Trash Thursday: Oil Spills

Whether it's a tanker, oil rig, or offshore platform, all oil collection and transporting devices are susceptible to malfunction or human error. Since oil still accounts for a large portion of our energy resources, there is always potential for shorelines to get bombarded by an unexpected spill. While government agencies like the EPA and United States Coast Guard are often tasked with the primary response for oil spills, local responders are typically the first on the scene – and have the most to lose from an oil spill catastrophe.  More...

Motor Monday: Exhaust Fumes

No matter how you choose to travel—whether by car, bus, bike, or foot—one major fact of life is that we all deal with exhaust emissions on an almost constant basis. What many people don’t realize is the serious health effects that long-term exposure to exhaust fumes can have on the human body.   More...

Motor Monday: Green Car News

Summary of the internet's top news and blog posts issued over the past week:  

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reported on U.S. new vehicle fuel economy;   for the fifth straight year there has been an increase in new vehicle fuel efficiency and decrease in carbon dioxide emissions.  And fuel economy is up 9% since 2004.  More...

Environmental Education:  Teaching Resources

If you are a teacher and looking for environmental education material then you have come to the right place.  I just did a little web-surfing and found plenty of teaching resource sites.  Here are some of the sites I found.

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Mislabeled Waste

by Terese Hartjoy @ Thorne's World

The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered ZKW Trading, a Southern California company, to submit a plan to recycle nearly 32,000 pounds of cathode ray tubes (containing lead) that were illegally shipped to Hong Kong. The shipment was erroneously mislabeled as plastic scrap and shipped back when the "error" was discovered.

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