Small fish are ingesting plastic in Pacific garbage gyre

Southern California researchers have found evidence of widespread ingestion of plastic among small fish in the northern Pacific Ocean in a study they say shows the widespread impact of floating litter on the food chain.

 

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Article courtesy of the Los Angeles Times-Green Space by Tony Barbosa

 

 

Group is cloning, replanting ancient trees

 

COPEMISH, Mich. — Redwoods and sequoias towering majestically over California’s northern coast. Oaks up to 1,000 years old nestled in a secluded corner of Ireland. The legendary cedars of Lebanon.

They are all remnants of once-vast populations decimated by logging, development, pollution, and disease. A nonprofit organization called Archangel Ancient Tree Archive is rushing to collect their genetic material and replant clones to help restore the world’s ancient forests and put them to work cleansing the environment and absorbing carbon dioxide, which is largely responsible for global warming.

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FW: Rural Access to Intercity Transportation Has Declined, Reports US Dept. of Transportation

As many as 3.5 million rural residents lost access to scheduled intercity transportation between 2005 and 2010, dropping the percent of rural residents with access to intercity air, bus, ferry, or rail transportation to 89 percent, according to a new re…  more

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FW: EPA Report Finds Smart Growth Boosts Home Values, Sales Prices

According to Market Acceptance of Smart Growth, a recent EPA report, smart growth communities achieve higher residential sale prices and value per square foot than conventional suburban developments. The study evaluated 18 smart growth developments and…

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Article courtesy of Smart Growth Online

 

 

FW: 50th Anniversary Special: We've Made History

Fifty years ago, a small but dedicated group of concerned scientists, naturalists and other leaders joined together to found World Wildlife Fund and our mission to save our Earth's wildlife from extinction.

In its first year, WWF focused on five projects that included work with the bald eagle, the Hawaiian sea bird, the giant grebe of Guatemala, the Tule goose in Canada and the red wolf in the southern United States. Today, five decades later, WWF's work has expanded to more than 11,000 projects in 130 countries

Courtesy of World Wildlife Fund (ecomments@wwfus.org)

Renew Can" may replace single-use aluminum

We consume 106,000 Iron/Aluminum cans every 30 seconds in the United States. Aluminum is undervalued and production of such cans is auctioned out to the lowest global bidder as the process is quite energy intensive -- a laborious, wasteful and unethical supply chain.  haoshi Design, in cooperation with PLA Studio, has developed and is now producing the “Renew Can” which, if broadly adapted by beverage manufacturer’s, could enormously reduce the environmental impact of our “grab-and-go” beverage habits. The Renew Can is made from Poly-Lactic Acid ...

 

Article courtesy of Los Angeles Green Living by Chris Bay

Buy a fish in Boston, save a tree in the Amazon

In the age of green conundrums, add aquarium fish to the list.

 

Courtesy of The National Aquarium in Baltimore by Aaron Orlowski

 

Should lovers of an Amazonian inch-long red fish known as a cardinal tetra buy it from suppliers in Florida who raise them in tanks or from local fishermen in South America? In other words, should a fish be removed from its natural environment but give locals a source of income, or should it be artificially grown to remove environmental stresses?

As it turns out, harvesting the cardinal tetra—known for a distinctive blue streak on its upper body—has a positive impact on the local environment, a message that Scott Dowd, senior aquarist at the New England Aquarium, wants to spread.

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2011/03/by_aaron_orlowski_in_the.html

Courtesy of The National Aquarium in Baltimore by Aaron Orlowski

from  The Boston Globe - Green Blog by Aaron Orlowski