Alarming Numbers of Species Facing Extinction

The Union for Conservation of Nature, based in Switzerland has listed an alarming number of species now facing extinction.  It examined over 47 000 organisms and found that of those over 17 000 face...

Cooperate on climate change —Iftikhar Gilani

With just under two months remaining before the Copenhagen climate talks, there is a burning need for India and Pakistan to not only to evolve a common position on environmental issues, but also to forge a...

JAXPORT DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS

Talk about adding insult to injury violations of municipal codes and land use requirements are wavied for Jacksonville Port Authority regardless of its numerious infractions at least for the moment. To...

Bad Harvest - the troubled Great Lakes fishery

As environmental advocates, we encourage people to get to know Lake Ontario. But some parts of the lake are so polluted that touching the water or eating the fish that lived there can be a health risk. We do not...

Kevin McMahon’s Waterlife

For every decision we make, we must consider the needs of others, and the needs of people seven generations into the future - “The Great Law” This Great Law is the message behind Gemini award-winning filmmaker...

Hillbilly Holocaust

I am from Parkersburg WV where C8 has assaulted an entire community!! The EPA should have to answer for their lack of protection of one of the most important waterways in America and the people that have been sickened by it. In West Virginia, you can expect two things...

Oilsands link to Fort Chip cancer rates?

As officials try to play down the raised cancer rates amongst aboriginal people in Fort Chipewyan others are pointing a finger towards oilsand plants that sit higher up the water courses that feed Fort Chip. For a...

Fluoridation Opposition: growing in numbers, respectability & science

Over 1300 additional professionals signed onto the Fluoride Action Network's (FAN) statement calling for an end to fluoridation as more evidence emerges to condemn fluoridation.   Now over 1,860 professionals urge Congress to stop water...

‘Water pollution a threat’, 5 of 10 Filipinos say

Five of every 10 Filipinos believe water pollution is a serious threat to their health and environment, but the government is unable to enforce environmental laws. Results of a survey of the Social Weather Stations released Friday also showed that at least three of every...

ADA Distributing Misleading Information on Two Federal Fluoride Reports

The Fluoride Action Network (FAN) charges the American Dental Association (ADA) withcirculating false and misleading information in its newsletter (8/15) thatexpressed concern over professional "opposition to community waterfluoridation."(1) ADA misrepresented...

Green bloggers agree: environmental disaster looms large for Great Lakes

This frightening scenario could prove to be a much more realistic possibility than previously thought. The problems of global warming and pollution are being compounded by  a massive ecological upheaval due to an increase in invasive species sneaking into the Great Lakes...

Water Resources Prof Among Virginia Tech Victims

The water quality and environmental engineering industry lost a loved one yesterday in the Virginia Tech shooting. Dr. GV Logonathan, a water resources prof in the department of Civil and Environmental...

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