EarthTalkTM
From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: How can the new Obama administration and/or Congress undo the many anti-environmental actions the Bush administration undertook over the last eight years, including the obstruction of Bill Clinton’s landmark “roadless rule” legislation? – Ann Lyman, Lake Tahoe, CA
The Bush administration has certainly been no friend to the environment. Besides working for eight years to overturn the Clinton administration’s “Roadless Rule” that prevented road building (and the logging that usually follows) on 58.5 million acres of national forests, the Bush White House has opened up 45 million additional acres of public land across the American West to oil and gas drilling during its tenure. (more…)
In the summer of 2005, while Atlantic hurricanes battered coastlines from Cuba to Mexico, the Eastern Caribbean baked under a relentless sun with barely a breeze to cool the air. Tourists and locals alike wilted in the heat, and below the sea, marine life and corals in particular suffered as well. The windless calm settled in just as a buildup of unusually warm water began accumulating in the region. Ordinarily, easterly trade winds would have churned the sea, helping it to cool. But thanks to an unprecedented heat wave beginning in May—the result of a confluence of factors related to climate change, scientists say—water temperatures in the Eastern Caribbean climbed and stayed high for months, reaching levels that by September would be warmer than any recorded in 150 years. (more…)
Hello Jellyheads,
My name is Jan van Voorst and I have been working closely with Red Jellyfish for over seven years now. Recently my good friend Michael Galli, founder of Red Jellyfish, asked me if I would like to play a larger role in the company and help with a small facelift into the new web 2.0 era of Internet and help bring in some new content on a regular basis. How could I say no?
I couldn’t. So here I am.
I am going to do what I can to introduce new green websites, ideas, and other fun and exciting environmental information to the Red Jellyfish Community. (more…)
EarthTalkTM
From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: What are “eco-villages?” I’ve heard of one in New York near Ithaca and another one called Arcosanti being built in Arizona. – Jim Killian, Brookline, MA
Eco-villages are essentially designed communities intending to be socially, economically and ecologically sustainable. Environmentalist Joan Bokaer developed the vision for the first eco-village, which would eventually be built on the outskirts of Ithaca, New York, while on a continent-wide walk for sustainability across the United States in 1990. In Context magazine publisher Robert Gilman helped refine the concept through his research, writing and speaking on the topic. In 1996, the first residents moved into the EcoVillage at Ithaca, and a movement was born. According to the nonprofit Global Ecovillage Network, some 420 eco-villages exist in both urban and rural settings around the world today. (more…)
The next generation in clothes washing is eco-friendly, cost effective, and designed to protect users’ health. Recently released GreenWashBall eliminates the need for clothing detergent while helping to preserve the environment and safeguard clothes.
(PRWeb) October 20, 2008 –- The revolutionary, new product by the GreenWashBall is a healthy, cost-effective way to help preserve the ecosystem by eliminating the need for laundry detergent. Scientifically designed to
protect users’ health, the GreenWashBall cleans clothes efficiently and safely without chemicals or dyes. (more…)
Washington, D.C.—”This week we have witnessed a historic moment in American politics with the election of Sen. Barack Obama as the next president of the United States,” says Jon Scholl, president of American Farmland Trust (AFT). “The public has voted to send to Washington an administration that is open to change and has fresh ideas for solving our nation’s most pressing problems. That means we can strike at the opportunity to elevate the significance and impact of American agriculture.”
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My wife has had a miserable cold over the last few days and as I nurse her back to health I thought I might share some cold and flu tips that I have come across recently.
(If you have tips for fighting colds and flu’s please tell us by commenting on this article.)
The very first thing you can do to help stave off winter colds and flues is to eat a healthy diet which includes lots of fruits and vegetables. (more…)
GREEN LUXE: Environmental Magazine asks, “Has the Green Movement Gotten Too Upscale?”
The November/December 2008 issue of E - The Environmental Magazine (now posted at: www.emagazine.com) takes a skeptical look into the world of high-class luxury green, where compost piles and recycling bins have been replaced with solar-powered yachts and sustainable caviar. (more…)
The Red Jellyfish “Click to Donate” section has become a daily ritual for us Jellyheads and I need to quickly apologize for not making the login obvious. Thank you Mark and Melanie for pointing that out to me.
For now the log in, the log out, and the registration to donate and for the Jelly Gram is over on the left hand side of the site under the navigation. In the very near future you will find in on the right side under the “Click to Donate” buttons.
Wow, it is November 6th and Barack Obama is our President Elect. Congratulations to all of us for electing him.
Obama has promised to tackle the gigantic environmental problems of our time which include both energy independence and climate change. He has said that he can create jobs by investing in “clean energy”. He has said he can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. He says he can eliminate our current imports of oil from the Middle East and Venezuela with in 10 years
I think Obama will do a good job at tackling these issues and in meeting his environmental goals. I have a few concerns. I hope he can be careful about “clean coal’ since there is no such thing and corn ethanol can be seriously argued to do more harm than good. (more…)
