Tag: Living on Earth
Smart meters, privacy nightmares
Energy companies around the United States are installing smart meters to cut back on energy costs and usage. Privacy advocates are getting nervous....
Population, food prices and global security
Food prices are rising, dictators are falling and it's all interconnected with global security, according to Lester Brown....
The hidden costs of coal
Coal is one of the cheapest energy sources in the world, if you ignore the environmental costs and other externalities....
Building a school from trash in Guatemala
Guatemalan school children helped create a new schoolhouse out of discarded plastic bottles and other trash....
BP oil spill and ongoing health problems
Gulf Coast residents are experiencing a host of health problems, and the BP oil spill may be to blame....
Poo-Gloos: Cleaning wastewater on the cheap
The village of Gresham, Wisconsin, is trying a novel way of getting rid of wastewater: Poo-Gloos, like igloos for sewage....
Ocean noise may threaten dolphins, whales
Human activity is raising the noise levels in the ocean, which could threaten the lives of dolphins and endangered whales. ...
Environmental groups sue the EPA to save species
Laws protecting endangered species and regulating pesticides could drastically change because of a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency....
Government rethinks fluoride in drinking water
The federal government is rethinking how much fluoride should be put in drinking water. Anti-fluoridation activists feel vindicated....
Test tube sheep save endangered species
The SVF Foundation farm in Newport, Rhode Island, freezes animal embryos to save endangered heritage species from extinction....
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