]> http://www.greenedia.com/popular/articles/environmentalism Environmentalism - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/78749?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 By Erik Hoffner One of the most prominent voices fighting corporate control of food and water, Food and Water Watch, recently teamed up with international development and human rights organization Grassroots International to issue an important paper... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:06:42 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/78749?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/78589?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Posted by Irene onboard the EsperanzaAs I write this the Australian surveillance vessel Oceanic Viking has finally arrived, in the middle of Nisshin Maru s refueling process. We have boats in the water, and it seems as if the two factory ships are ... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:30:44 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/78589?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/78567?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Posted by Dave onboard the Esperanza Greenpeace/Jiri RezacIt's been an intense morning here on the Esperanza - after eleven days preventing the Japanese whaling fleet from killing whales, this morning we blocked the Nisshin Maru from refuelling i... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:28:17 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/78567?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/78546?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Posted by Irene onboard the EsperanzaThe administrative vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Toshiro Shirasu told reporters that the whaling fleet has not resumed hunting because Greenpeace is following their fleet in the Southern Oc... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:35:33 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/78546?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/78516?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 If you've been keeping up with Inhabitat, hopefully by now you have read about the Greener Gadgets Design Competition and the fast approaching Greener Gadgets Conference on February 1st in NYC. If you are interested in environmental issues within co... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:00:30 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/78516?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/78511?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Today is known as Blue Monday in the UK because it is apparently the most depressing day of the year. It's likely to be raining (and as I look at the window of the Greenpeace International office in Amsterdam - it is!) and more people commit suici... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:59:41 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/78511?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/78275?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Posted by Clive onboard the EsperanzaHumpback whales feeding Greenpeace/Jiri RezacMr. Morimoto is the head of the Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) in Tokyo. This is the outfit that plans the lethal scientific whaling . In an recent article he... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 03:31:35 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/78275?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/78130?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Posted by Irene onboard the EsperanzaI've taken pride in not censoring comments, and approve all if not racist or abusive. The point of our weblog is to give information about what we are doing in the southern ocean and generate debate. But many of t... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:35:46 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/78130?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/78033?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Two bits of good news this week, unless you happen to be a polluting company.First our Swiss office has won a long running campaign to force several major chemical to clean up a major dump site in Switzerland. Novartis, Roche, Ciba, Syngenta and othe... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:52:01 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/78033?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/77998?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Posted by Irene onboard the Esperanza Greenpeace/Jiri RezacWe launched a boat to get a closer look at what was going on when the catcher boat Yushin Maru No. 2 approached the factory vessel Nisshin Maru. Both ships instantly started their water ca... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:52:06 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/77998?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/77839?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 In my inbox from a campaigner in Spain Yesterday wind power broke all previous records in Spain. Because of high wind conditions, we reached 9563 MW of generated power at 15:27 (from a total installed wind capacity of 13908 MW). Wind power met 25% of... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:20:38 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/77839?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/77800?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Posted by Irene onboard the Esperanza Greenpeace/Jiri RezacNo whales have been killed for the last six days, since we started pursuing the whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru. Late last night she all of a sudden slowed down and stopped her engines. ... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:02:24 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/77800?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77644?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Darren Higgins for The New York TimesEverything is political in Washington and there is a lobbyist for every interest group, so when Nancy Pelosi demanded an environmentally responsible and healthy working environment in the house, it meant cha... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:30:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77644?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/77568?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Posted by Irene onboard the Esperanza Greenpeace/Jiri RezacIf you haven't done so yet, here is something you can do to help:There are rumours about the construction of a new Nisshin Maru, a much bigger vessel with the capacity to carry many more ... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:31:02 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/77568?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/77531?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Whichever way the Michigan Republican primary goes--and we'll know soon enough--something very noteworthy has occurred on the climate and energy front. Due to this particular dynamics of this race, which has been set in the backyard of the ailing Am... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:55:33 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/77531?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77518?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Gotta love this advertisement for World Wildlife Fund by Swiss firm Saatchi & Saatchi Simco. ::Ads of the World via ::The Daily Dish... ... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:20:42 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77518?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77411?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Greenpeace may have a thing about Macs, and we recognize that they are not perfect (but getting a lot better) but they sure know how to design a beautiful machine and system and I wish I had one. Evidently they are now taking the environmental issues... