sites, where parts of threatened and endangered animals are openly sold. Most illegal animal parts are used in traditional medicines. Image by Chris The illegal wildlife trade is common in [...]
Continue reading...Tobacco Companies Claim Cigarettes are “Eco Friendly”
Friday, February 29, 2008
It’s official. Greenwashing has become the hot trend in marketing. If this doesn’t say “green” I don’t know what does. Image by Ben Schumin Greenwashing, or making misleading claims about a product’s environmental credentials, has become a commonplace commercial and environmental issue. More and more people are speaking with [...]
Continue reading...Are Credit Cards Bad For The Environment?
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
I was at the coffee shop this morning and, much to my dismay, did not have three dollars with which to pay the lady for my sanity and large muffin. This led to me reaching for plastic charge cards, which, if you didn’t know, means she now [...]
Continue reading...King Coal Strikes Back
Monday, February 25, 2008
This may be a bit of old news, but then again I think that delusion of a grand scale deserves to be called out from time to time. Photo by Stephen Codrington I think we specialize in this in the US, and for whatever reason our state legislatures are [...]
Continue reading...BP Abandons Green Plans, Goes Back to Carbon
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Under the leadership of former CEO Lord Browne, British Petroleum had made steps to move its business model beyond only petroleum and into newer and greener energy sources. But with oil prices at record highs, and expected to stay there, new CEO Tony Hayward has decided to forget [...]
Continue reading...Kentucky Cracks Down on Tree Thieves
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
It’s a crime that can leave people asking “Why?” Walnut trees are often targeted by tree thieves for their extremely valuable wood Thieves across the country are targeting trees in the latest crime wave to hit the American people and environment.
Continue reading...New Zealand Winemakers Look Forward to Global Warming
Thursday, February 14, 2008
While the effects of global warming continue to cause problems for the Australian wine industry, their counterparts in New Zealand are preparing to reap the benefits of a temperature rise. Several New Zealand wines Weather is one of the most important variables in producing great wine. Australia’s vast tracts [...]
Continue reading...Group to Fight Global Warming with Free Tap Water
Monday, February 11, 2008
In an effort to fight global warming and pollution, a government funded consumer group and a major water supplier will push to have British restaurants offer free tap water without making customers ask. Image by Roger McLassus This may seem weird for our American readers. Although bottled water is [...]
Continue reading...The Real Price of Gold
Friday, February 8, 2008
A lot has been written about the environmental damage done by gold mining. A woman in Guinea searches for gold in a makeshift mining site Less familiar is the harm that it does to the miners themselves. The gold that shimmers and sparkles in the windows of jewellers’ shops [...]
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Monday, March 3, 2008
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