The Danger of Everyday Things
Pollution is not just caused by industrial smokestacks; it’s also caused by commonplace items in our homes and workplaces. Bruce Lourie discusses pollution in our modern world. Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things, written with Rick Smith, looks into the corporate manufacturers of toxins, government regulations, and pollution’s effects on human health around the world.
China Promises to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
China today announced its first-ever target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, just one day after U.S. President Barack Obama pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States approximately 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. China said that it plans to reduce the intensity of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 by 40 percent to 45 percent
The state of wildlife in the midst of a mass extinction (now)
Jeff Corwin is becoming the Everyman Indian Jones. Because he’s not just an “animal guy” anymore. And while his first MSNBC documentary, Future Earth: 100 Heartbeats, may have enough cute fuzzy animal appeal to woo doe-eyed animal lovers, the brutal scenes familiar to the nature show lineup don’t come from circling hyenas, but from us, whether we’re poachers in the African bush or simply shoppers
