The Arctic Ice Melting
Scientists will warn this week that the projected sea level rise from IPCC’s most updated report in 2007 was underestimated. Scientists now feel that low lying areas including the Netherlands,…
Smart Grid in our Future
Google is working on a prototype system called the Google Powermeter to help energy consumers monitor and track their energy consumption. It would require something called a smart meter, a…
Endangered Giant Pandas
One of the most adored and rare animals of the whole world is the Giant Panda. Their population is pretty alarming at a low 3,000. It is one of the…
Farm Animal Waste: An Environmental Hazard!
Just to be clear, I am not talking about your simple family farm or rural America for that matter. This weeks theme is based on the large scale industrial production…
Wind Power and Bird Deaths
According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, they have constructed voluntary guidelines for wind developers to follow to try and minimize the risk associated with wind power and bird…
Peak Oil and War
The authors of a new study warn that food and water shortages that could potentially be caused by global warming could spark wars. The study conducted, evaluated the history and…
Manufactured Landscapes – Must See Documentary
This documentary film, Manufactured Landscapes, comes at a time when we as a population have become so great in number that we have begun to transform the landscape of the…
20 Common Species of Birds in Decline in America
In the past 40 years, 20 common species of birds in America have been on a decline of at least half! Some of those species had as many as a…
Livestock: major contribution to Global Warming
I have come across a 409 page report that I think shows some interesting numbers and points out something obvious, but yet not much people think about it. LIVESTOCK. According…