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:30:58 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77411?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77421?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 This post is part of an ongoing series. To access all the profiles in this series, visit The Year Ahead.Who: Summer Rayne Oakes, eco-model and activist Eco-resolution: My resolutions are to do more of the same work that I've already been doing such... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:49:55 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77421?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/77329?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Posted by Irene onboard the EsperanzaThe Nisshin Maru Greenpeace/Jiri RezacThe Nisshin Maru is still steaming ahead. During the night they switched off her navigation lights, and speeded up even more, hoping that we would lose her. But we're sti... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:39:06 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/77329?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/77140?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 The sea is getting a bit rougher! Greenpeace/Jiri RezacThe Nisshin Maru is still going at high speed in front of us, and no whales have been killed since we met the fleet. On this date in 1998 Greenpeace celebrated the result of many years of hard... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:44:20 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/77140?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77038?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 By David RobertsMatt Yglesias has a review of Shellenberger & Nordhaus' book in the NYT Sunday Book Review. It contains a good insight and a fairly crucial mistake -- albeit a mistake common to those enter S&N's hall of mirrors for the first time. ... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:55:25 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77038?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/77004?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Posted by Irene onboard the EsperanzaThe Nisshin Maru Greenpeace/Jiri RezacThe heavy fog has lifted as you can see, and the sea is getting rougher. We came here to stop them from whaling, and we have - no whales have been killed since we found the... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:59:40 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/77004?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76992?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Image courtesy of guano via flickrNot merely content to allow Japan to resume its annual whale hunt sans humpbacks, Greenpeace has vowed to do whatever it deems necessary to prevent further killings - even if it means putting ourselves between the w... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:55:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76992?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/76918?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Late last night, the word went out that we had found the fleet. On board the Espy, the Bridge bristled with binoculars as the crew sought to catch a glimpse through the fog and snow. And judging from the webstats, an awful lot of us Virtual Crewme... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:24:45 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/76918?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/76919?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Posted by Irene onboard the EsperanzaSakyo tried to call both the Nisshin Maruand the catcher boats. Greenpeace/Jiri RezacYou should be able to spot the factory ship Nisshin Maru in front of us on the mast webcam. I've turned the webcam on the br... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:57:46 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/76919?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76838?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 By David RobertsA few days ago I said of James Hansen's increasing activism: Hansen has decided that it would be perverse to hoard the social capital that comes with being a prominent scientist in the U.S., standing by nervously guarding his cre... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:55:11 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76838?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/76864?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Posted by Irene onboard the EsperanzaThe catcher boat Yushin Maru passing us in the fog. Greenpeace/Jiri RezacAround midnight a few dots appeared on our radar screens, moving much faster than the other icebergs. The night was foggy with poor visib... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:36:18 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/76864?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/76796?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Energy efficiency isn't just a term that should refer to appliances. At just about every point between its generation and end use, electricity is lost, comprising an entirely inefficient process. But never fear, there are a growing number of advoca... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:05:40 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/76796?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76799?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 While his steely look in the photo above caught my eye on his bio-page, I must admit that I was a bit uncertain of what to expect when we recently connected by phone for a TH interview. But I quickly discovered that behind the frozen exterior is a fa... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:20:06 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76799?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76732?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 The New York Times had a piece recently on what the end of the United States' economic embargo against Cuba could mean for the Caribbean nation's impressive successes in environmental protection. In a report last year, the World Wildlife Fund said th... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:48:36 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76732?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/76748?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 A survey released today by the Alberta-based Pembina Institute and the World Wildlife Fund finds that companies involved in the development of the Alberta tar sands are seriously lacking when it comes to protecting our environment. Tar sand compani... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:13:27 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/76748?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/76562?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Posted by Irene onboard the EsperanzaIce comes in all shapes and colours. Greenpeace/Jiri RezacWe were very pleased to hear that the Australian surveillance vessel Oceanic Viking has finally left port to monitor the Japanese government's whaling a... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:35:15 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/76562?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/dateline-earth/76548?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Although some environmentalists have derided carbon sequestration as an answer to global warming, we appear to be a lot closer technologically to perfecting it than many advocates believe. What's missing is an economic incentive. Right here in Washin... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:25:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/dateline-earth/76548?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/76424?