tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80764542413935124012010-09-03T10:08:48.651-07:00The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comBlogger414125http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/the-environmentalist?format=skinhttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg207/environmentalist-mp/environmentalist-logo-2.jpgthe-environmentalisthttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-24711969196002191092010-09-03T04:02:00.000-07:002010-09-03T10:08:48.664-07:00Pakistan's historic floods have displaced millions of people and covered over one-fifth of the nuclear armed South Asian state. &nbsp;They now threaten to destabilize its government. The scope of the crisis is so vast with the aid flowing in so slowly, the Taliban has seized the initiative to capitalize on growing anger to turn desperate people...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=oudtt7vpRW0:VOA3DOKyaX8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=oudtt7vpRW0:VOA3DOKyaX8:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=oudtt7vpRW0:VOA3DOKyaX8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/oudtt7vpRW0" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/08/pakistan-floods-threaten-fragile.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-69425713659659103452010-09-03T04:00:00.000-07:002010-09-03T10:07:51.220-07:00by Janet Ritz A film produced by the U.S. Military in 1947 was meant to present the case for the desegregation of the armed forces. Though not initially intended for broadcast to the general public, it speaks to the divisions present in society today. The production is dated by current standards. The message is prescient given the current...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=VQRizuwqam8:VxwdMa0tg3E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=VQRizuwqam8:VxwdMa0tg3E:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=VQRizuwqam8:VxwdMa0tg3E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/VQRizuwqam8" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/08/us-militarys-1947-warning-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-61965059049485421832010-09-02T03:21:00.001-07:002010-09-02T04:06:06.568-07:00NASA has provided footage of Hurricane Earl as a Category 4 storm in the mid-Atlantic as it approaches the East Coast of the United States. The Hurricane is so large that, even if it does not make landfall, it is dangerous because of its winds, high waves, surges and rip currents. NASA has provided footage of Hurricane Earl from the Space...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=ZThFYwskjDE:qQ--v-HaOF4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=ZThFYwskjDE:qQ--v-HaOF4:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=ZThFYwskjDE:qQ--v-HaOF4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/ZThFYwskjDE" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/09/hurricane-earl-intensifies-into-massive_02.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-91562226658723139272010-08-25T14:34:00.000-07:002010-08-25T14:34:54.756-07:00by Dr. James Hansen "How did you become an activist?" I was surprised by the question. I never considered myself an activist. I am a slow-paced taciturn scientist from the Midwest. Most of my relatives are pretty conservative. I can imagine attitudes at home toward "activists". I was about to protest the characterization – but I had been...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=g8Eidk5GNQ4:LWROo3FntTs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=g8Eidk5GNQ4:LWROo3FntTs:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=g8Eidk5GNQ4:LWROo3FntTs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/g8Eidk5GNQ4" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/08/activist.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-30159988363463486742010-08-23T08:04:00.000-07:002010-08-23T08:04:34.524-07:00by Janet Ritz Jane Mayer, reporting on The New Yorker Magazine, has written a comprehensive article entitled: Covert Operations, The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama. &nbsp;In it, Mayer gives an exhaustive report on the Koch brothers' &nbsp;funding of extreme right-win opposition to the current administration. The Kochs are...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=7Al6a_0xIuI:UAXYHha9Olk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=7Al6a_0xIuI:UAXYHha9Olk:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=7Al6a_0xIuI:UAXYHha9Olk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/7Al6a_0xIuI" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/08/new-yorker-koch-brothers-waging-war.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-75557289874348143622010-08-21T15:34:00.000-07:002010-08-21T15:49:38.289-07:00The&nbsp;recall from U.S. factory farms&nbsp;has expanded to more than&nbsp;half a billion&nbsp;eggs. The recalled lots (list) are confirmed to have been tainted with Salmonella and have sickened more than one thousand people. The enormity of the contamination has renewed concerns about the dangers of&nbsp;factory farming: Dr. Marion Nestle of...