Care2 Causes � Environment & Wildlife

Beaches, Babes and Conservation: What’s Wrong With That?

Utne Reader — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:00 +0000

Written by Keith Goetzman The Nature Conservancy is taking a new stripped-down approach to environmental protection: The green group is teaming up with the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and online luxury retailer Gilt to raise money for beach preservation in an unholy mashup of sex, commerce, marketing, publishing, and environmentalism. Why the green tie-in? [...]

US Approves First New Nuclear Plant in 3 Decades

Associated Press — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:30:30 +0000

Written by Matthew Daly WASHINGTON (AP) � The nation’s first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors in Georgia. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 4-1 to approve Atlanta-based Southern Co.’s request to build two nuclear reactors at its Vogtle [...]

A Turning Point in the Battle of Good vs. Oil for British Columbia

Kayla Coleman — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:22 +0000

This post is courtesy of Emma Gilchrist, Communications Director for Dogwood Initiative, a non-profit organization helping British Columbians take back decision-making power over their land and water. January 2012 is set to go down in the history books as a turning point in the battle to keep oil supertankers out of B.C.’s inside coastal [...]

Russians Drill 2 Miles Through Antarctic Ice To Reach Lake

Judy Molland — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:30:49 +0000

It sounds like something from The Twilight Zone, but it’s really happening. Russian scientists have drilled into the vast, dark and never-before-touched Lake Vostok 2.2�miles below the surface of Antarctica, the state-run Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported Monday. Lake Vostok is the largest subglacial lake in Antarctica and scientists want to study its eco-system [...]

Koch Bros Dizzy From Their Spin [VIDEO]

Jessica Pieklo — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:00:53 +0000

Either the pressure is finally starting to get to David and Charles Koch, or thanks to Citizens United we really have dove down to the bottom of the rabbit hole in terms of advertising and accountability. The Kochs are trying hard to avoid testifying before Congress on their connection to the Keystone XL Pipeline and [...]

This Amazon Fungus Can Eat Your Garden Hose!

Judy Molland — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:10:04 +0000

This might sound like an April 1 story, but no. It’s real! A group of students from Yale University, part of the institution’s Rainforest Expedition and Laboratory, ventured to the jungles of Ecuador with their molecular biochemistry professor Scott Strobel. The group’s mission was to allow “students to experience the scientific inquiry process in a [...]

Belgrade Zoo Animals Endure Extreme Cold (Video)

Kristina Chew — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:07:54 +0000

Europe's extreme cold this winter of 2012 has made conditions more than uncomfortable for animals in the Belgrade Zoo.

App Connects Your Trash Directly to Artists and Upcyclers

TreeHugger — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:00:04 +0000

Written by Jaymi Heimbuch We all have heard of groups, websites and apps that help people swap their stuff or give their old items to folks who want them. They’re all great ways to keep things out of landfill and reduce how much we consume. But Team CORA wants to go one step more [...]

Tar Sands Destroying Wolf & Caribou Populations In Canada

Beth Buczynski — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:21:19 +0000

Extracting oil from tar sands (aka oil sands) is detrimental to human health in a number of ways. It drastically increases greenhouse gas emissions, continues our society’s addiction to fossil fuels and puts soil and water quality at risk. But these aren’t the only threats posed by tar sands projects like the Keystone XL pipeline. [...]

BP Made $3 Million An Hour In 2011, While Spill Victims Continue To Suffer

ThinkProgress — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:00:52 +0000

Written by Rebecca Leber, ClimateProgress BP�s 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill is still affecting the lives of many Americans, particularly the tens of thousands that have not settled lawsuits with the company. Yet the company has bounced back from the billions it lost in the wake of the spill. BP announced today that its [...]