Environment

Closed Campus: Swine Flu Q&A

Submitted by ktfinklea on Tuesday, September 15, 2009.

Starting College? High School? Student Teaching? Getting back to the books means getting back into rooms full of students, teachers, and the onslaught of flu season. Check out this Q&A with NRDC Senior Scientist Dr. Gina Solomon and learn more about what school and swine flu can mean for you.

While we’ve been enjoying summer in the Northern hemisphere, flu season has been raging in the Southern and in that time “swine” flu (or the H1N1 flu strain) has become the dominant flu strain, spreading four times more quickly than the seasonal flu. In Australia, this winter eight out of every ten people with the flu had the new flu strain. President Obama has even taken the step to recommend that Americans get vaccinated for H1N1 flu when the vaccine becomes available in mid-October. NRDC Senior Scientist Gina Solomon answers questions about the pandemic and who it might affect.

An Immediate Impact. Everyday.

Submitted by ktfinklea on Wednesday, April 22, 2009.

Happy Earth Day! Check out these great earth-friendly tips below, courtesy of Simple Steps and pass them on to your friends!

Everyday Earth Day

There's plenty of reason for hope this Earth Day -- the United States seems ready to cap the pollution that causes global warming. But there's also a lot of work ahead to curb the damage already done. Here are four simple steps you can take that will have an immediate impact on the environment. By focusing on the areas that will have the most impact, you'll find that doing your part for a sustainable future isn't as difficult as you may have thought. It's that easy!

Film Your Issue, Voice Your Opinion, Get Judged by Walter Cronkite, Tom Brokaw, and Wolf Blitzer?

Submitted by ktfinklea on Thursday, March 27, 2008.

It used to be that in order to get your opinion heard you had to muster up the nerve to shout from a soapbox on your nearest corner. We're lucky that today anyone with a blog or a webcam can shout their message to the masses, whether it's a sincere political conviction or just your personal support of Britney Spears.

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Polluted Fish

Submitted by ktfinklea on Wednesday, January 23, 2008.

Before you head out for a pricey sushi dinner, you might want to check out a recent blog by our friends at simplesteps.

Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back

Submitted by ktfinklea on Thursday, January 17, 2008.

It seems like with every leap forward, there is almost surely a leap backwards, and nothing could be more true than the recent news that the President has tried to all but negate a recent ruling enacted to protect marine life that could be potentially harmed by Navy sonar exercises off the coast of Southern California. Using an "emergency waiver" under both federal and state law the Bush Administration is exempting the Navy from completely plausible safeguards that could help protect a rich biological area.

Cleaning up the Airlines

Submitted by ktfinklea on Wednesday, January 16, 2008.

It's not just peanuts the airlines are cutting back on to stay afloat. According to a recent NRDC press release, Major Airlines are looking to use alternative highly polluting jet fuel made from such sources as liquid coal, tar sands, and oil shale. Read the full press release below:

Saving the Whales...Hooray!

Submitted by ktfinklea on Thursday, January 10, 2008.

Read this NRDC press release:

http://www.nrdc.org/media/2008/080103.asp

Open your eyes and your calculators

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 8, 2008.

Apparently in terms of consumption, 3 isn't as magic a number as 32. For anyone interested in glimpsing just how interlinked the entire planet is read this interesting article about consumption factors. It might scare you, it might make you sad, but hopefully it will make you think, and hopefully it will make you act.

Higher and Higher and Higher

Submitted by ktfinklea on Monday, January 7, 2008.

Read this press release from NRDC. Then tell your congressmen or women that you want your car to go farther on a gallon of gas by creating higher fuel efficiency standards and supporting renewable energy technology.

New Year Rings In Historic Crude Prices

January Delivery Prices Break Triple Digits for the First Time

Green in the New Year

Submitted by ktfinklea on Wednesday, January 2, 2008.

It's Resolution time again, and as we all struggle to reform and renew our personal pledges, take a moment to think about how your individual improvements can create a greater worldwide impact. Thanks to our friends at simplesteps.org we have some help for those looking to act a little greener in the new year.

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