Limit your consumption to what you actually need.
Al Gore says Obama must veto ‘atrocity’ of Keystone XL tar sands pipeline: Former vice-president says oil pipeline is ‘really a losing proposition’ and demands climate plan promised at inauguration @ Guardian
Well, if that doesn’t change Obama’s mind… What is more too the point?
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Climate change is already beginning to transform life on Earth. Around the globe, seasons are shifting, temperatures are climbing and sea levels are rising. And meanwhile, our planet must still supply us – and all living things – with air, water, food and safe places to live. If we don’t act now, climate change will rapidly alter the lands and waters we all depend upon for survival, leaving our children and grandchildren with a very different world.
Learn about the impacts of accelerated climate change at nature.org
Also, reduce your footprint, go herbivore.
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Whole Foods Shows Customers the Bleak Future of Produce Without Bees
“The decline in bee populations has been all the buzz lately, which led Whole Foods Market to team up with the Xerces Society to show us what a world—or at least, produce section—without bees would look like. The University Heights, Rhode Island store removed all foods that are reliant upon the important pollinators, and it leaves a pretty slim selection; 52% of the produce department’s offerings would be pulled from shelves without bees around to help.”
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It’s time we ‘bee’ mindful of their importance
— The Psychology of Our Environmental Problems, written by: Deborah Du Nann Winter & Susan Koger
Another Chemical Plant Explodes as Industry Booms Due to Cheap Natural Gas from Fracking
The explosion at the Williams Olefins plant is the latest in a series of similar incidents this year, notably, the disaster in West, TX—which killed 15 people—and a train blast in Maryland. The explosion at Williams Olefins stands apart, however, due to its direct tie to the natural gas boom.
It is safe to assume chemical disasters such as the one this past Thursday will become more common as the availability of cheap natural gas encourages more expansion in the chemical industry. A 2008 report from the Center for American Progress on the 101 most dangerous chemical facilities in the U.S.—two of them in Louisiana—found that 80 million people “live within range of a catastrophic chemical release.”
http://ecowatch.com/2013/plant-explodes-industry-booms-from-fracking/
And as it continuously is shown that the fossil fuel industry skimps on extra protections for fuel lines…. It would make sense why more and more explosions happen. Just like more and more oil spills happen.
— The Psychology of Our Environmental Problems
Refrigerators use 19% of home energy, while electric lights use only about 5%. Therefore, when buying large appliances it is even more prudent to spend the extra money and get an energy efficient appliance. Buying energy efficient light bulbs is important too, but skimping on large appliances will cost you more in the long term of energy usage.
Environmental degradation in China is a growing concern for citizens an government leaders alike. It is stressing the ability to grow food and be healthy normal humans. How much rapid growth is doable?
— Deborah Du Nann & Susan M. Koger, The Psychology of Environmental Problems.
Is it ethical to continuing buying products from a country that disregards its citizens by allowing largescale water pollution to go unchecked?
Born and raised in mountain paradise, I love the environment and my dog. I am an environmental science major concerned about climate change. Did you know kegstands are the most sustainable way to drink?
School’s new culture cuts racial achievement gap
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