The • Urge: I Be the CHANGE
Apogee has installed a premier solar panel system using 96 energy-generating panels at their Santa Monica headquarters. The modules generate up to 15,000 watts at peak. Any surplus power generated on weekends and holidays is fed back to the greater Los Angeles power grid.
DIRECT EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEONCHILDRENS HEALTH
Because of their physical, physiologic, and cognitive immaturity, children are often most vulnerable to adverse health effects from environmental hazards. As the climate changes, environmental hazards may shift and possibly increase , and children are likely to suffer disproportionately from these changes. Anticipated direct health consequences More »
As the rain falls sweetly on the window pane, I cant help remembering the Dar Williams song… The beauty of the rain…
Earth Day is the name given to two different annual observances that are intended to raise awareness about a wide range of environmental issues and problems, and to inspire people to take personal action to address them.
Except for that general goal, the two events are unrelated, even though both were founded about a month apart in 1970 and both have gained wider acceptance and popularity ever since. More »
500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed and discarded annually worldwide—more than a million per minute.
The next time the clerk at your favorite grocery store asks whether you prefer “paper or plastic” for your purchases, consider giving the truly eco-friendly response and saying, “neither.”
Plastic bags end up as litter that fouls the landscape, and kill thousands of marine mammals every year that mistake the floating bags for food. Plastic bags that get buried in landfills may take up to 1,000 years to break down, and in the process they separate into smaller and smaller toxic particles that contaminate soil and water. Furthermore, the production of plastic bags consume millions of gallons of oil that could be used for fuel and heating.
