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View it in your browser April 14, 2013 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING Tesla's Model S the "Car of the Year" The all electric Tesla Model S was recently named the 2013 World Green Car at the New York International Auto Show, beating 21 new vehicles from all over the world, including notable finalists the Renault Zoe and the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid. The decision was made by a jury… Continue Reading » Trash Lessons from the Greenest City San Francisco has been called the "greenest city in America" and when it comes to keeping garbage out of landfills, it's a title the city has earned. The city keeps an astonishing 80% of solid waste out of landfills, in part because residents not only use blue bins… Continue Reading » FEATURED BLOGS "Springtime Smells Really Bad" A Tour of Industrial Dairy, Poultry and Hog Operations Rolling across North Carolina, Indiana, Illinois, Washington, California, and today, eastern Michigan, I've seen first-hand the impacts of industrial dairy, poultry, and hog factories on rural communities. I admire the people who fight back against the invasion of factory… Continue Reading » IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE Is Bamboo Really Green? Bamboo Flooring Seems Preferable to Wood, but the Devil Is in the Details There's no doubt that bamboo is versatile—it's used for everything from lightweight bikes, to flooring, furniture and fishing rods. But is it really as eco-friendly as companies claim? Bamboo is a grass, not a tree. There are approximately 1,250 species of bamboo and… Continue Reading » Letting in Lyme Disease Lack of Biodiversity in Fragmented Forests Leads to Increased Spread of Lyme Disease Forest fragmentation—when forests are cut down in such a way that only small parcels are left intact—leads to a higher incidence of Lyme disease according to a study published in the journal Conservation Biology. The white-footed mouse is one of the prime carriers of… Continue Reading » Food Fight! Trying to Hold Back the Onslaught of Genetically Modified Foods—or at Least Slap them with a Label During the 2012 election, California became the battleground in a national proxy war over genetically engineered food. A ballot initiative facing the state's 12 million voters was Proposition 37, "A Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food Initiative." If… Continue Reading » Keeping Earth Day Clean This Year's Earth Day Efforts Focus Less on Parties, More on Cleanup A t parks across San Francisco, aka "North America's Greenest City," last year's Earth Day celebrators showed their true colors—and green wasn't one of them. Despite April 22 being devoted to protecting the planet, partiers at some of the city's iconic parks… Continue Reading » EARTHTALK Q&A African Elephants Declining Rapidly Dear EarthTalk: How are populations of African elephants faring these days? What conservation efforts are underway and are they working? —Libby Broullette, Salem, MA… Continue Reading » Getting Kids Outside to Appreciate Nature Dear EarthTalk: My kids just want to play videos games and watch TV all day. Do you have any tips for getting them outside to appreciate nature more? —Sue Levinson, Bowie, MD… 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