Powered by Max Banner Ads  Ohio corn and wheat acres to increase to meet world demand The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that farmers intend to plant 92.2 million acres of corn for all purposes in 2011, up 5 percent from last year and 7 percent higher than in 2009. If realized, this will be the second highest planted acreage in the United States since 1944, behind only the... 

Looking for a way to honor Earth Day on April 22? Consider having an energy audit. Pro Energy Consultants, a national energy auditing firm specializing in solving comfort, energy efficiency and indoor air quality issues in residential and light commercial buildings, announces its energy audit special for Earth Day 2011. During the week of April 18, 2011, for every energy audit purchased, Pro Energy... 

Environmental Advocacy Grows Stronger for LGBT Americans As all Americans consider their environmental attitudes, a national survey released by Harris Interactive shows that lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender adults, especially, are accelerating their personal commitment to pro-environmental issues. A majority (55%) of all LGBT adults, when asked if they “personally care a great deal about... 

Chemical Legislation by Deborah Steele Eight years after the September 11th attacks, the House of Representatives on November 6th 2009 approved the “Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009,” (H.R. 2868) by a vote of 230-193. The legislation was led by Representatives Thompson (D-MS), Jackson-Lee (D-TX), Waxman (D-CA), Markey (D-MA), Oberstar (D-MN) and Johnson (D-TX). This is the first time either... 

Report Reveals Widespread Toxic Coal Ash Contamination by Bruce Nilles Power industry lobbyist Jim Roewer: “Wasn’t a problem.” Leslie Stahl: “Well, it was a problem, but we just didn’t know it.” This excerpt from a recent 60 Minutes story on toxic coal waste sums up the current trouble with the millions of tons of toxic ash left over each year from burning coal... 

President Obama; It Is Still Climate Time by Deborah Steele Last month in Copenhagen Denmark world leaders come together to negotiate a new international treaty to replace the Kyoto Treaty (the protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change aimed at combating global warming). As this is being written the outcome of these negotiations remains unknown. Overall our history on climate... 

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 personal habits that the term should... 

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...