Recently added articles from Our Planet:
Coal-fired fish.(THIS WEEK)(Brief article)
Aug 23, 2009; ... Mercury is not just in some fish, according to an in-depth study by the U.S. Geological Survey--it's in all the fish the agency tested. In a first-of-it's--kind study, the agency tested fish from 300 streams across the U.S. from 1998 to 2005. Every one of the more than a thousand fish ...
A tour in the hand ...(audio tours using mobile phone and handheld device)(THIS WEEK)
Aug 23, 2009; ... August 24, 2009 Audio tours, courtesy of your own mobile phone or handheld device, may hold the best promise for making an environmental impact when visitors come to an aquarium, zoo or national park. There's great potential for environmental institutions to get in on the mobile ...
Summer on style: eco-model Summer Rayne Oakes on sustainable shoes, shopping and style.(COMMENTARY)(Interview)
Aug 23, 2009; ... Summer Rayne Oakes (http://www.summerrayneoakes.com/) is a green leader for the wired generation. The youthful, rising star is a model/activist/author/blogger/TV host. She has a background in hard environmental science, and is regularly consulted by Fortune 500 companies for her expertise ...
Are we being bamboozled?(THIS WEEK)
Aug 17, 2009; ... Manufacturers eager to cash in on green consumer trends know that the word "bamboo" is immediately understood as a greener alternative to cotton. The problem is, many of the sheets and shirts that claim they're made from bamboo are actually rayon, according to an alert from the Federal ...
Coral crisis in the Caribbean: an interview with Michelle Paddack, Ph.D.(COMMENTARY)(Interview)
Aug 17, 2009; ... A recent study showed declines in coral reef fish along the entire Caribbean. The study, which pooled data from over 300 reefs and 273 fish species, shows declines in both fish we catch and those we don't. These falling species numbers are thought to be happening in response to massive ...