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Which of These Whales are OK to Kill?

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 28 June 2010 in Wildlife Conservation

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Plastic Bags Into Power?

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 28 June 2010 in Sustainable Development

Why should a plastic bag languish in a landfill when it could be powering your computer? THE GIST Plastic recycling is limited by the fact that different types of plastic cannot be mixed. The quality of the recycled plastic may also be poor. Heating plastic bags inside a reactor can...

BP (British feedback)

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 26 June 2010 in Oil Spill

Interesting to hear the rhetoric from across the Atlantic on the oil spill. a) the fact that BP is not providing dividends is hurting old age pensioners b) it wasn't BPs fault -- it was the contractor. My thought: BP is the one who had the lease on the site. Whatever happens at that site is their r...

Hands Across the Sand Story from Lauderdale, FL

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 25 June 2010 in Peace

Brenda Leahy lives two blocks from the beach in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, where her kids, 3 and 5, love playing in the sand and splashing in the water. But Leahy, 46, a Navy veteran in pharmaceutical sales, wonders how much longer they'll have the pleasure. ``I have been so incredibly upset...

Dead Whale Found in Gulf of Mexico

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 24 June 2010 in Oil Spill

Scientists are investigating whether an approximately 25-foot-long sperm whale found dead in the Gulf of Mexico died due to the massive oil spill. This marks the first whale found dead in the Gulf since the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill April 20. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Admi...

Jack Black, Clean Energy Hero

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 24 June 2010 in Environmental Heroes

“No more pollution…or ocean dumpage. FROM NOW ON WE WILL TRAVEL IN TUBES” -Jack Black Jack Black, the modern-day musical genius, once said in response to criticism of his music, “I’m tired of all this nay-saying! Why don’t YOU create something!?” This mantra could be perfectly applied to the globa...

Oil threatens sperm whales in Gulf

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 24 June 2010 in Oil Spill

On Tuesday, the decomposed body of a juvenile sperm whale was found 77 miles from the well, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Investigators are trying to determine whether oil played a role in its death; it was not found in oiled water. Routinely holding their brea...

Ocean pollution ‘threatening the human food supply’

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 24 June 2010 in Human Health

Sperm whales feeding even in the most remote reaches of Earth's oceans have built up stunningly high levels of toxic and heavy metals, according to American scientists who say the findings spell danger not only for marine life but for the millions of humans who depend on seafood. A report released ...

Anti-whaling leader on Interpol wanted list

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 24 June 2010 in Environmental Heroes

TOKYO — Interpol this week placed the head of US-based anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd on an international wanted list at Japan's request, authorities in Tokyo said Friday. The Japan Coastguard was informed by Interpol Thursday about the listing of Canadian Paul Watson, 59, for allegedly conspiring...

Anti whaling leader on Interpol wanted list

NOAA Opens More Fishing Area in Gulf of Mexico

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 23 June 2010 in Oil Spill

NOAA has opened more than 8,000 square miles of previously closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico, because the agency has not observed oil in the area. The most significant opening is an area due south of Mississippi which was closed Monday, June 21. Additionally, some smaller areas were opened ...

Leatherback Sea Turtles Need your help!!

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 22 June 2010 in Animals

Dear Family and Friends, On the 8th of January 2011, I will be taking on the challenge of volunteering to help save the Leatherback Sea Turtles in Costa Rica, the largest sea turtle in the world. I will be joining scientist and other volunteers to help end the devastating effects that plague the Le...

What Will it Take to Avert Disastrous Climate Change?

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 22 June 2010 in Climate Change

For nearly any major disaster—natural, economic, or military—there was a moment when tragedy could have been prevented. In just the last decade, experts warned that a subprime mortgage bubble could lead to financial collapse and that a hurricane could devastate New Orleans. But our leaders fail...

Cyclone Aila in Bangladesh, photo by Jonathan Munshi

Report From The Gulf

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 21 June 2010 in Oil Spill

I’m in the Gulf now with the OPS crew shooting a horror of epic proportions unfolding here. Reading that BP CEO Tony Hayward is off yachting while whole towns are all out of jobs is so out of control – I’m incredulous - you couldn’t make this stuff up. We were trying to get a tou...

Are dolphin and whale numbers worldwide stable?

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 21 June 2010 in Animals

Dolphins and whales have a long gestation period – about 11 months and they can nurture their young for years. They are not prolific breeders. The Southern Atlantic Blue Whale has yet to recover from the devastation wrought on that species by rampant over-fishing. Out of perhaps 311,000 Antarctic Bl...

Oil Industry Not Equipped for Deep Water Spill

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 21 June 2010 in Oil Spill

The CEO of the world’s largest publicly traded oil company told a Congressional panel last week that the oil industry is “not well equipped” to deal with deep water spills like that now ravaging the Gulf of Mexico. Rex Tillerson, an engineer who rose to the CEO chair during his 35 years at ExxonMob...

What's Green and Who to Trust?

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 21 June 2010 in Green Products/Services

Consumer confusion on what is green and who to trust was the major theme of the market researchers presenting at the Sustainable Brands 2010 conference. The positive news is that, as declared by Suzzane Shelton founder of Shelton Group, going green has “gone mainstream” with 64% of the population n...

Beyond plastic bags: stopping plastic pollution at source

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 21 June 2010 in Earth Violators

Plastic Pollution Coalition is a new campaign calling for an outright ban on single-use plastic products. Will you support them? Plastic water bottles and shopping bags don't come with ingredient lists, but - unknown to most - dangerous compounds contained in household plastics are ...

7 tips for eco-friendly eating on Earth Day

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 21 June 2010 in Food

by Kelly McMath From farming to transportation to processing and packaging, the amount of energy and emissions used to put food on our tables is hard on the environment. Try these seven eco-friendly eating tips to make a positive environmental impact and reduce your eco-footprint. Choose organic o...

Your NEW Electric Bike

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 20 June 2010 in Transportation

There seem to be few Londoners left who still battle with public transport and are yet to be converted to the cycling revolution. Either they feel that work is a little 'too far' to arrive there solely under their own steam or they believe that getting on a bike is certainly going to end w...

Louisiana backs oil industry, wants drilling moratorium thrown out

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 20 June 2010 in Oil Spill

Louisiana is supporting a lawsuit to overturn the six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling. The ban could cost the local oil industry as much as $330 million a month, the state says. More than 95 percent of the port's business is related to the oil and gas industry, and some business owners at t...