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For years, the Rouge River was among the nation's dirtiest waterways, little more than a dumping ground in the shadow of the massive Ford industrial complex that churned out cars from Model As to Mustangs.
Al Gore led a discussion of the documentary which focuses on his efforts to educate people about global warming following a private screening of the film on Saturday.
Antarctic ice loss vaster, faster than thought: studyThe East Antarctic icesheet, once seen as largely unaffected by global warming, has lost billions of tonnes of ice since 2006 and could boost sea levels in the future, according to a new study.
New Map Bolsters Case for Ancient Ocean on MarsSeveral lines of evidence point to the possibility of a past ocean on Mars, from apparent ancient shorelines to chemicals in the soil.
Over 100 icebergs drifting to N.Zealand: officialMore than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials said on Monday.
New fossils reveal a world full of crocodilesNew fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers reported on Thursday.
U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundryCarin Froehlich pegs her laundry to three clotheslines strung between trees outside her 18th-century farmhouse, knowing that her actions annoy local officials who have asked her to stop.
Potatoes have become such a staple to American cooking that we barely skip a beat over them. Unfortunately they may be best known to America's children and teens when used as a base for fast food french fries.
Nature 'services' undervalued, EU report findsThe cost of nature conservation is by far outweighed by societal and economic benefits, argues a new report supported by the European Commission.
Architect plans massive man-made mountainA 900m-tall snow-capped artificial mountain has been proposed by architect Jacob Tigges as an iconic landmark for the German city of Berlin
The Lion Guardians expansion continues!Save the lions from extinctions. Lions are extremely endangered as a result of insecticide usage.
Just what is in that drinking water? National Geographic ArticleNational Geographic article highlights the potent ingredients in our drinking water - ranging from pharmaceuticals, especially in European rivers, to vanilla and sage (especially at Thanksgiving) in Puget Sound.
Over the past couple decades this great nation and the world has seen the taken of age of epoch of the internet with a plethora of avenues and means for livilyhood and communication.We have seen economic collapse of all including morals and the inevitable destruction of society …
Planting Trees Can Affect Local Water AvailabilityAccording to two new studies, planting forests in areas that currently don't have trees -- a process called afforestation -- can reduce the local availability of water.
Ecology and Preservation ApproachesAccording to Weddell (2006), there are three different approaches to the use of nature and wild organisms. The three approaches are utilitarian, preservationists and sustainable-ecosystem.
Taking a Tip from Floor Tiles: Solarmation Makes Concentrating Solar More ModularConcentrating photovoltaic technologies, which magnify sunlight and direct it onto solar cells, hold potential to increase the efficiency of a solar-power system.
Huron River Restoration in Ann ArborThe Ann Arbor city council knows how important a legitimate, fair, and broad balanced process it is to remove Argo Dam enabling the city to progress forwards in 2010. Investing in Blue Infrastructure results in huge dividends.
Forests Count in Climate ChangeWhen Canada signed the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) treaty, we had not yet begun to experience the full consequences of climate change.
Unclean EnergyThe cult of secrecy is decided inscribed in the genes of the nuclear industry. Certainly, much progress has been accomplished in that domain under militant and democratic pressure.
Winter warm-up costing N.E. regionMASON TOWNSHIP, Maine -- The eight Alaskan huskies strained against their dogsled harnesses, eager to pull two vacationing boys through the hilly woods of western Maine.
Mass. clean-tech companies that are hiringGreen-tech companies in Massachusetts are hiring.
Giant Invasive Snakes Threaten U.S. EcosystemsIn a new report, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assessed the ecological risks that nine giant non-native snake species would bring if they were ever established in the United States. The result: Five of them pose a high risk and four pose a medium risk.
Aspen Trees Die Across the West "... a mysterious ailment -- or perhaps a combination of factors -- is killing hundreds of thousands of acres of the trees from Nevada, New Mexico and Arizona through Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and into Canada, according to the U.S. government and independent scientists.
NPR REVIEW: Jane Goodall Sees 'Hope For Animals' in new book/ InterviewIn her latest book, Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink, she writes, "There are surely plants and animals living in the remote places beyond our current knowledge. There are discoveries yet to be made."
Camera shows albatrosses feeding with killer whalePictures taken by cameras attached to the backs of albatrosses show that the huge seabirds use killer whales to help find their food for them.
How Nonsense Sharpens the Intellect Researchers have long known that people cling to their personal biases more tightly when feeling threatened. After thinking about their own inevitable death, they become more patriotic, more religious and less tolerant of outsiders, studies find.
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