Tag Archives: going green
Green Thursdays: Fukushima – A Human Disaster That South Africa Must Avoid
From Greenpeace Africa: The March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan triggered the biggest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986. Radioactive Hot Spot As months passed, it has become clear that this disaster at the Fukushima … Continue reading
Green Thursdays: Battling The Bottle: Students And Industry Face Off Over Water
Story from NPR: Humbolt State University Bottled water is trickling away from college campuses nationwide, thanks to the efforts of student activists and the non-profit groups that support them with campaigns like Ban the Bottle. But that’s not going over … Continue reading
Green Thursdays: 5 Must-Have Eco Fashion & Beauty Finds
From Treehugger: © Snoozer Loser NY With New York Fashion Week Fall 2012 just behind us and Spring 2012 fashion almost upon us, it’s easy to get lost in limbo when it comes to what to wear–and buy–now. Enter LovingEco. … Continue reading
Green Thursdays: How Anti-Smoking Campaigns Offer A Blueprint For Tackling Climate Change
From Think Progress: by Auden Schendler, excerpted from his LA Times op-ed As Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway point out in their book “The Merchants of Doubt,” the fossil fuel industry and the hard right have used the same tactics as … Continue reading
Green Thursdays: 7 Ways To Give New Life To Dead Trees In Your Yard
From Treehugger: © Ramon Gonzalez. Magnolia tree in downtown Chicago. Growing up, the property neighboring me had a young pear tree that served many functions to the neighborhood kids. In the heat of summer it provided us with shade, it … Continue reading
Green Thursdays: What Can Landowners and Communities Do About Fracking?
From TreeHugger: Marcellus Protest/CC BY 2.0 In terms of big picture environmentalism, natural gas exploration is a contentious issue. On the one hand, it is touted as a cleaner, less carbon intensive fuel that can help us transition to renewables. … Continue reading