Powered by Max Banner Ads Don’t Forget to Wear Your Green by Deborah Steele There is no doubt about it, being green is in fashion. Unfortunately climate change is such a serious issue it should rise above that of being fashionable, but people are busy and it is worth catching some people where they are. As I’ve said before, the term ‘green’ implies such a range of technologies and... 

Regulation Is The New Green by Deb Steele Keeping up with environmental issues can feel like information overload at times. A main underlying theme used by the fossil fuel industry in various ways is that of regulation being a bad thing. While anti-regulation has always been a keystone of polluters’ political platforms, recent announcements by the EPA has spurred their lobbyists into action again... 

The Silent Killers in Social Media Never Die by Richard Telofski The current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is, of course, a first-degree public relations nightmare for beleaguered British multinational BP. Many pundits and financial analysts have debated whether or not the company will be able to survive this environmental disaster. Whether BP can and does survive this ordeal financially remains... 

40th Anniversary of Earth Day in Central Ohio Earth Day 2010: The Update 40 years ago, pioneering activists fought for clean air and water. Their actions led to Congress passing tough regulations forcing industry to reduce emissions. We owe a lot to these foremothers and forefathers of the environmental movement, but now it is time for The Update. Environmentalism today is about sustainability and... 

get off the sidelines and make a difference this earth day Climate change, garbage filling our seas, disappearing marine life, reefs dying off – the news about our ocean environment seems almost insurmountable, unsolvable. But nothing could be further from the truth. Don’t spend another Earth Day sitting on the sidelines hoping the world becomes a better place. Make it happen. 50 years ago this... 

earthopolis may 2010 Major Threats To The Great Lakes In The United States And What’s Being Done To Address Them by EarthTalk The Great Lakes watershed is a unique and important ecosystem that contains some 95 percent of America’s fresh water surface area, and is a continental hub for birds, fish and other wildlife. According to the National Audubon Society, the Great Lakes provide habitat for... 

Wrongfully Corn-cused by Dwayne Siekman Corn production is not to blame for increasing meat prices at the local grocery store and butcher shop. Though that’s what the meat industry would like consumers to believe. An April news release issued by the American Meat Institute (AMI) attributes support of corn ethanol with an increase in livestock production costs. As executive director of the Ohio...