by Admin | May 19, 2014 | Articles, Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards
According to recent scientific research, rising carbon dioxide emissions are set to make the world’s largest staple food crops less nutritious. Field trials of wheat, rice, maize and soybeans showed that higher CO2 levels significantly reduced the levels of the...
by Admin | May 16, 2014 | Articles, Climate Change, Conservation
Queensland, Australia, is home to the world’s smallest kangaroos—at least for now. The tiny breed of animals seems to be going extinct. The discovery of musky rat-kangaroo fossils suggests these tiny marsupials can’t survive beyond tropical rainforests, which means...
by Admin | May 12, 2014 | Articles, Sustainability
I was in college the first time I saw the Fair Trade Certified label. Waiting in line for my coffee, I naively wondered, “What the heck does that mean? Why would trade be unfair?” Little did I know that far too often, trade is unfair. And many people...
by Admin | May 10, 2014 | Articles, Climate Change, Conservation, Green Energy, Sustainability
Over the past few years, President Obama has spearheaded myriad climate control campaigns. Most recently, he announced the country’s plans to step forward with energy efficient and sustainable practices for job training. These new “green jobs” will focus heavily on...
by Admin | May 7, 2014 | Articles, Climate Change, Environmental hazards, Green Energy
Last week, Obama’s administration received surprisingly strong Supreme Court support in its clean-air efforts to curb air pollution crossing state lines. In a very conservative majority court that usually sides against the federal government’s nationwide clean air...
