By Kira Marchenese •
October 31, 2007
This post is by Leslie Valentine, Online Writer and Editor at Environmental Defense.
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Rank of shrimp in popularity among all types of seafood Americans eat
4.4
Pounds of shrimp the average American consumed in 2006
10%
Share of shrimp sold in the U.S. that comes from the Southeast U.S. (Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean), where fisheries and farms are held to stricter standards
90%
Share of shrimp sold in the U.S. that comes largely from Southeast Asia [...]
By Kira Marchenese •
October 17, 2007
The author of today’s post, Sheryl Canter, is an Online Writer and Editorial Manager for the Climate 411 blog.at Environmental Defense.
When it’s apple season here in New York and the green markets are overflowing, for a store to ship in apples from Washington State or New Zealand burns fuel for no good reason. Local food is fresher, tastes better, and supports the community. And locally produced food often results in lower [...]
By Kira Marchenese •
October 3, 2007
The author of today’s post, Sheryl Canter, is an Online Writer and Editorial Manager at Environmental Defense.
Total greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks is a function of three factors: amount of driving, fuel economy, and carbon emissions per gallon of fuel (the "three-legged stool [PDF]"). The news media tend to focus on the latter two factors, but how much people drive has a huge impact.
A new report published by the [...]
By Kira Marchenese •
September 5, 2007
Today’s post is by Leslie Valentine, an editor and writer at Environmental Defense.
When I visit friends and family in other places, whether it’s Portland or Los Angeles, Austin or New York City, I’m always struck by how traffic and commuting inevitably come up in conversation.
Those who live in the central core of a city are grateful they don’t have far to drive, or can walk or ’sub’ it to work. Others [...]
By Kira Marchenese •
August 21, 2007
The author of today’s post, Sheryl Canter, is an Online Writer and Editorial Manager at Environmental Defense.
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles got a big boost when President Bush made them part of his 2003 State of the Union address:
Tonight I’m proposing $1.2 billion in research funding so that America can lead the world in developing clean, hydrogen-powered automobiles… With a new national commitment, our scientists and engineers will overcome obstacles to taking these cars from laboratory to showroom, so that
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By Kira Marchenese •
August 8, 2007
The author of today’s post, Sheryl Canter, is an Online Writer and Editorial Manager at Environmental Defense.
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, or PHEVs, have been in the news a lot lately (and here on Green Options, too!). It’s an appealing idea - virtually no emissions, just plug in your car at night and go. Plus, the batteries that drive them could store electricity for homes and offices. When [...]
By Kira Marchenese •
July 25, 2007
Editor’s note: We’re pleased to welcome Kira Marchanese to the Green Options blog! Kira, Director of Internet Communications at Environmental Defense, will be taking over for Jessica Bosanko, who’s moving on to other pursuits, including a wonderful-sounding trip with her partner to South America. We’re glad to have Kira on board, and very grateful to Jessica for her time and effort in contributing to Green Options.
Today’s post is by Tom Elson, [...]
By Kira Marchenese •
July 11, 2007
Many a book has seeded, incubated and hatched great change in the world. In fact, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, which exposed the hazards of pesticides, gave birth to the modern environmental era. From Thoreau's Walden, that staple of English classes, to Dr. Seuss's The Lorax, which inspired many of us as children, the environmental movement has gathered momentum from a slew of informative, [...]
By Kira Marchenese •
June 20, 2007
Barbara Kingsolver's latest book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, tells the story of how she and her family lived for a year eating only food they grew themselves or that they purchased from local food-growers.She was generous enough to take time from her book tour to answer our questions on the importance of keeping in mind that we are what we eat.Why is buying and eating locally-grown [...]
Our guest blogger, Sheryl Canter, is an Online Writer and Editorial Manager at Environmental Defense.If you have a garden, you know the climate is warming. In temperate zones, the last frost in spring comes earlier, and the first frost in fall comes later. The longer growing season may allow you to grow vegetables you never could grow before. But you also may have noticed your weeds are more aggressive, insect pests are [...]
