http://www.emagazine.com/ E/The Environmental Magazine, a bimonthly clearinghouse of information, news and resources for people concerned about the environment. en atursi@ksvc.com Copyright 2012 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:46:53 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LindseyBlombergBlogFeed/~3/TKOc8kIQS4c/watching-out-for-sharks http://www.emagazine.com/blog/watching-out-for-sharks#id:8825#date:20:43 by Lindsey Blomberg This week is Discovery Channel’s &amp;#8220;Shark Week&amp;#8221; and millions of Americans will tune into the annual broadcast, which features shows like “How Sharks Hunt” and “Great White Invasion.” This year, Shark Week is advertised to be more “action-packed” than ever, and the attention&#8230;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LindseyBlombergBlogFeed/~4/TKOc8kIQS4c" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:43 GMT http://www.emagazine.com/blog/watching-out-for-sharks http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LindseyBlombergBlogFeed/~3/Vi9iZCHzqYA/my-search-for-vegan-wine http://www.emagazine.com/blog/my-search-for-vegan-wine#id:8765#date:15:19 by Lindsey Blomberg I recently learned that the wine industry uses isinglass (which is derived from fish bladders), gelatin (which is boiled animal skin, tendons and ligaments) and egg whites in its “fining” process. The fining process removes the cloudiness and skin and seed particles of a young wine, giving us&#8230;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LindseyBlombergBlogFeed/~4/Vi9iZCHzqYA" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:19 GMT http://www.emagazine.com/blog/my-search-for-vegan-wine http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LindseyBlombergBlogFeed/~3/4NuNEN8O_jk/clean-water-in-the-time-of-disaster http://www.emagazine.com/blog/clean-water-in-the-time-of-disaster#id:8571#date:19:40 by Lindsey Blomberg International World Water Day is held on March 22 each year. But does one day dedicated to such a massive global crisis—the lack of clean drinking water—really lead to change? Despite a recent U.N. poll suggesting that Americans want the U.S. government to support clean water and sanitation in&#8230;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LindseyBlombergBlogFeed/~4/4NuNEN8O_jk" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:40 GMT http://www.emagazine.com/blog/clean-water-in-the-time-of-disaster http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LindseyBlombergBlogFeed/~3/-eEG6AhnVQo/documenting-the-drilling http://www.emagazine.com/blog/documenting-the-drilling#id:8500#date:15:21 by Lindsey Blomberg Nominated for the Best Documentary award at the recent Oscars, Josh Fox’s Gasland brings to light the devastating health and environmental effects of modern natural gas drilling, also known as hydraulic fracturing or &amp;#8220;fracking.&amp;#8221; Despite not winning the award, reports are undeniable&#8230;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LindseyBlombergBlogFeed/~4/-eEG6AhnVQo" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:21 GMT http://www.emagazine.com/blog/documenting-the-drilling