Estrogen Flooding Our Rivers

The Montreal water treatment plant dumps 90 times the critical amount of certain estrogen products into the river. It only takes one nanogram (ng) of steroids per liter of water to disrupt the endocrinal system of fish and decrease their fertility.These are the findings of Liza Viglino, postdoctoral student at the Universite de Montreal’s Department [...] continue reading world news

Who Killed The Electric Car?

Documentary about GM killing of the electric car. It has been here since ‘96 but they killed it off.The film features interviews with celebrities who drove the electric car, such as Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, Alexandra Paul, Peter Horton, Ed Begley, Jr., a bi-partisan selection of prominent political figures including Ralph Nader, Frank Gaffney, Alan [...] continue reading world news

Catastrophic fall in numbers reveals bird populations in crisis throughout the world

Northern WheatearThe birds of the world are in serious trouble, and common species are in now decline all over the globe, a comprehensive new review suggests today.From the turtle doves of Europe to the vultures of India, from the bobwhite quails of the US to the yellow cardinals of Argentina, from [...] continue reading world news

Gas Shortage In the South Creates Panic, Long Lines

If Drivers Can Fill Up, They Get Sticker ShockPeople wait to fill their tanks at a Citgo station in Charlotte, where drivers have reported gas lines 60 cars long after 11 p.m. (By Davie Hinshaw — The Charlotte Observer) Gasoline shortages hit towns across the southeastern United States this week, sparking panic buying, long [...] continue reading world news

Brazilian Government Largest Illegal Logger in the Amazon

BRASILIA, Brazil, September 30, 2008 (ENS) - A Brazilian government agency that provides land to settlers is the largest illegal logger in the Amazon rainforest and could face criminal prosecution, Environment Minister Carlos Minc said Monday. Minc blamed Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform, or Incra, for occupying the top six places on a new [...] continue reading world news

Greening the Desert

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Mexican Marijuana Cartels Sully US Forests, Parks

Mexican marijuana cartels use pesticides, herbicides that pollute US parks, forest landsA member of Kentucky’s state marijuana strike force cuts down marijuana in rural Breathitt County, Ky. (AP Photo)National forests and parks - long popular with Mexican marijuana-growing cartels - have become home to some of the most polluted pockets of wilderness in America because [...] continue reading world news