Guest Column by James Pew, Attorney for Earthjustice There are nearly 150 cement kilns operating in the U.S. In 2006, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - the federal agency required to protect us from harmful toxic air pollutants like mercury -estimated cement kilns pump nearly 12,000 pounds of ... keep reading
Written by James Pew last month, about Air Quality, Children and Families, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Health, Industry, Pollution, Water
Like many parents, in 2005 I was horrified to hear of the cord blood research that uncovered over 200 pollutants already present in babies' bodies at birth. Even more disturbing were the possible health implications of those chemicals: "Of the 287 chemicals we detected in umbilical cord blood, we know ... keep reading
Written by Amy Anaruk last month, about Children and Families, Health
A new survey by EcoAlign examines consumers and climate change, demonstrating that while consumers understand what climate change is and that it needs to be addressed, consensus breaks down over what to do, how to pay for it and the role of government. With 1000 online interviews, the survey finds ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant last month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Education, Philosophy & Religion, Politics
What if everyone spoke softly and carried a big stick? What could happen if the stick was a walking stick? Perhaps carved from a sustainable bamboo forest, or a fallen stick from a backyard tree? What if the world were perfect? In that perfect world, everyone would have an opportunity ... keep reading
Written by Jessica Gottlieb last month, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Education, Travel
A new report, Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging, put out by Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility and Science and Environmental Health Network, looks at the ties between environmental factors and the development of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's Disease, and the 'western disease cluster' - diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant last month, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Health, Pollution
Decades ago, Aldo Leopold (1949) characterized one the major roadblocks of an environmental way of thinking. It is inconceivable to me that an ethical relation to land can exist without love, respect, and admiration for land, and a high regard for its value. By value, I of course mean something ... keep reading
Written by Jennifer Biederman in October, about Children and Families, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Health, Philosophy & Religion, Politics (1 comment)
Parents worry that sending their children outdoors, to play, participate in sports or even go to school, exposes youngsters to a myriad of known and unknown hazards. The world is a big and dangerous place for little people, made ever scarier by parents' visible anxiety, but in truth one of ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts in October, about Air Quality, Children and Families, Health, Pollution
Editor's Note: By Sarah Mott from Henry Cort Community College. Sarah is one of the top 100 ‘green-agers' selected to take part in npower's Climate Cops programme and receive coaching from an array of green experts. The latest instalment of the £20 million programme kicked off last week ... keep reading
Written by Sarah Mott in October, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Recycling (1 comment)
At last report, floods have left 70,000 homeless in southern Chad and neighboring Cameroon. This is in addition to the thousands already displaced since seasonal rains began in August. Forecasts indicate the rain will continue until the end of November, making this one of the longest rainy seasons on ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts in October, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, Health, Politics, Population, War
Editor's Note: This guest post comes to us from Carlota Bindner, a California-native and mom living in the mountains near Los Angeles. She holds a degree in Animal Science and blogs at http://chemistryofjoy.wordpress.com. I was hopping mad after seeing the new High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) advertisements ... keep reading
Written by Carlotta Bindner in October, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Genetic Modification, Health (6 comments)
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