Tag: deforestation
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November 25, 2008 10:20 PM EST --
Some of our country's most beautiful and important old growth rain forests can be found in Oregon. These forests are essential for our rather tenuous (and questionable) chance for continued . . .
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January 21, 2008 01:12 PM EST --
I would like to suggest a bit of reading material for you. Visit motherjones.com, click on the current issue of the magazine, and read "The last empire: can the world survive China's rush to . . .
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August 15, 2007 01:36 PM EDT --
According to a United Nations report, livestock production accounts for 70 percent of all agricultural land and 30 percent of the land surface of the planet. The report states that “expansion of . . .
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January 31, 2006 05:02 PM EST --
During her mission in space last summer, Shuttle Commander Eileen Collins said astronauts on the Discovery could see widespread environmental destruction on Earth and warned that greater care was needed . . .
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May 29, 2008 12:32 PM EDT --
In the forests of Central Africa, the BaKa and Bambendzele indigenous peoples practice a traditional subsistence lifeway based on hunting and gathering. Often referred to as "pygmies" because . . .
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April 18, 2006 12:19 AM EDT --
Do you know how many tropical rainforest plants have been identified as having anti-cancer properties? Or how many continents around the world contain rainforests? And just how quickly are the world's . . .
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April 19, 2006 01:41 AM EDT --
In what sounds like something straight out of a science fiction film, the Chinese government is attempting to artificially create rain in the hope that it will clear polluted air from Beijing, the result . . .
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April 18, 2007 11:22 AM EDT --
If you plan on celebrating this Earth Day, April 22, by taking a short shower, wearing a “Save Our Oceans” T-shirt, riding a bus or a bike instead of driving a car, collecting recyclable cans, . . .
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July 03, 2008 06:21 PM EDT --
The name "Orangutan" means "Wild Person" or "Man of the Woods". Science now identifies two different species of the red ape, the Bornean Orangutan ( Pongo . . .
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April 25, 2008 03:21 PM EDT --
"There is this amazing confluence of technology and opportunity at a time where we really can change the world. And there are some big problems that need to be solved." – Tim O'Reilly . . .
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July 12, 2009 06:01 PM EDT --
By David Shukman
The first million seedlings are being planted in a pilot scheme in an area that has been heavily logged in recent years.
Planting trees to absorb carbon dioxide is a long-term . . .
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December 21, 2006 12:43 PM EST --
Broadcast on Thursday, December 21, 2006
Our guest founded the Green Belt Movement — a grassroots organization that empowers African women to improve their lives and conserve the environment through . . .
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March 13, 2007 01:29 AM EDT --
13 March 2007 Photo Showdown POTD: . . .
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December 25, 2009 12:18 PM EST --
Despite the economic hard times, those who celebrate the growth of Green have much to be thankful for this Christmas season. The Twelve Days of Christmas end with Epiphany which commemorates . . .
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August 21, 2008 11:09 PM EDT --
The South Central Gond indigenous people live in the forests and hills of India in Maharashatra and Andhra Pradesh, north of the Godavari River. They are essentially concentrated in the Chandrapur, Adilabad, . . .
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May 04, 2009 11:18 AM EDT --
Planting the Future with Wangari Maathai
Many of my interviews are conducted over long distances, by way of a clear channel communications miracle called an ISDN line. People are often surprised . . .
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October 03, 2006 07:09 AM EDT --
A New Pact to Save Guatemala's Tropical Forests
$24 Million of Guatemala's Debt Now Slated for Conservation
The Nature Conservancy has facilitated one of the largest debt-for-nature swaps in history . . .
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May 03, 2007 12:19 AM EDT --
The state of our environment necessitates immediate action on the part of all of us. In this time of environmental crisis, we need to pull together with each one of us contributing many . . .
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November 16, 2006 01:10 AM EST --
Measuring your disease risk
A new website by Harvard School of Public Health lets visitors tally their risk for several types of cancer, as well as heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and stroke. . . .
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April 28, 2008 11:42 AM EDT --
Planting the Future
Many of my interviews are conducted over long distances, by way of a clear channel communications miracle called an ISDN line. People are often surprised to hear this, because . . .
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