Organic Food: Healthier for You and the Planet Though known colloquially as food that is grown to be more healthy (and is more expensive), in order for organic food to be certified as such, it must be produced under specific, legally-regulated standards and be subject to testing in order to retain certification. In agriculture, this [...]

By 2050, a third of the people on Earth may lack a clean, secure source of water. Join National Geographic in exploring the local stories and global trends that define the world’s water crisis. Learn about freshwater resources and how they are used to feed, power, and sustain all life. See how the forces of [...]

Greens want World Heritage status for Antarctica Posted Mon Aug 9, 2010 6:00am AEST The Greens are renewing their push for Antarctica to be given World Heritage protection. (Australian Antarctic Division) The Greens will today renew the push for Antarctica to be given World Heritage protection. Greens leader Bob Brown says Labor went to the [...]

 Late yesterday we received some great news: As a result of a lawsuit brought in federal court by Defenders of Wildlife and other conservation groups, wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies are again protected under the Endangered Species Act. A federal judge in Montana sided with Defenders and other conservation groups, overturning [...]

Oil Spill Assaults Kahnawakes Shoreline – With the horrific disaster in the Gulf it is easy to forget that oil spills are occurring practically every day somewhere in the worlds oceans. Most of these spills go unreported and unpunished. The frequency of the spills themselves have made oil spills pretty much routine until something like [...]

“Fresh” Crater Found in Egypt; Changes Impact Risk? Main Content Geophysicists work in the newfound Kamil crater in an undated picture. Photograph courtesy Museo Nazionale dell’Antartide Università di Siena Andrew Fazekas for National Geographic News Published July 22, 2010 A small impact crater discovered in the Egyptian desert could change estimates for impact hazards to [...]

Photographer name unknown.  If anyone has that information please leave the information in the comment section so that I may give that person credit. Thanks. Paul Watson continues charting his course—being a controversial pain in the ass for whalers By: Arrissia Owen Turner Inland Empire Weekly Paul Watson demands attention. The founder of the Sea [...]

Global Warming “Undeniable,” U.S. Government Report Says Past decade hottest on record, NOAA study says. Main Content The retreating Iceberg Glacier in Chile’s Bernardo O’Higgins National Park (file). Photograph by Maria Stenzel, National Geographic Christine Dell’Amore National Geographic News Published July 28, 2010 “Global warming is undeniable,” and it’s happening fast, a new U.S. government [...]

Dead Sea Scrolls Mystery Solved? Main Content Sections of the Dead Sea Scrolls on display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem in 2008. Photograprh by Baz Ratner, Reuters Ker Than Published July 27, 2010 The recent decoding of a cryptic cup, the excavation of ancient Jerusalem tunnels, and other archaeological detective work may help solve [...]

http://www.takepart.com/news/2010/06/26/the-whales-of-the-world-deserve-more The Whales of the World Deserve More As the International Whaling Commission (IWC) wraps up its 62nd annual meeting this week in Agadir, Morocco, I am relieved that the 24-year-old ban on commercial whaling will remain intact and that Australia’s Environmental Protection Minister, Peter Garrett, finally appears to be………read more