Archive for the 'Quick Links' Category
Saturday, June 13th, 2009
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Friday, June 12th, 2009
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"Vegetarian Diet is the Most Effective Way to Stop Global Warming"
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Because non-human animals have mothers too!
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Everything green round the inetrwebs this week.
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Everything green round the interwebs this week.
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
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"Why does a diploma from Harvard cost $100,000 more than a similar piece of paper from City College? Why might a BMW cost $25,000 more than a Subaru WRX with equally fast acceleration?"
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"a comprehensive list of pet financial aid-related organizations, listed alphabetically by state."
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Spay & Neuter Kansas City June 2009 volunteer opportunities.
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
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"We're sorry to be buzz kills. But we've heard this one before. Like in 1990. And 1910. Do the automakers have the juice this time?"
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"You too can help build momentum for federal climate policy by urging President Obama and senior administration officials to play an active role in ensuring that Congress passes a strong, comprehensive climate and energy policy this year."
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"Agriculture officials have renewed their scrutiny of the world's best-selling pest-killer as they try to solve the mysterious collapse of the nation's hives."
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"More than 70 percent of cats who enter our nation's animal pounds and shelters are killed each year. That's 7 in 10 cats! And worse, virtually 100 percent of feral (unsocialized) cats who enter pounds and shelters are killed."
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"Morning all, and welcome to this week’s Carnival of the Green. It’s just after 11.30am here in blustery Gateshead, so grab yourself a nice cup of tea, sit back and absorb the best green posts from last week’s Internet, incorporating our brand new feature™ #bestgreentweets"
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On factory farms and public and environmental health.
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"Tell Secretary Salazar how disappointed you are in his decision to support the Bush-era rule – and urge him to review the science and protect endangered polar bears from global warming."
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Saturday, May 16th, 2009
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A rescue dog was shot and killed in Cameron, Missouri. Her killer is still at large.
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A photo retrospective.
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Cool campaign prevents dogs from dying in hot cars
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Endangered Earth: Salazar Waterboards Polar Bears
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"What a week for a carnival! We had a ton of submissions! So grab a cup of organic tea, coffee, juice, beer or wine – your pleasure – and kick back, and relax!"
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
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"You could win the 2009 HGTV Green Home located in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and a new 2009 GMC® Sierra Hybrid. A grand prize package worth $750,000! Remember, you can only enter once a day through June 5, 2009. Learn more."
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Scott at Triple Pundit asks Did Factory Farming Create the Conditions for Swine Flu? & more
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"Obama administration says it will stand behind deal struck by House Democrats to push forward legislation to stimulate car sales."
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Saturday, May 9th, 2009
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Green Design, Sustainable Technology and Environmental Oddities
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Endangered Earth: ESA Saved, But Polar Bear Still Under Death Sentence
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Endangered Earth: Drilling Thwarted, Turtles Supported
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"Environmental sociologists have noted that environmental toxicity is most concentrated in communities that include a disproportionate proportion of poor, working class, and non-white people."
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"Every year, hundreds of animals in shelters become victims of pound seizure, as they are purchased by class B dealers who then sell them at an enormous profit to research and education facilities, where they are used in invasive and painful experimental procedures."
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"Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that he will not rescind a “special rule” created by the Bush administration that sharply limits protections for the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act."
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
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"Does your shopping basket contain KitKat, Hovis, Persil or Flora? If so, you may be contributing to the devastation of the wildlife-rich forests of Indonesia and Malaysia, where orangutans and other species face extinction as their habitat disappears."
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"Sierra Club: Email – Green Your Cinco de Mayo"
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Sierra Club: Email – Red or White Wine? Try a Glass of Green…
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"Urge the Agriculture Secretary to cancel this spring's hazing of wild buffalo."
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"Gas flaring endangers human health, harms local ecosystems, emits large amounts of greenhouse gases, wastes vast quantities of natural gas, and is against Nigerian law."
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"A look at Obama’s first 100 days in office"
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"Last year, animal advocates like you helped rhinos and gorillas in Africa, tigers in Russia, and elephants in Asia by calling for increased support for Multinational Species Conservation Fund (MSCF) programs that protect imperiled wildlife populations."
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
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"Environmental Politics from Across the Spectrum"
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Wildcare: Email – Friend, spring's orphaned babies need your help!
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"For more than a decade the Global Climate Coalition, a group representing industries with profits tied to fossil fuels, led an aggressive lobbying and public relations campaign against the idea that emissions of heat-trapping gases could lead to global warming."
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
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"Join us this weekend for our Adopt-a-thon! Every adoption is half price! Help us place all 250 animals in good homes this weekend. Check out all of our animals on our website and come early for a good selection!"
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PA Sets Strict Limits on Mercury from Cement Kilns & more
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The state of the environment in Congress this week.
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"Sierra Club: Email – Poisoned Waters: New Threats to Our Rivers, Lakes, Wetlands"
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"Sierra Club: Email – How Green is Your Workout?"
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