Pharmaceutical Giants Resist Maine’s “Take it Back” Drive

A recent AP investigation revealed that concentrations of pharmaceuticals are showing up on our nation’s drinking water - everything from antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones.
The state of Maine has had enough.
They want to become the first state to require drug companies to collect and properly dispose of unused medications.  The idea is being cheered by state agencies, public health [...]

Swine Flu Likely Not from Pigs

According to the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health, the “swine flu” isn’t attributed to pigs at all, but contains components of avian and human elements instead.
In a recent statement, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health, also known as the OIE, said ”the virus has not been isolated in animals to date. Therefore it is not justified to [...]

Kleenex – their Non-Sustainable Logging Practices

Softness is nice but not at the expense of our old growth forests. Kimberly-Clark, makers of Kleenex, is purported to still be harvesting wood from old growth forests, including the Boreal Forest, logging in areas containing trees 180 years old or more.
If this weren’t enough, Kimberly-Clark also purchases fiber from companies that both clear-cut and [...]

A Cool Way to Recycle your Favorite Ride

Remember your favorite hot rod? Have an old “clunker” you love but your friends or family feels is an eyesore? Now there’s a way to keep that love alive in an earth-friendly way.

An enterprising Texan can turn “the love of your life” into furniture, even amazing art.  Joel Hester’s The Weld House in suburban Dallas specializes in creating handmade steel [...]

PG&E Plans to Beam Solar Energy From Space

PG&E recently announced plans to create a solar station to produce what they hope will be affordable renewable energy, sending microwave beams of electricity into our homes.

Solar Space project

The solar “station” would consist of solar-powered satellites located 22,000 miles above the Earth’s equator that would produce 200 megawatts of power by 2016. To meet this lofty goal, [...]

Even the Friendly Skies are Going Green

It’s official. Green is everywhere. From green building to tote bags, from hybrids to clothing, you can’t turn around without hearing or reading about another environmentally-friendly company or product.
Now United Airlines has announced that as part of their “environmental commitment”, they, along with their “partner” Conservation International,  have launched a carbon offset program to “counter the impact [...]

Use the Internet and Help the Environment

A US Senator’s brainchild has become a grassroots movement since the first Earth Day on April 22,1970. People and countries across the globe have begun addressing a growing list of environmental issues.
Also since then, a growing number of innovations and creative programs have sprung up to further the original Earth Day idea that one person [...]

How Green Are You?

Curious how green  your lifestyle really is? GoGreenScore is a simple way to find out.
This short survey, complete with interactive graphics, demonstrates what level green your daily life is. It only takes a few minutes to see how your choices measure up. And don’t worry, it’s not about guilt. It just demonstrates where you are [...]

Use Earth Day to Make A Global Difference

Earth Day – now 40 years old – has always been a celebration of possibilities, a recognition that we humans must make some changes in how we treat the planet and, by extension, each other.
Of the many choices we’re faced with, perhaps the greatest is an opportunity to make a difference in the life of someone [...]

From Biomass to Fish Food: A Unique Way to Feed the World

What do forest conservation and fish food have in common?
TimberFish Technologies, LLC, a company in New York state, has created a unique technology to produce contaminate-free fish via a forest-based feed production system.
This addresses a global problem, says Dr. Jere Northrop, TimberFish’s inventor and CEO.
This would be a real benefit to the aquaculture system, says [...]