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View it in your browser May 20, 2012 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING The Arrest of Captain Paul Watson Coinciding with their mission "to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species," Seattle-based nonprofit group Sea Shepherd strongly opposes shark finning, a practice that kills an… Continue Reading » Eyeless Shrimp and Clawless Crabs More than two years after the blowout on the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig killed 11 workers and spilled more than 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, signs of the spill's devastating impact continue to emerge. Scientists in Minnesota have traced… Continue Reading » FEATURED BLOGS Out of the Closet Cleaning House without Sending It All to the Landfill It's that time of year when we start delving into overstuffed closets and pulling out miscellaneous goods to be separated into piles: storage, trash, donations. When I get into cleaning mode, I'm determined to clear out space and rid myself of clothes and old items I… Continue Reading » IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE A Brewery with a Conscience Mother Earth Brewing Crafts Beer with an Environmental Ethos Only the solar panels on the roof tip off visitors to Mother Earth Brewing's serious environmental streak. The beer company founders, Trent Mooring and his father-in-law Stephen Hill, built a business centered on their lifestyle. "Our goal here is to make the best… Continue Reading » Making Solar Affordable Solar Leasing Is Taking Off—But Does It Make Financial Sense? You would think everyone would want to capture the free energy provided by the sun. Yet since its initial burst in the 1970s, solar energy has spread remarkably slowly, largely due to the upfront cost of solar panels. Just five years ago, installing photovoltaic (PV) panels… Continue Reading » Sustainable Building: Remaking Roads Recycled Roadways Have Become a Reality Commuters in Bellingham, Washington, are now driving on the nation's first Greenroads Foundation-certified roadway. Northshore Drive Road features recycled porcelain from over 400 crushed toilets, asphalt with 30% recycled content, recycled concrete, porous pavements that… Continue Reading » Ocean Food Web Ocean acidification poses grave threats to Krill, plankton, shellfish and corals—the loss of which would impact nearly every ocean creature and shore bird. Continue Reading » EARTHTALK Q&A Lead in Aviation Fuel Dear EarthTalk: Lead was long ago phased out of automobile gasoline, but it is still in aviation fuel and is now the largest source of lead emissions in the U.S. What's being done? —L. Eber, Rye, NY … Continue Reading » Gulf of Mexico After the Spill Dear EarthTalk: I've seen a lot of warm and fuzzy TV ads, some sponsored by BP Oil, urging me to vacation in the Gulf of Mexico. But are things really "back to normal?" —Paul Shea, Dublin, OH … Continue Reading » WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT This content is brought to you free by E-The Environmental Magazine, which is published by Earth Action Network, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Our address is 28 Knight Street, Norwalk, CT 06851. We ask that you: Subscribe to our magazine   Order a Free Trial Issue   Make a tax deductible donation Forward email This email was sent to aquarianm@gmail.com by karen@emagazine.com |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. E - The Environmental Magazine | 28 Knight Street | Norwalk | CT | 06851