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Poseidon Lost

We thought the sea was infinite and inexhaustible. It is not. Calling for a new vision to save our oceans. Table of Contents | Digital Edition
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Great Lakes De-iced, North Dakota Drilling, Check Out That Sexy Windmill
By The Editors | today onearth
May 16, 2012: Less ice, mo' problems: It's not just the Arctic that is suffering from declining ice. A recent study using satellite measurements shows that ice coverage on the Great Lakes has decreased by 71 percent in the past 40 years. That means serious... READ MORE >
Sowing Justice in the Florida Tomato Fields
By Barry Estabrook | politics of the plate
May 16, 2012: A little over a year ago, Lucas Benitez, Greg Asbed, and I committed an act that would surely have gotten us arrested if we had attempted it six months earlier. Traveling in a tired and faded Toyota sedan, we cruised through the chain-link fence and... READ MORE >
Eat Local App: Fresh Foods at Your Fingertips
By Wendy Gordon | smarter living
May 15, 2012: Asparagus, radishes, and spinach are trending this week in my neck of the woods. These foods are in season and likely, at their tastiest and most nutritional. I often discuss the benefits of a locavore lifestyle, but keeping up with what’s “hot” and... READ MORE >
Surf's Up, Hawaii!, Saudi Sun Power, Fuel-Efficient Ferrari?
By The Editors | today onearth
May 15, 2012: Paradise, Lost: Better book your Hawaiian vacation sooner rather than later. A new USGS report found most of the beaches on Hawaii, Oahu, and Maui are eroding away, having lost about 9 percent of their sandy coasts over the past century. Worse yet,... READ MORE >
Silencing Rattlesnakes, The Great Sand Rush, Seaworthy Mamas
By The Editors | today onearth
May 14, 2012: Rio? Rio Who?: Next month really important people are getting together to talk about really important environmental issues. You know, like that pesky lil' problem called climate change. The United States, however, might not even show. What's up with... READ MORE >
Get the Lead Out (of Your Garden)
By Paige Smith Orloff | in the weeds
May 11, 2012: Lead, cadmium, phthalates, and other nasty chemicals may be lurking in your garden. But they might not have arrived there through fertilizers, pesticides, and pollution. Your own gardening tools could be the culprit.A recent study, conducted by the... READ MORE >
Slaves to the Screen: A Cartoon Caution
By David Gessner | wild life
May 11, 2012: READ MORE >
Transit Cuts, Scary Super Weeds, Better Water Use: Fracking or Fighting Fires?
By The Editors | today onearth
May 11, 2012: Bus blues: Cities like Pittsburgh and Boston are having to make drastic cuts in bus and train service as the economic crisis continues to provide them with lower-than-expected tax revenues. For an extra dose of irony, these cuts come at a time when... READ MORE >
Weekend Reads: Space Mirrors, the Electric Future, High School Heroes
By The Editors | today onearth
May 11, 2012: Five greenreads to discuss with mom over brunch and a bouquet.Michael Specter in The New Yorker on geo-engineering and climate change: After a volcano spewed tremendous amounts of sulfur dioxide in 1991, a mirror-like gas formation took shape in... READ MORE >
Hansen's Warning, Turtle Dove Triage, Japan's Nuclear Jitters
By The Editors | today onearth
May 10, 2012: Apocalypse soon: Canada's tar sands "contain twice the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by global oil use in our entire history," says James Hansen in an impassioned -- and sure-to-draw-criticism -- op-ed. To burn this fuel source in its entirety on... READ MORE >
How to Build a DIY Bat Roost Module
By Ben Jervey | onearth blog
May 10, 2012: You're someone who is worried about bats. Maybe you've heard some news reports about white-nose syndrome. Maybe you've noticed that our blind, furry little friends have been mysteriously MIA from your property in recent years. Maybe you read the... READ MORE >
Eco Porn: Unbearably Cute Polar Bear Cub Takes First Steps
By Melissa Mahony | onearth blog
May 9, 2012: Polar bear cubs can turn any icy heart into squee-jeeable slush (these two get extra eco-porn points for being in the wild). But there is a time when the endangered babes hit peak adorability. This is when they learn to walk ... er ... crawl ... er... READ MORE >

 
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Regenerating Landscapes For a Sustainable Future t.co/4r7u6Utv