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Eco-news you can use for September, 2009

Lars7369952O · September 6, 2009 ·

Photo courtesy of Steve Rhodes at Flickr.com Here at the Practical Environmentalist, we’re green news junkies. We keep an eagle eye out for the latest science, social, and environmental developments and try to sum up the big picture. A lot of exciting things are going on … [Read more...] about Eco-news you can use for September, 2009

Filed Under: In The News Tagged With: climate change, geoengineering, microgrid, packaging, plastic, pollution, solar, wind

Pollution makes you fat?

Lars7369952O · September 23, 2008 ·

Photo courtesy of Joe_13 at Flickr.com. Pollution has been blamed for a wide variety of health ailments, including heart disease, asthma, various forms of cancer, and toxic shock. New evidence suggests that pollution may also be contributing to the worldwide obesity epidemic. … [Read more...] about Pollution makes you fat?

Filed Under: Air Quality, Food Tagged With: obesity, pollution

Cut back on fertilizer and help save the Gulf of Mexico

Lars7369952O · July 24, 2008 ·

Photo courtesy of Ken-ichi at Flickr.com. Fertilizer doesn't belong in the ocean. Every time it rains, excess fertilizer washes off into rivers that eventually feed into the sea. Unnatural levels of phosphorous encourage algae to grow, and algal blooms suffocate fish or … [Read more...] about Cut back on fertilizer and help save the Gulf of Mexico

Filed Under: Water Conservation Tagged With: dead zone, ocean, oil, pollution, spill

Beat high gas prices – ride the bus or train!

Lars7369952O · June 17, 2008 ·

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Filed Under: Automobiles, Conservation / Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Travel Tagged With: bus, carbon tax, climate change, pollution, Train

The Dark Side of Solar Power

Lars7369952O · March 24, 2008 ·

Photo courtesy of Mischief 78 at Flickr.com. A major producer of polysilicon is under investigation in China for dumping waste on public land. This flagrant disregard for the safety of local workers has caused many solar power advocates to take a closer look at the business … [Read more...] about The Dark Side of Solar Power

Filed Under: Alternative Energy, Anti-Conservation Tagged With: illegal dumping, pollution, solar

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