Is The Canned Tuna Industry Unsustainable?
Tuna may be a cheap and tasty snack, but where it comes from is another story. Greenpeace wants consumers know to know that there's a dark side to the canned tuna industry. This animated video from ...
NYC Vegan Bodega Could Be a Reality
By lindastcyr NYC has always been a place for new trends to emerge and spread to a hodgepodge of people. For Vegans, this could mean the start of vegan bodegas all over the country, starting in NYC. It seems li...
Dog Meat Protest: Local Group Demonstrates Against South Korea’s Consumption of Dogs And Cats
The San Francisco-based animal rights organization In Defense of Animals wants South Koreans to stop eating animals--at least the adorable ones, anyway. The group is staging a protest in front of San Fra...
New HBO Documentary to Shed Light on Cruelty of Puppy Mills
By Jennifer Mishler A documentary premiering this month on HBO, ‘Madonna of the Mills’ follows a woman intent to rescue the discarded victims of Pennsylvania’s puppy mills. Laura Flynn...
China Mulls ConocoPhillips Lawsuit Over Bohai Bay Oil Spill
BY ELAINE KURTENBACH China's oceanic administration says it is preparing to sue the local unit of ConocoPhillips for damages to the environment resulting from offshore oil spills that began in June. ...
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North Sea Oil Spill: Shell Struggles To Shut Down Second Leak
By Meera Selva Royal Dutch Shell has shut down the main leak at one of its North Sea oil rigs but said Tuesday it is struggling to stop a secondary spill in a hard-to-reach part of the ocean floor. The ...
Colliding Galaxies Form Exclamation Point In Space
By Dean Praetorius Rarely does a photo spell out the emotion it produces, especially in Space. The stunning image, which you can see for yourself below, is actually a collision between two galaxies, now...
Hawaii Upgrading System To Sell Renewable Energy To Grid
After a slow start to a program allowing people to sell renewable energy to Hawaii's power grid, it's being revamped to attract more interest and reduce the state's dependence on imported oil. (more…)...
EPA Bans Commercial ‘Green’ Herbicide After Tree Deaths
By lindastcyr On Thursday August 11, 2011 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency banned DuPont’s commercial ‘green’ herbicide Imprelis after numerous reports that the herbicide was causing damage to trees and...
Smuggled Dogs Rescued From Slaughter By Thai Authorities
By Joanna Zelman Over one thousand dogs intended for consumption were rescued by Thai authorities on Thursday evening, reports AFP. Four trucks were stopped in the Nakhon Phanom province of northeastern...