Beavers Block Spill
A beaver dam helped to contain a Chevron spill that leaked approximately 27,500 gallons of diesel fuel in Utah. Read More »
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Saving Alaska
Alaska’s Oil-Rich National Petroleum Reserve Receives Federal Protection
03.01.13 |
Located high above the Arctic Circle, the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) is as isolated as it gets. As its title suggests, this 23.5 million-acre parcel of public land has a coveted…
Continue Reading »It’s in There
Up to 80% of All Processed Foods in the U.S. Are Made With Genetically Modified Organisms.
03.01.13 |
You can’t tell if your bag of potato chips or box of cereal contains genetically modified ingredients based on the label, but chances are it does. Up to 80% of all processed foods in the U.S. are…
Continue Reading »Warmer Temps Draw Pine Beetles North 
Increasing Temps Allow the Insects to Run Rampant on Northern Pine Forests
03.01.13 |
Trees have evolved natural defense mechanisms—including chemical defenses—to protect themselves against insects. But according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,…
Continue Reading »Time to Rethink Rice?
With Arsenic Concerns, Rice Loses Its Celebrated Status
03.01.13 |
Rice is known by nutritionists as a “first food.” Easily digested and bland, it is often the first solid food a baby receives. Prior to that, babies may be exposed to rice starch and brown rice…
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Fighting Kraft and Suing for Bees
04.02.13 |
Bloggers Think Chemicals in Macaroni are Cheesy
Two food bloggers are campaigning against the use of chemical additives in the popular Kraft macaroni and cheese packaged meals due to concerns that…
Continue Reading »Resources for the Easter Rabbit
03.22.13 |
Easter is my favorite holiday. You get to eat candy for breakfast, and it’s an excuse to buy a dress—even if it’s just to wear while eating candy for breakfast, if you’re not of a churchgoing…
Continue Reading »One Cheer for the Sequester
03.18.13 |
The U.S. federal budget sequester may be moving us toward a more sustainable society, at least in one limited aspect. Many government employees will be losing up to 20% of their work time along with…
Continue Reading »Toxic Debris Delivers Triple Whammy
03.11.13 |
While plastic refuse on land is a familiar eyesore as litter and a burden on landfills, in the marine environment it can be lethal to sea creatures by way of ingestion or entanglement. Now, a new…
Continue Reading »Clueless about Food and Agriculture?
03.05.13 |
Outside of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to urge kids to exercise more and eat better, this administration remains largely indifferent to the disaster that is the…
Continue Reading »Talking Points
02.25.13 |
The commencement of President Obama’s second term has been characterized by an abrupt shift towards climate rhetoric—rhetoric geared as much at pacifying the president’s environmentally…
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Saving the Ozark Riverways
The Current River has had a long history of neglect and exploitation. In the 19th and 20th centuries, deforestation and free grazing threatened its ecological health. Now, the biggest threats to the river are mismanagement and overuse.
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