Pet Friendly Work Places
You’ve undoubtedly heard of “take your daughter to work day.” It’s a popular day when parents get to take their sons or daughters to work with them. However, have you heard of “Tak...
To Fight Obesity, Even Babies Should Exercise
In a new campaign against obesity, the British government issued guidelines on Monday saying that children under the age of five—including those who can't even walk yet—should exercise every da...
Bald Eagle Saved By Oregon Vet’s Mouth-to-beak CPR
A Bend, Ore., veterinarian has performed life-saving CPR on an injured bald eagle that was under anesthesia during physical therapy. KTVZ-TV reports Jeff Cooney performed the therapy, during which the bald eag...
New Weed Killer May Kill Trees, Too
By Dan Shapley Dupont's new herbicide, Imprelis, is considered prime suspect in the death of green living things. That shouldn't be a surprise, given that it's designed and marketed to kill lawn ...
Cruelty Free Fashion
Want to look good but are not interested in killing or using animals for fashion? There are so many alternatives to leather, wool, exotic skins and fur, that there’s really no reason to support animal cru...
Gene secrets of the tree revealed
The first tree to have its full genetic make-up unravelled is a poplar. The genome of the black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) was sequenced in a four-year international project led by US institutions...
Willie Nelson and Other Musicians Headline Charity Concert for Farmers
By Allyson Koerner Willie Nelson is on the road again bringing musicians and farmers together for a good cause. Along with Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews, Nelson and the trio are planning the Far...
After two years of eco-living, what works and what doesn’t
By Susan Carpenter It started with gray water, then escalated to chickens, composting toilets and rain barrels. I'm talking about the two years I've spent transforming my humble California bungalow in...
Operation Green Rights’ Project Tarmaggedon
Free-thinking citizens of the world: Anonymous' Operation Green Rights calls your attention to an urgent situation in North America perpetuated by the boundless greed of the usual suspects: Exxon Mobil, ...
Nursery effect study shows trees remember their roots
By Mark Kinver Genetically identical forest trees raised in different environments react differently when exposed to drought conditions, a study has shown. The authors have said it is the first scientif...