Daily Archives: August 14, 2008

Waste not, want not

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Sustainable Industries Journal. During the 1980s, East Coast cities efforts to deal with trash could have been a comedy of errors if they weren’t such a serious problem. In one story still told in waste … Continue reading →

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The World's Largest Dump: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Discover Magazine. In the central North Pacific, plastic outweighs surface zooplankton 6 to 1.

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Fighting Cow Methane at the Source: Their Food

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Discover Magazine. While many cattle are stuffed full of grain, grass-fed cattle have been heralded as a greener way to get beef because it diminishes the need to feed the animals antibiotics and has a … Continue reading →

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Nanotech risk concerns 'must be addressed'

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at ENN. Researchers must address the lack of knowledge about risks posed by nanotechnology in the health sector to provide appropriate input to policymakers, cautions a leading expert of the European Commission. More risk assessment studies … Continue reading →

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Analysts Now Research the Sustainability of Large Corporations

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at ENN. An organization called the Sustainable Investment Research Analysts Network has just issued a report that says more than half of America’s largest publicly traded companies now report on their sustainability effort. Over a third … Continue reading →

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Online Video Site Spreads the Green Word

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at ENN. Want to watch a video comparing the fuel economy of a Prius and a Smart Car? Arnold Schwarzenegger answering questions about his climate policies? How about a children’s video illustrating the importance of recycling? Launched last month, … Continue reading →

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E-Waste Animated Video Wins Film Festival Award

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at ENN. At this year’s Media that Matters Film Festival, the winning video in the environment category was an animated film illustrating the impact of electronic waste on both humans and the environment. The video, entitled … Continue reading →

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Microbes alter estrogenic power of surfactant breakdown products

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Science & Technology. The challenge of tracking a common detergent breakdown product in the environment may have just gotten a lot more complicated. New research published in ES&T (DOI es-2008-00577a ) indicates a substantial … Continue reading →

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Does a key PBDE break down in the environment?

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Science and Technology. Over the past few years, the issue of whether Deca BDE, the only PBDE flame retardant currently used in North America, breaks down in the environment has become a key issue … Continue reading →

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Renewable energy spurs "green gold rush"

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Science and Technology. The UN reports record-setting growth in green-energy investment last year.

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