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=GccS96sC6O0:ZA1_oNWFRTk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=GccS96sC6O0:ZA1_oNWFRTk:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=GccS96sC6O0:ZA1_oNWFRTk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/GccS96sC6O0" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/08/nationwide-egg-recall-recall-expands-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-52769099623605638312010-08-17T04:34:00.001-07:002010-08-17T04:57:47.146-07:00The University of Georgia, working with the Georgia Sea Grant, has released a report that concludes up to seventy-nine percent of the oil remains in the Gulf and that it is a threat to the ecosystem. This is contrary to more optimistic reports from BP and the government. Athens, Ga. – A report released today by the Georgia Sea Grant and the...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=F_n7WwCrxQA:zpgkq9kuliE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=F_n7WwCrxQA:zpgkq9kuliE:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=F_n7WwCrxQA:zpgkq9kuliE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/F_n7WwCrxQA" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/08/study-up-to-79-percent-of-oil-remains.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-81017033270875197972010-08-13T14:30:00.000-07:002010-08-13T15:02:47.663-07:00Dr. James Hansen Contrary to a popular misconception, the rate of warming has not declined. Global temperature is rising as fast in the past decade as in the prior two decades, despite year-to-year fluctuations associated with the El Nino-La Nina cycle of tropical ocean temperature. Record high global 12-month running-mean temperature for the...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=JWa97Txzd5A:0BxSfd79tWM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=JWa97Txzd5A:0BxSfd79tWM:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=JWa97Txzd5A:0BxSfd79tWM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/JWa97Txzd5A" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/08/what-global-warming-looks-like.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-86980391334580949682010-08-12T04:06:00.000-07:002010-08-12T04:33:03.908-07:00The world is experiencing the climate in stark, unforgiving and eye opening ways. The jet stream has locked in place over Asia, producing extreme weather, day after day, while a dome of high pressure over the middle of the U.S. drives temperatures up in the Western hemisphere. Russia is fighting smog from over 900 forest and peat bog fires that...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=hqPX4eLpbhc:y2eH3e-ODVM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=hqPX4eLpbhc:y2eH3e-ODVM:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=hqPX4eLpbhc:y2eH3e-ODVM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/hqPX4eLpbhc" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/08/world-climate-change-roundup-jet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-77494757881909683082010-08-10T16:42:00.000-07:002010-08-10T16:46:20.490-07:00by Steven Chu U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu talks with President Barack ObamaAs you may know, I’ve spent much of the last three months working to help contain the BP oil spill. I recently returned from my seventh trip to Houston, and I thought this would be a good opportunity to update you on our work to seal the damaged well in the Gulf. My...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=7gLnpTJFzg0:rL7P0xOLPts:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=7gLnpTJFzg0:rL7P0xOLPts:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=7gLnpTJFzg0:rL7P0xOLPts:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/7gLnpTJFzg0" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/08/us-energy-secretary-bp-oil-spill-update.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-31185781924462066462010-08-09T19:42:00.000-07:002010-08-09T22:32:09.524-07:00Greenland's ice sheet has calved (broken off) a one-hundred square mile island of ice off its Petermann Glacier, which will contribute to sea level rise. Dr. Jay Zwally of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Institute has stated unequivocally that it is due to warming temperatures caused by rising C02 in the atmosphere. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An ice...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=DaNMgjyDn50:VmUT8HHnoZ0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=DaNMgjyDn50:VmUT8HHnoZ0:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=DaNMgjyDn50:VmUT8HHnoZ0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/DaNMgjyDn50" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/08/huge-ice-island-100-square-miles-calves.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-48455614029548658742010-08-07T20:29:00.000-07:002010-08-07T20:44:08.607-07:00Russia is experiencing an unprecedented heat wave this summer. This has led to a record outbreak of nearly nine hundred forest and peat bog fires across the country. Moscow is blanketed inside and out in toxic smoke and smog. The forecast is for more record breaking heat to follow. Russia's worst heatwave in more than a century has seen the...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=kMcx0KPprFQ:bDjgbGbOo-g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=kMcx0KPprFQ:bDjgbGbOo-g:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=kMcx0KPprFQ:bDjgbGbOo-g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/kMcx0KPprFQ" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/08/smog-blankets-moscow-as-900-wildfires.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-75269738660352266582010-08-05T11:26:00.000-07:002010-08-05T11:31:46.251-07:00by&nbsp;William S. Becker Congress’s failure to act on global climate change was one of the reasons the diplomatic atmosphere was so chilly last year in Copenhagen. Congress has chilled the atmosphere again, four months before the international community meets in Cancun to resume its marathon crawl to a global climate treaty. From Bonn, where...