the beginning of the END of fracking? From Care2: EPA Links Wyoming Water Pollution to Fracking In a new report released on December 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the first time officially blamed water contamination on a natural gas drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” The process involves pumping a slurry […]
Woo hoo! From Care2: BC First Nations Unite To Ban Export Of Tar Sands Oil For the first time in Canadian history, First Nations, whose territory encompasses the entire coastline of British Columbia, have publicly united to oppose the transport of tar sands crude oil through their land. Over 60 nations have signed the Save […]
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from Care2: Big Cat Week Did you know that there are now more tigers living in captivity than there are in the wild? The big cats of the world are disappearing at alarming rates. National Geographic Society and Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert, launched the Big Cats Initiative to help spread the word and hopefully […]
Some great info here, including an infographic/diagram of acquisitions through 2009. According to this site, changes since June 2009 include (1) Coca-Cola fully acquiring Honest Tea in March 2011; (2) Nestle’s acquisitions of Cadbury (and Green & Black’s) in January, 2010, and Sweet Leaf Tea in May, 2011; (3) Sara Lee’s acquisition of Aidell’s Sausage […]
This STINKS! – E. Fudd From the New York Times: Parks Chief Blocked Plan for Grand Canyon Bottle Ban Weary of plastic litter, Grand Canyon National Park officials were in the final stages of imposing a ban on the sale of disposable water bottles in the Grand Canyon late last year when the nation’s parks […]
From today’s Seattle Times: 2 GOP lawmakers want to drill in Arctic refuge E. Fudd
A major victory, now we have to hit it out of the park and CANCEL this stupid project once and for all!!!! But kudos to Obama for standing up to Big Oil – now we just have to make it stick for good! Keystone XL Delayed, Feds To Explore New Routes E. Fudd
Code Green hits it on the head, per usual. E. Fudd From The New York Times: Loving the Chambered Nautilus to Death