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July 7, 2010
Credit: Corey Templeton/FlickrIt’s been a long wait for the summer cherries but here in New York they’ve finally made their appearance, ready for pies (and speaking of...
June 30, 2010
Wesleyan students laying down plastic to fend off weeds. Credit: WesleyingAs I got ready to leave college for the summer, I noticed a new trend among my friends when it...
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September 2, 2010
One email instantly caught my eye this morning as I checked my email, “It's time to show your support for bottled water,” the email boldly declared.
My first reaction was a combination of amazement and laughter. The email shouldn’t have surprised me -- after all it was a press release from the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA), the lobbying arm of the billion-dollar bottled water industry. It’s their job to protect their funders—no matter how much pollution and waste they...
September 1, 2010
A little bit of August good news about wildlife conservation from around the world:
A pair of Persian onagers (a type of wild horse) were born in Cumberland Ohio, as the result of artificial insemination. There are only about 700 Persian onagers left in the wild, and less than 100 in captivity. The births are being hailed as a major step forward both for wild equine breeding and, more importantly, the future prospects of this highly endangered species.
Myanmar (that’s Burma to you...
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September 1, 2010
Food writer Frederick Kaufman isn’t shy about attacking the role of big business in food production. His July cover story for Harper's was subtitled “How Goldman Sachs and Wall Street Starved Millions and Got Away With It” (tell us what you really think, Fred). So when he penned a feature story for OnEarth’s Fall 2010 issue that demonstrates how megafarms could help lead the way to global sustainability (see “What’s New for Dinner”), people who care about food and farming took notice -- although some of them had...
September 1, 2010
Michigan, historical home to America's auto industry, is known for cars. And traffic jams, potholes, and urban sprawl that practically forces people to drive. But the power of the Detroit Three major automakers must be slipping, because the state is planning for more passenger rail service.One example is WALLY, short for the Washtenaw and Livingston Line, a proposed 28-mile commuter rail line that would connect Ann Arbor and Howell.Projections are that 1,300 people would ride each weekday, averting 50,000 miles of...
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