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Climate Change

Posted byby John Tarantino
March 8, 2009

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,…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
March 2, 2009

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…

Animals

Posted byby John Tarantino
June 9, 2008

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…

Environment

Posted byby John Tarantino
May 9, 2008

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…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
October 10, 2007

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…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
August 21, 2007

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…

Other Stories

Posted byby John Tarantino
June 21, 2007

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…

Environment

Posted byby John Tarantino
June 16, 2007

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…

Climate Change

Posted byby John Tarantino
February 18, 2007

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…