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Real Estate Crisis - Nothing But Good News for American Land Conservation

Written by Amy Anaruk
06/20/2008
The U.S. housing market is in such decline that foreclosures have even reached some of the wealthiest, most exclusive neighborhoods in the country, places that are normally immune to real estate shifts. In a remarkable turn-around, conservation groups suddenly have [...] Read more...

The California Drought – Redux

Written by Jessica Gottlieb
06/20/2008
Go ahead. Ask me what I remember about the Spring of 1977. So glad you asked. I remember the neighbors spray painting their lawns green. It was illegal to water them. Because of the drought we didn’t water lawns, wash cars or run through sprinklers that year. As [...] Read more...

Agricultural Research Funds Dry Up as World Hunger Re-emerges

Written by Leslie Berliant
06/20/2008
According to the New York Times there is yet another pressure on global food prices, lack of crop research. Due to food surpluses over the last few decades, developed countries stopped investing in agricultural research that would benefit the developing world. Non-governmental agricultural research institutions like the International Rice Research Institute have seen their budgets [...] Read more...

The New and Improved Celsias

Written by Leslie Berliant
06/19/2008
A Word from the Editor: The launch of our new and improved Celsias site is imminent! When you pull up Celsias in just a few short days, you will see a brand new site. You will have the same in depth coverage of climate change and the environment with added functionalities like discussion areas, Question and Answer forums, rating [...] Read more...

Wind is Picking Up

Written by Leslie Berliant
06/19/2008
Wind power seems to be having its day in the sun of late. In May, it was announced that “Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is investing in the world’s largest offshore wind turbine and also in the development of offshore windfarms in Scottish waters.” Clipper Windpower out of California is building the 7.5 megawatt MBD turbine for [...] Read more...

Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink

Written by The REAL News Network
06/19/2008
The REAL News Network is a television news and documentary network focused on providing independent and uncompromising journalism. The Real News journalists investigate, reports and debate stories that help us understand the critical issues of our time. They are member supported and do not accept advertising, government or corporate funding. Many low lying Pacific islands [...] Read more...

Making Greensburg, Kansas… GREEN!

Written by Riley Smith
06/19/2008
More than a year ago, on May 4, 2007, the city of Greensburg, Kansas was hit by an EF5 tornado (that was nearly 2 miles wide) that destroyed 95% of their residential and business sector. While tragedies such as this one have been more commonplace [...] Read more...

Keyhole Gardens Lock Out Starvation in Lesotho

Written by Alison Kroulek
06/18/2008
Sometimes, the best solutions are low-tech. For example, in the tiny African country of Lesotho, a simple organic gardening technique called “keyhole gardening” is allowing people to produce enough vegetables to nourish their families without having to invest in costly technology, fuel, fertilizer or pesticides. As the BBC reported on June 3, a number of [...] Read more...

Oh Do Cheer Up, You Miserable Old Git

Written by Marc Roberts
06/18/2008
Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins After a five year review, NOAA’s Fisheries Service has determined that the Caribbean monk seal, which has not been seen for more than 50 years, has gone extinct — the first type of seal to go extinct from human causes. [...] Read more...

Caribbean Monk Seal, We Hardly Knew Ye

Written by Rena Sherwood
06/18/2008
Pity this busy monster, manunkind — E.E. Cummings If a species has not been seen in fifty years, it’s assumed that there is nothing left to see. This is one way that species can be defined as extinct. And so, this summer, the planet says a sad adieu to the Caribbean Monk Seal, last seen fifty-six [...] Read more...

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