Tap water contaminant 'castrates' frogs - USATODAY.comSource: USA Today
An herbicide that contaminates the tap water consumed by millions of Americans has been found to produce gender-bending effects in male frogs, "chemically castrating" some and turning others into females, a study shows.
Frogs in the experiment were exposed to amounts of the weed …
How To Go Green In Hard TimesSource: Wall Street Journal
Great ideas for people who really want to go green, but find the costs prohibitive. These are all energy saving tips.
Britian Caught Trying to Block Green Energy LawsSource: Guardian Unlimited
Britain is trying to water down tough new European legislation to boost the uptake of renewable energy, despite a pledge by Gordon Brown last month to launch a "green revolution" based on clean technology.
Hotter Summers, Longer Hot Spells In Winter, Climate Change Takes HoldSource: t r u t h o u t
Climate change will have a "substantial" impact on human health in the coming decades, making wildfires and hurricanes more likely, cooking up more smog, making summer heat waves hotter and deadlier, and making winter heat spells longer--all this according to a new report today f …
Kenyan environmentalist says to emulate hummingbirdSource: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai of Kenya gave a lecture recently in Seattle. When she said that we should be (like) a hummingbird, many in the audience were puzzled.
Using Google Earth to Investigate the EnvironmentSource: NewAssignment.Net
With tools like Google Earth, users have the ability to view detailed images of the planet with ease. This means we can scan the enviornment to investigate enviornmental degradation from the comfort of our home computer.