Chandra Brown: Fighting Pollution in Southern Georgia
In the South Georgia Rivers and blackwater systems, the amount of mercury in bass is close to double the amount that the EPA has approved as the standard safety level.
Tagged: environment
“Semper Fi: Always Faithful” — Documenting a Fight for Environmental Justice
At a time when the Environmental Protection Agency is coming under attack for “over-regulation,” the film stands as a testimony to what happens when the public’s health is neither protected nor considered.
Senate EPW Hearings Set the Stage for Clean Air Fight
Currently, pushback against the EPA’s efforts to move forward on regulating mercury and other air toxins from power plants has fallen strikingly along party lines.
Persephone, Hubris, and Climate Change
The Union of Concerned Scientists released a report this June, “Climate Change and Your Health: Rising Temperatures Worsening Ozone Pollution.”
Children’s Safety: A Global Parental Concern
It’s interesting to see how the recent disaster in Japan has encouraged parents to construct an agenda to protect their children.
Rep. Donna Edwards — Advocate for Green Concerns
The support of a strong environmental agenda by our elected officials is essential to safeguarding clean air and water.
A Mother’s Day Pledge
Reports about the air and water, and other potential hazards in our environment, are prevalent.
We can’t look away, no matter how disquieting or overwhelming.
“Gas Hole” — Documentary Aims to Inform Consumers
News footage traces American presidents expounding upon the need for energy independence. It begins with Richard Nixon in 1974 telling the country, “We must provide for our own energy needs.”
Why Committing to Green Energy Matters
Bottom line — “No air emissions result from generating the electricity I purchase.” That means no coal, nuclear, oil or natural gas were used.
“You’re Either Part of the Solution or You’re Part of the Problem”
Our children are the future. They are affected by the food they eat, the air they breathe, the land they live on, and the cities they inhabit.