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Just received a fascinating press release from the Carbon Coalition via Adam Markham of Clean Air-Cool Planet:NH Independents Reward Candidates Who Made Global Warming Solutions a PriorityPortsmouth, NH Advocates for an aggressive federal program... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:57:34 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/76424?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76432?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 With the saturation media coverage of late, so many people have become aware of global warming that it's tough to find anyone who doesn't have an idea of what it is But that doesn't mean they're all jumping up and taking action either. In fa... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:53:37 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76432?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/76272?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 No sector better illustrates the vast reach and explosive impact of China's powerhouse economy than logging, with demand for Chinese-made furniture and other wood products creating social and environmental devastation in the poor countries that suppl... Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:58:01 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/76272?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/76145?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 A dirty little secret of climate change is that somebody wants us to pay much higher taxes and higher energy bills. But it's not the advocates of climate action. It's the other guys.Make no mistake: The costs of switching to clean energy and an energ... Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:00:21 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/76145?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76116?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 By David RobertsPRE-PUBLISHING UPDATE: After I wrote this but before I posted it, I got an email from Grist reader CD notifying me of the sad news that Mass.'s gov approved the coal gasification plant. Decisions like this are going to look awfully st... Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:04:50 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76116?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/76074?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Climate Change's $75 Billion Bill - Forbes.com. Total economic losses from natural catastrophes in 2007 rose to $75 billion from $50 billion the year before as extreme weather conditions driven by climate change wreaked havoc across the world, ac... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:13:30 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/76074?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watchdog-earth/76014?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Maybe in the future the only polar bears we'll see are the folks going for polar bear swims, like the one captured in the C-J file photo, above, from last winter. That's Jami Benner pulling himself out of the Ohio River on Feb. 23, 2007.Or maybe pe... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:41:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watchdog-earth/76014?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/75961?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Here in the Greenpeace headquarters we like to think we know a good story when we see it, but hard numbers count more than hunches - here's the top ten of what you, our audience liked reading on our website, viewing on our YouTube channel or in our n... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:46:18 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/75961?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/75962?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Here's an exerpt from a 1958 film introducing the dangers of global warming. Directed by none other than Frank Capra, with cartoons by Mel Blanc.... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:26:57 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/75962?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/76411?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Thanks to readers like you, AskPablo has enjoyed overwhelming success over the last 66 weekly columns. Since we began tracking readership in April we have received over 50,000 unique readers with a peak day of over 13,000. From his early days blogg... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:19:23 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/76411?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/75926?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Last night at 1 o'clock in the morning I was just about to go to sleep in Amsterdam when Karli, the expedition leader on the Esperanza, messaged me saying check out the web cam now, we have 30 or more humpbacks all around us eating their breakfast .... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:54:28 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/75926?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/75906?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Jill Buck is the founder and Executive Director of the Go Green Initiative. According to the organization's About Us page, this is what her organization believes:People care about protecting children's health and safety through environmental stewards... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:28:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/75906?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/75901?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Posted by Irene onboard the EsperanzaHumpback whale fluke. Greenpeace/BergThere was no time for coffee this morning - I jumped up, put on the usual layers of clothes, grabbed my camera and hurried out on deck. The water around the Esperanza was al... Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:22:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/75901?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/75825?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Greenpeace/Irene Berg Neil - radio operatorAustraliaMy name is Neil.I'm from Victoria, Australia mate. I'm a class A pain in the #$% Radio Operator How/why did you get involved with Greenpeace? It s a long, long time ago now! As a volunteer in ... Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:00:40 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/75825?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/75738?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Posted by Irene onboard the EsperanzaWhaling on the streets of Valpara so.Activists from Greenpeace in Chile made a popular performance at the annual carnival in Valpara so. The parade gathers thousands of people every year. This year Save the... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:50:28 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/75738?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/75487?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 By David RobertsMy ongoing, borderline-obsessive series about how %$@! awful this Washington Post piece is continues. In this episode, we focus on Fred Krupp of Environmental Defense. I've tried to give Krupp the benefit of the doubt. The green movem... Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:39:28 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/75487?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/75379?rsstype=populararticles&cid=55 Image Lisa VickersKaren Sack, Greenpeace International's Head of Oceans, has been in bed with a fever the last couple days. She blames the antihistamines for the following sunny revery about what 2008 might bring to our oceans work in a perfect ... 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