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=ggeVRHLhXsg:KvfjMX4PAqc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=ggeVRHLhXsg:KvfjMX4PAqc:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=ggeVRHLhXsg:KvfjMX4PAqc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/ggeVRHLhXsg" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/08/climate-plan-b-for-team-obama.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-18072693553368522902010-08-04T12:58:00.000-07:002010-08-04T12:58:45.622-07:00In light of the lax oversight that contributed to the BP oil spill, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) held a hearing Tuesday on the industry influence on government regulators. The concern is what is known as "agency capture," whereas the regulators themselves have been captured by industry to become an interest group of that industry. This...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=jNzg6vLIJFA:AS6dZhAxMeE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=jNzg6vLIJFA:AS6dZhAxMeE:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=jNzg6vLIJFA:AS6dZhAxMeE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/jNzg6vLIJFA" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/08/protection-of-public-interest-senate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-51105085099360865212010-07-31T12:15:00.000-07:002010-07-31T14:18:50.622-07:00by Janet Ritz A study has found that phytoplanktons, the base of the ocean food chain upon which everything from whales to humans depend, have declined by as much as forty percent due to the increase in the temperature of the seas. The comprehensive report, released by Dalhousie University, has determined phytoplanktons are impacted by...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=Yu3jl5W1iI8:7DJWaoncpbE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=Yu3jl5W1iI8:7DJWaoncpbE:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=Yu3jl5W1iI8:7DJWaoncpbE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/Yu3jl5W1iI8" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/07/phytoplankton-plants-at-base-of-food.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-46421563176175167202010-07-30T00:24:00.000-07:002010-07-30T00:42:58.453-07:00The 2009 State of the Climate report released today draws on data for 10 key climate indicators that all point to the same finding: the scientific evidence that our world is warming is unmistakable. More than 300 scientists from 160 research groups in 48 countries contributed to the report, which confirms that the past decade was the warmest on...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=KQ2TCTqFXwM:kHRjzYFg1gk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=KQ2TCTqFXwM:kHRjzYFg1gk:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=KQ2TCTqFXwM:kHRjzYFg1gk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/KQ2TCTqFXwM" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/07/noaa-past-decade-warmest-on-record.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-53620226857177795772010-07-25T16:28:00.000-07:002010-07-25T17:38:52.133-07:00by Janet Ritz Jeremy Grantham, Chairman of the Board of Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo (GMO), a Boston-based asset management firm, one of the largest managers of such funds in the world, has written in his quarterly letter: Conspiracy theorists claim to believe that global warming is a carefully constructed hoax driven by scientists desperate for …...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=aD7m-TengoM:mFdQOV89lLg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=aD7m-TengoM:mFdQOV89lLg:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=aD7m-TengoM:mFdQOV89lLg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/aD7m-TengoM" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/07/top-investment-fund-chairman-weighs-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-11319999498030711442010-07-18T22:16:00.000-07:002010-07-18T22:23:47.275-07:00Have you felt it? The sweltering summer that has strained the grid? The floods and tornadoes and the hail? The increased humidity where it was a dry heat? The dry heat where it was moist? The planet has a fever. That's not supposition. The&nbsp;National Climactic Data Center&nbsp;of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=QL0RS8ErFkA:ymWRpK9Xg4Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=QL0RS8ErFkA:ymWRpK9Xg4Q:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=QL0RS8ErFkA:ymWRpK9Xg4Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/QL0RS8ErFkA" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/07/planet-has-fever.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-13071974297761664962010-07-17T22:26:00.000-07:002010-07-24T22:35:25.806-07:00by&nbsp;Barbara Bray Teaching online is fundamentally different than teaching face-to-face. The design of effective online learning environments requires rethinking teaching practices. The rapid advances of educational technology encourages the growth of collaborative online learning experiences unconstrained by time and space. Even so, students...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=YQV_3TqgnEA:bM9mImeHgTA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=YQV_3TqgnEA:bM9mImeHgTA:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=YQV_3TqgnEA:bM9mImeHgTA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/YQV_3TqgnEA" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/07/online-learning-challenges.