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The following is an extract from an article in the Nation, by Madeleine Ostrander which looks at whether fracking was a necessary evil . She debunks four big myths - as below . Fracking may not decrease our reliance on coal globally. It just sends the coal somewhere else. Guardian editor and energy ... keep reading
Written by The Nation/Madeleine Ostrander in August, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Health, Industry & Business, Water (1 comment)
The planet is undergoing one of the largest changes in climate since the dinosaurs went extinct. But what might be even more troubling for humans, plants and animals is the speed of the change. Stanford climate scientists warn that the likely rate of change over the next century will be ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in August, about Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, Lifestyle & Behavior, Water, Weather
WaterBean is a water-purifying filter that fits into any water bottle turning tap water into clean drinking water. Designed by Japan-based package-designing entrepreneur Graeme Glen, the filter not only removes the impurities found in ordinary tap water but also improves your daily health by giving you the added minerals your ... keep reading
UK company Lush Cosmetics has begun an anti-fracking campaign as the Government announces tax breaks to companies involved in the UK's shale gas industry. Lush has provided its 105 UK and Irish shops - including windows, staff and online channels - for ten days to activist group Frack Off. Announcing 'Don ... keep reading
Written by Edie/Leigh Stringer in July, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Water
Unconventional gas exploration is threatening Britain and Ireland. Licenses and planning applications have already been granted by the Government with little or no community consultation. The scale of the industrialisation and impacts are never discussed.This film charts Doreen and John's journey from the shock of the drill rigs ... keep reading
Written by Frackoffuk in July, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Health, waste, Water (1 comment)
Environment Canterbury today welcomed penalties of more than $150,000 in a Christchurch demolition waste dumping case following the February 2011 earthquake. Brett Aldridge, Regional Manager Resource Management Act Monitoring and Compliance, says the temptation for those in the demolition and waste industry to save costs and increase profits by ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in July, about Art & Culture, Christchurch, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Earthquake, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, waste, Water
Sea levels are rising and the world’s vast coastal settlements face many damaging changes. One of the most difficult and expensive challenges is the risk to the safe and effective operation of our sewerage systems. We give our sewerage system little thought, but life in modern cities would be ... keep reading
Written by Ian Wright/The Conversation in May, about Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Infrastructure, Lifestyle & Behavior, Water, Weather
Anheuser-Busch InBev and other German brewers want Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government to block any laws that would allow hydraulic fracturing, which, they say could contaminate water used to make beer and hurt the country’s brewing industry. The Association of German Breweries, which represents Anheuser-Busch InBev, Bitburger Braugruppe and ... keep reading
Written by Environmental Leader in May, about Consumerism, Food, Industry & Business, Pollution, Water
Brace yourself. You may not be able to tell yet, but according to global experts and the US intelligence community, the earth is already shifting under you. Whether you know it or not, you’re on a new planet, a resource-shock world of a sort humanity has never before experienced ... keep reading
Written by Michael Klare/The Nation in May, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Industry & Business, Polar Sea Ice, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water
David Letterman put the issues involved in fracking so succinctly. keep reading
Written by Celsias in April, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Health, Industry & Business, Water
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