Environment

Obama Adviser Van Jones Resigns

Michael Santo — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:03:55 -0500

Van Jones, an administration official specializing in environmentally friendly "green jobs" in the White House Council on Environmental Quality, has resigned. He was earlier this week linked to efforts suggesting a government role in the 2001 terror attacks and to derogatory comments about Republicans.

US Tuna Companies ‘Shell Out’ for Sea Turtles

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:32:28 -0500

Trio of companies pledge funds for conservation of endangered marine life

Rooftop Gardeners Harvest Hefty Tax Breaks

LESKOPR — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:03:53 -0500

The skyline of Manhattan may one day resemble the hanging gardens of Babylon. New York City is among a growing number of states offering tax credits and other incentives for rooftop gardens.

Pocono Mountains Tourism Partners Thinking Green

GolfTravel — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:53:01 -0500

Northeastern Pennsylvania Destination Strengthens Efforts to Employ Environmentally Friendly Practices

Overfishing of Tuna May Continue in Eastern Pacific

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:53:41 -0500

Conservation, Consensus Needed for Bigeye Tuna

Forests Lose Diversity And Species

harminka — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:28:41 -0500

Failing to see the forest for the trees may be causing us to overlook the declining health of Wisconsin's forest ecosystems.

Experts Say Houston Dome May Help Environment

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:08:48 -0500

The science of mega engineering says we can save Houston with a Dome. Imagine building a huge Dome that covers the entire city, that is higher than Houston's skyscrapers.

Tuna on Twitter - ‘Retweet (RT) for Our Oceans’

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:36:14 -0500

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is marking its first World Oceans Day by launching an online campaign to ‘Retweet (RT) for Our Oceans.’

Efforts to End Overfishing of Tuna - ISSF Supports 12 Week Fishing Ban

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:28:02 -0500

June 4, 2009 Washington, DC – The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is urging the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) to follow the advice of its Scientific Staff and adopt conservation measures for threatened tuna stocks in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO).

Environment Changes Bird Songs

harminka — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:31:21 -0500

Just as a changing radio landscape has made it tough for Foghat to get much airplay these days, so it is for birdsongs according to new research published in The American Naturalist.

United States vows to catch up on climate change

mattwion — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:33:23 -0500

After eight years of the Bush Administration's refusal to address global warming, the Obama administration has vowed to be a friend to science and fight climate change at every level. The latest committment of the administration is to "catch up on climate change."

What are we to do with Earth Day?

mattwion — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:48:06 -0500

On Valentine's day this year I found myself in a discussion with a friend about whether there should be a day set aside for honoring love. His argument was that we should honor love every day, and that setting aside a special day for love trivialized its real importance. Interestingly I'm finding much the same thinking from many about Earth Day.