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View it in your browser August 4, 2013 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING The Forest Man of India In 1979, Jadav Payeng embarked on what would ultimately become a successful 30-year project to single-handedly plant a 1,360-acre forest. Payeng's tree-planting mission began at age 16, when flooding wiped away a large portion of forest along the Brahmaputra river sandbar… Continue Reading » Superbugs in the Meat Supply A large percentage of meat products sold in the U.S. contain bacteria—such as salmonella and E. coli—that is resistant to antibiotics, according to a new government report. The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System, a joint effort between the U.S. Centers… Continue Reading » FEATURED BLOGS Where Have All the Oysters Gone? Climate Change May Ruin Your Next Seafood Night Seafood lovers hooked on $1 oyster nights may soon have to find a new source of comfort for the work-week blues. Thanks to an increase of carbon in both the atmosphere and our water bodies (which absorb about a third of all carbon emissions), carbon munching critters like… Continue Reading » IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE Off-Roading Sought in Panther Habitat Florida may have a hockey team named after its panther, but efforts to conserve the animal's habitat have taken some hits in the last few years. The biggest battle is over plans to open 147,000 acres of prime panther habitat to hunting and off-road vehicles like swamp… Continue Reading » New Funds for Renewables Financing That Would Let Wind and Solar Compete Dan Reicher is an expert in environmental policy, finance and technology who has served three presidents. He was a member of President Obama's Transition Team and served as Assistant Secretary of Energy under President Clinton. Currently, Reicher is the executive director… Continue Reading » Ivory Poaching Rears its Head With Growing Demand for Ivory, Kenya's Elephants Again Face an Uncertain Future Uhuru lay in a clearing surrounded by acacias, far from any roads, legs bent as if ready to run. He was headless, and whatever glory he had when he was alive had bled from the open wound. The elephant's death was the latest evidence of a growing poaching menace that… Continue Reading » The Orbital Perspective Launching a Balloon (with Tiny Cameras) into Near Space In January 2013, a Connecticut middle school science teacher, Geoff Bergen, and film director Rhett Youngberg, who together run the podcast site Almost Rocket Science, launched a balloon 20 miles above the Earth to capture stunning panoramic views. Their project, known as… Continue Reading » EARTHTALK Q&A Green Home Renovation Dear EarthTalk: I'm planning a major home renovation and want to include as many green-friendly features as possible. Where do I begin to look? – Matthew Glaser, Queens, NY There has never been a better time to renovate green, given the abundance of Earth-friendly… 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