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After De-Icing Roads, Salt Pollutes Streams
A USGS study of salt in U.S. streams finds pollution is high because of road salt used for de-icing. Here's how to find out if you or your highway department are using too much salt.
How One Company Can Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions 15%
Ebay is reducing it greenhouse gas emissions with solar power, energy efficiency and its Green Team.
Is Your Child's School Flunking the Environment?
Tips for greening up your child's school.
World Population Growing Faster Than Expected
World population growth is slightly faster than expected, according to a recent projection.
Climate Week Begins, as U.N. Negotiations Near
Climate week is bringing attention to global warming and the debate among United Nations leaders about a successor to the Kyoto Protocol.
In Annual Melt, Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Third-Lowest Point Ever Recorded
The record low Arctic sea ice extent recorded in 2007 was not exceeded in 2009, but the summer melt still resulted in ice cover 24% less than average.
7 Reasons to Join a Beach Cleanup
The Ocean Conservancy's annual beach cleanup is Saturday. Join a cleanup on a river, stream or beach near you.
Next Set of U.S. Commemorative Quarters to Feature National Parks
Ozone Hole Not Closing, as Hoped and Expected
The ozone hole continues to grow, despite the Montreal Protocol, because chemicals are so long-lived.
Even Greens Forget to Go Outside
Environmental education should include botany and a healthy dose of nature, not just global problems.
13 Trillion Reasons to Fight Global Warming
Global investors are speaking out on global warming policy.
Obama Ratchets Up Car Fuel Efficiency Standards
The Obama Administration has set new fuel economy standards that will make cars and SUVs far more efficient.
EPA 26 Years Late on Water-Protection Measure
Obama Administration halts mountaintop removal coal mining permits, but nominates supporters to key positions and fails to make EPA update coal fired power plant pollution rules.
How to Better Reuse and Recycle Old Electronics
How to best recycle or reuse old cell phones, laptops and other e waste.
13 of the Most Gender-Bent U.S. Rivers
Intersex fish have been found to be widespread in U.S. rivers.
Student Pen Pals Serve as Ambassadors to an Imperiled Bird
Students are ambassadors with Colombia in an effort to help an imperiled species, the cerulean warbler.
7 World Heritage Sites Entrepreneurs Can Save
Conservation International and United Nations agencies are working together to pay entrepreneurs in seven World Heritage Sites to preserve unique natural landscapes while generating jobs and making a profit.
The Daily Green Reviews No Impact Man, the Movie
The Daily Green reviews No Impact Man, the movie.
4 Reasons to Stay Inside and Stare at Screens this Fall
Watch the trailers for four interesting environmental documentaries airing this fall, Ken Burns' The National Parks: America's Best Idea, No Impact Man, Crude the movie and the Age of Stupid.
Hurricane Fred Is Big, Powerful ... and Unlikely to Strike Land
As Hurricane Jimena nears Baja California and Mexico as a Category 4 Hurricane on the cusp of Category 5 strength, Tropical Storm Erika threatens to rear up in the Atlantic.
Polar Bear, Move Over: 3 Other Global Warming Icon Species
The ribbon seal and the Pacific walrus, like the polar bear, may be endangered due to loss of Arctic sea ice and global warming, among other threats, like Arctic oil and gas exploration and development.
eBay Integrates Socially Conscious Shopping Sites
Ebay has integrated its Giving Works, World of Good and other socially conscious efforts in one place, give.good.green.
Scientists: Trees Produce Electricity
Researchers have found that trees generate electricity.
Which Cell Phones and Wireless Devices Emit the Most and Least Radiation?
A new environmental working group report lists which cell phones and other wireless devices emit the most radiation, and recommends reducing allowable radiation to reduce the risk of tumors, including rare childhood brain cancers.
Video: Michelle Obama's White House Garden
In this video about her organic garden, Michelle Obama plants and tends the White House garden, and discusses its role in educating children about healthy local and organic eating.
10 Recycling Oddities
The Green Cheapskate shows how to recycle 10 of the oddest things you never thought could be recycled, from soap to (novelty) nuts.
5 Stories You Missed Labor Day Weekend
The stories you might have missed, but shouldn't have, during the long Labor Day Weekend - including the Van Jones resignation, Sigg water bottle controversy, health assessment for 1,4-dioxane, Verizon's mountaintop removal problem and the Slow Food
Win a DisneyNature: Earth DVD!
5 lucky winners will win a copy of DisneyNature's Earth DVD!
