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The Future of Energy: Renewables No Longer Alternative, But All Eyes are on Natural Gas
Highlights from a recent conference at the New York Times that looked at the latest thinking about how we produce and consume energy and what side effects occur due to society’s choices in fuel sources.
Earth Day 2012: Harder to See, Harder to Catch
For Earth Day we highlight the differences between the environmental challenges of 70s and now through photos taken then and now. Nowadays, it's what you don't see that can cause all the problems.
There's more where this came from! In the spirit of a zero-waste celebration, we've whipped up some e-cards for you. Please help yourself to as many as you like!
Green Lessons: What Corporations Are Telling Kids and What Kids Are Saying about Environmental Issues
For Earth Day, the Ecocentric team examines two ways children are involved in the environmental movement: corporate greenwashing aimed at kids, from fun-shaped water bottles to a coloring book featuring a fracking-themed dinosaur, and green media produced by kids themselves.
In which our intern Sarah tries to go into the film open-minded—as a child would be. Corporate and political rhetoric only serve to distract—and even corrupt—what the Lorax stands for. He “speaks for the trees,” but can we hear him?
Do you know where your water comes from? Long Island's aquifer system -- the only source of water for millions of people across Long Island -- faces a number of threats. Adrienne Esposito, Kyle Rabin and other experts discuss Long Island's water worries and solutions.
Ecocentric is thrilled to be in the running for a Webby in the Green category this year. You can help us come from behind to win the People's Choice Award.
The southwestern Florida coast is beautiful, but awfully flat. That leaves this stretch of coast, along with much of America's shore, susceptible to increasing sea level rise, as a new interactive flood map makes all too clear.
Chicken, Antibiotics and “Backroom Deregulation”: Should the USDA Trust Poultry Plants to Inspect Themselves?
Should the poultry industry be responsible for policing itself? The presence of banned antibiotics in the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future/Arizona State University feather meal study released last week would seem to suggest not.
Fracking Operations Can Cause Earthquakes? “Almost Certainly,” Says U.S. Geological Survey
It’s official (or as close as it can get): Oil and gas operations, like those involved in hydraulic fracturing (fracking), can cause earthquakes, according to upcoming study from the highly esteemed U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
