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Our Planet - Week of August 31st, 2008
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| |  | NEWS THIS WEEK |  | Bush Wants to Loosen the Rules
Greens are worried that the Bush administration is rushing to loosen rules protecting endangered species before its term is up in January.
Go to all articles - Go to this article |  | White House Hearts Oceans?
Last Monday the Bush administration announced that it is considering protecting some 891,000 square miles of Pacific Ocean waters as marine sanctuaries and monuments.
Go to all articles - Go to this article | | | Reporting by Roddy Scheer
| | THIS WEEK'S COMMENTARY |  | COMMENTARY: Pulling Weeds Down Under
Hands-on Conservation on a Remote Australian Island
Taking off from the northern end of Sydney's gigantic bridge, we sped across the famous harbor, watching sailboats gather beneath the steel structure and the city opening up behind us. We headed to a tiny spit of land to pull weeds with Conservation Volunteers Australia. By Amanda Peterka
Go to all articles - Go to this article | | IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF E | | CURRENTS |  | The Ethical Hunter in Africa
Big Game Hunters Make a Claim for Conservation
Big game hunters in Africa say their lucrative financial support is helping to protect wildlife and habitat and provide work for locals. But animal rights groups say wildlife watching is far more beneficial and humane. By Brita Belli
Go to all articles - Go to this article | | EARTHTALK |  | Week of 08/31/2008
Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard that increasing eco-awareness around the world has now extended itself to the afterlife, whereby burials can even be “green.” Is that true?
Dear EarthTalk: What’s the deal nowadays with aerosol spray cans? I thought that the ozone-depleting chemicals used in them were eliminated back in the 1970s. Is this true? If so, what is now used as a propellant? Are aerosols still bad for the ozone layer?
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