Posted by at Oct 21st, 2008 in Green Trends
Capturing and eating fish and rainforest wildlife, including large primates, for human sustenance has been practiced for generations. However, as human populations have grown and demand for these resources has increased, species…
Posted by at Sep 10th, 2008 in Green Trends
Mother Nature’s calendar has been showing increasingly less resemblance to the seasonal patterns of the past, with tangible effects on both humans and the natural environment. Pollen-releasing grasses, shrubs and trees…
Posted by at Aug 20th, 2008 in Green Trends
The hazy skies over the 2008 Summer Olympics have placed Beijing’s air quality at the top of news headlines for more than a month. However, outdoor air pollution, whether in the form of…
Posted by at Aug 5th, 2008 in Green Trends
Many vulnerable species are facing reduced numbers because the adaptations that have served them for thousands of years make them unable to survive small changes in temperature or precipitation. When faced…
Posted by at Jul 22nd, 2008 in Green Trends
Speaking before an enthusiastic crowd at a sold-out DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., former Vice President Al Gore issued a challenge to “repower America.” Gore’s challenge is undoubtedly ambitious: he…
Posted by at Jul 18th, 2008 in Green Trends
The impacts of climate change are already being felt, especially in the most fragile and marginal ecosystems around the world. In particular, coral reefs, which are extremely sensitive to changes in the…
Posted by at Jul 9th, 2008 in Green Trends
Most discussions around international climate change—the Kyoto Protocol, the Lieberman-Warner Bill introduced on the floor of the U.S. Senate last month, and the G8 discussions taking place this week—include targets for emissions…
Posted by at Jul 1st, 2008 in Green Trends
To the list of air pollution’s health effects, add another one: loss of sense of smell.
Mexico City residents can’t detect subtle smells as well as residents of neighboring Tlaxcala, researchers…
Posted by Editor at Jun 26th, 2008 in Green Trends
The global campaign to eradicate malaria in the 1950s and ’60s successfully vanquished the disease from the United States and Europe and substantially reduced it in others – in India and Sri Lanka…
Posted by Editor at Jun 17th, 2008 in Green Trends
As
world food prices reach record highs, concerns over agricultural
productivity are mounting. Productivity growth has stagnated as the
world’s population has continued to rise, and the wealth generated from
economic development is further increasing demand for food…
