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Is the U.S. contributing to human rights violations by importing shrimp?

Posted September 15th, 2011 by Erin Brodwin

Shrimp farming, an industry that supplies the world with over 5 million metric tons of shrimp each year, is known throughout the environmental community as one of the world’s most destructive coastal industries. Aquaculture, the type of industry utilized by shrimp companies in areas like Southeast Asia, dramatically reduces biological diversity, degrades habitats, reduces genetic variability, [...]

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Deforestation in Borneo: Its impact on indigenous societies and implications for development

Posted September 14th, 2011 by Erin Brodwin

When it comes to the topic of environmental degradation in Borneo, conservationists have become the new colonialists. From the conservationist standpoint, forests are seen as pristine sources of wilderness and wildlife, untouched by the human hand and unseen by the human eye. The goal of conservation in Borneo is to preserve important areas of biodiversity [...]

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Clean tech or public health: we shouldn’t have to choose

Posted September 7th, 2011 by Erin Brodwin

On January 28, 2011, the UK agreed to develop formal partnerships with China to accelerate the development of low-carbon technologies in both countries. In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by UK climate change secretary Chris Huhne and Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang, the governments outlined plans for a Low Carbon Cooperation (LCC) initiative designed to facilitate the [...]

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The brawl behind hydraulic fracturing

Posted August 24th, 2011 by Alexy Andrade

In early August 2011, U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garauf ruled in favor of the U.S. government’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the state of New York.  State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman claims that an environmental impact report must be created for new legislation that could result in new hydraulic fracturing projects [...]

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Mac or PC: A look into laptops, iPads, and the psuedo-green electronics industry

Posted July 29th, 2011 by Erin Brodwin

Apple computers aren’t as eco-friendly as they seem. The Computer TakeBack Coalition (CTBC) is watching how the makers of Apple and PC computers are addressing the electronic industry’s biggest environmental issue: how do we get rid of them once they’re outdated? CTBC uses several tools to evaluate a company’s environmental responsibility. One of them is [...]

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LA River chosen for Urban Waters White House Partnership

Posted June 26th, 2011 by Erin Brodwin

The Federal Initiative The Los Angeles River was chosen this Saturday as one of seven locations selected to be part of a pilot project aimed at revitalizing growing U.S. cities and the natural resources that surround them. The purpose of the Urban Waters Federal Partnership is to reconnect urban communities with their waterways by nixing [...]

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