14 Fall Home Science Projects for Kids
Citizen science is a fun way for kids and adults to learn the scientific method, explore the outdoors and help scientists make real discoveries about the way the world works, and how the environment is changing.
Staging an Event? See What You Can Learn from Green Initiative at the U.S. Open
The U.S. Open of tennis is going green. Here's what you can learn from the U.S. Open and apply it to your sporting venue back home.
7 Individuals Taking Extraordinary Steps to Protect the Earth
There are six or so Timberland Earthkeepers chosen in conjunction with Changents.com. here's a look.
Obama's Gulf of Mexico Fishery Decision Called a "Recipe for Disaster"
The Obama Administration has failed to halt a plan to grow large-scale fish farms in the Gulf of Mexico. Experts warn that aquaculture will pollute the Gulf of Mexico and threaten wild fish.
6 Key Changes the Senate Should Make to the Climate Bill
Five attorneys general from five states have petitioned the Senate for a stronger global warming energy bill.
A Surprising Source of Indoor Air Pollution: House Plants
A new study shows that some house plants can produce more volatile organic compounds -- a form of indoor air pollution -- than they remove from the air. The source seems to be primarily the pots and pesticides used to grow the plants.
The One Gallon Challenge
The One Gallon Challenge set six vehicles against each other on a 100-mile course, with only one gallon of fuel each.
FDA Tests Find Lead in Lipstick
The FDA has tested for lead in lipstick and found every brand of lipstick tested contains lead. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics says there's too much lead in lipstick, but the FDA doesn't seem concerned.
California Fires, as Seen from Space
Thousands of homes are at risk as California fires spread. See California fire maps, satellite photos and more in this update about the wildfires menacing Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California.
Hurricane Jimena Could Make Landfall in Baja California as a Category 5 Hurricane
As Hurricane Jimena nears Baja California and Mexico as a Category 4 Hurricane on the cusp of Category 5 strength, Tropical Storm Erika threatens to rear up in the Atlantic.
Sign Up for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Earn Money for Research on the Disease
Visit letstalkperiod.com and help make a difference during Ovarian Cancer Awareness month, by helping raise money for study of the disease that affects women.
16 Hand Soaps That Do Not Use Triclosan
Which brands of soap and other personal care products are made without triclosan, the controversial antibacterial agent? Here's a list of the products that don't use triclosan.
Fossil Fuel Industry Outspending Clean Energy By Nearly 7 to 1
As the Senate nears debate over the carbon cap-and-trade regulation to limit greenhouse gas emissions and combat global warming, lobbying and spending by industry and interest groups is skyrocketing.
Report: EPA Should Limit Fertilizer Runoff to Prevent Dead Zones
The Gulf of Mexico dead zone was the second-largest on record in 2008, because of record flooding in the Midwest and the heavy use of nitrogen fertilizers to grow corn and other crops.
Rancho Palos Verdes Fire Destroys Homes, While Others Threaten L.A.
The Rancho Palos Verdes fire caused evacuations and the la canada flintridge fire destroyed buildings all in the suburbs of Los Angeles, as wildfires threaten human life and property during a forecasted intense fire season.
EPA to Set Strict Rules for Home Renovation to Prevent Lead Poisoning
Eight questions to ask before renovating to prevent lead poisoning.
Wildlife Cancer: A New Epidemic
Wildlife cancer is another warning sign that industrial water pollution threatens not only wildlife health but human health.
Newly Goat-Free, a Galapagos Island Awaits a Finch Renaissance
The single most important thing you can do if you own property along a stream is to plant trees and shrubs along its bank.
7 Myths About Global Warming and Carbon Cap-and-Trade Regulation
Will the U.S. lose jobs? Will energy bills skyrocket? Can the South really produce enough renewable energy to meet proposed federal mandates?
Tropical Storm Danny Could Become Hurricane On Projected Path Toward U.S. East Coast
The 2009 hurricane season is expected to be below average, but Hurricane Danny is expected to form out of Tropical Storm Danny and menace the East Coast of the U.S. with tropical storm-force winds, according to its projected path and forecast from th
One Key to Protecting Birds: Trees Along Your Stream
The single most important thing you can do if you own property along a stream is to plant trees and shrubs along its bank.
Message to Senate: Energy Bill Must Be Tougher on Global Warming
More than 300 groups are petitioning the Senate to pass a tougher global warming bill as part of the ACES energy legislation.
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