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-54564140199608959582010-07-16T12:38:00.000-07:002010-07-16T12:57:26.830-07:00President Obama made a brief statement to the press and took questions about the temporary nature of the new cap (live feed--may load slowly) that seemed to be holding for now, the need to finish the relief wells and about the many lives, livelihoods and wildlife impacted by the disaster. The President cautioned the media that, while the...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=htR_l2_U49s:W1z6uAGxDeo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=htR_l2_U49s:W1z6uAGxDeo:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=htR_l2_U49s:W1z6uAGxDeo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/htR_l2_U49s" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/07/obama-oil-capped-for-now-problem-not.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-64691370501239966722010-07-14T15:00:00.000-07:002010-07-15T05:16:15.620-07:00by Janet Ritz With reports of the&nbsp;use of child labor&nbsp;in horrific conditions that supply tobacco to Philip Morris cigarettes, the&nbsp;ongoing destruction of the Gulf of Mexico, the denial of unemployment extensions to the millions who've exhausted their benefits, the&nbsp;suicides by technology workers&nbsp;in China, the widespread use...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=m9JvqLV8N0k:-sHs9FdJsqU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=m9JvqLV8N0k:-sHs9FdJsqU:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=m9JvqLV8N0k:-sHs9FdJsqU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/m9JvqLV8N0k" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/07/case-for-informed-citizenship.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-82374719235324450942010-07-08T15:29:00.000-07:002010-07-08T15:41:56.658-07:00Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) gave a historic speech on the corporate influence in government as seen through the "regulatory capture" of government regulatory agencies by corporations. "We must act in defense of the integrity of this great government of ours, which has brought such light to the world, such freedom and equality to our...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=JlfT9WnMagU:SqyVWzWgAKo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=JlfT9WnMagU:SqyVWzWgAKo:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=JlfT9WnMagU:SqyVWzWgAKo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/JlfT9WnMagU" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/06/senator-sheldon-whitehouses-historic.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-80413122510299209642010-07-08T13:18:00.000-07:002010-07-08T15:27:11.510-07:00by&nbsp;Sherman Yellen During the banking crises, the billion dollars bailout was given to those reckless, behemoth banks that were called too big to fail; the argument was that they would bring down the entire American economy if they were allowed to suffer the consequences of their greed-driven gambles. We learned of that shadow world of...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=rVxrwrT6Wuo:rcq1BXnIrac:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=rVxrwrT6Wuo:rcq1BXnIrac:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=rVxrwrT6Wuo:rcq1BXnIrac:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/rVxrwrT6Wuo" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/07/too-bad-to-fail.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-16674063613365985672010-07-07T05:01:00.000-07:002010-07-15T05:17:23.979-07:00Sandy Ritz is an editorial cartoonist, the recipient of the Certificate of&nbsp; Editorial and Artistic Accomplishment from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, and is a Doctor of Public Health in Hawaii.<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=WyUbUM_eLG4:Bq_OeV8kYMY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=WyUbUM_eLG4:Bq_OeV8kYMY:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=WyUbUM_eLG4:Bq_OeV8kYMY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/WyUbUM_eLG4" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/07/editorial-cartoon-integrity-testing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076454241393512401.post-74145755110235650092010-07-01T19:31:00.000-07:002010-07-01T19:34:01.486-07:00PBS Newshour's Ray Suarez interviewed BP's chief of Gulf Coast restoration Bob Dudley with questions and video sent in via YouTube from around America. In one piece of news from the interview, Dudley said the company is exploring "at least two options to divert the flow" of oil if the relief wells fail to kill the blown-out well. Calling the...<br/> <br/> Click on title to read more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=XtpaO3UFcBE:yTk0he0t-rQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=XtpaO3UFcBE:yTk0he0t-rQ:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.the-environmentalist.org/~ff/the-environmentalist?a=XtpaO3UFcBE:yTk0he0t-rQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/the-environmentalist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the-environmentalist/~4/XtpaO3UFcBE" height="1" width="1"/>The Environmentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992767603971966005noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.the-environmentalist.org/2010/07/bps-bob-dudley-responds-to-viewers.html