The Seattle City Council approved a proposal (by a 6-1 margin) that will charge shoppers 20 cents for each plastic shopping bag they use. This is great news. The fee will go into effect in January. Opponents of this proposal have said that it taxes those who cannot afford to purchase reusable bags. So to [...]
I am groaning under the miseries of a diseased nervous System; a System of all others the most essential to our happiness–or the most productive of our Misery…Lord, what is Man! Today, in the luxuriance of health, exulting in the enjoyment of existence; In a few days, perhaps in a few hours, loaded with conscious [...]
One of the most beneficial things we can do to curtail the damage being done to the environment is to reduce our carbon footprint. Automobiles are one of the primary sources of the man-made greenhouse gases that are causing global warming because the majority of cars on the road burn fossil fuels in order to [...]
I mentioned in my post, The History of Organic Farming, that with the 21st century there came a surge in the popularity of organic products. The growing popularity of organics and hard work of those within the organic community has made organics a multi-billion dollar industry. Unfortunately, this has drawn those who want to reap [...]
In the next few days the Senate is going to be voting on whether or not to approve this year’s congressional budget. A provision has just been put in the budget to allow the oil industry to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Please Take Action now by sending the provided letter to your [...]
Dan Stafford told me about an online rally that his group Environmental Action kicked off today to try and stop President Bush’s plan to sell 300,000 acres of National Forest in order to raise money for the Federal Budget. Environmental Action is trying to get 1000 pictures submitted of people in their tree lovin’ environment [...]
The Environmental Protection Agency (usually refered to as the EPA) is in the process of making a decision to restrict public access to the now public information regarding corporate polluters. The original purpose of making this information available to the public was to serve as a form of protection from companies using harmful polutants that [...]