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View it in your browser October 6, 2013 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING Concern Grows Over Fracking Public Lands On May 16, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced new rules for fracking - or hydraulic fracturing – on public lands that environmental groups say do not go far enough to protect public health. There are more than 1 million fracked wells across the U.S.… Continue Reading » 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 » FEATURED BLOGS Using Grocery Delivery Services May Cut CO2 Emissions Engineers at the University of Washington have found that using a grocery delivery service can cut carbon dioxide emissions by at least half when compared with individual household trips to the store. According to their analysis, trucks filled to capacity that deliver to… Continue Reading » A Greener Blue Lagoon As the sea plane banks to the right and I look down through the open window, sunlight glints off one of the largest solar arrays I've ever seen, and the next thing I know we are splashing down in the turquoise waters of Fiji's fabled Blue Lagoon. The pilot cuts the… Continue Reading » The Food Hub Solution What Happens When Community-Based Farms, Markets and Eateries Work Together? When you hear about food deserts, the discussion usually concentrates on grocery stores—specifically, where they are located and what they are lacking. It's almost always a simplistic conversation. Overcoming food inequality and the obesity crisis will require a great… Continue Reading » Boot Camp for Farmers Programs Cropping Up for Those Hoping to Farm A back-to-the-land movement has seized Generation Y, as young Americans ditch cubicles for the earthier vocation of growing food. Not only did a recent documentary, "The Greenhorns,"(profile young poople who have taken farming as their occupation, it also counted them:… Continue Reading » IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE Free Range Fish The Environmental Promise of Open Ocean Fish Farms When Neil Sims was working as a marine biologist in the Cook Islands—an idyllic scattering of white sand and blue lagoon islands halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii—he couldn't help but notice something about the islanders' traditional fishing, in this case,… Continue Reading » EARTHTALK Q&A Preventing Beach Erosion Dear EarthTalk: What are some steps we can all take to prevent beach erosion? – Kyle Phillips, via e-mail Beach erosion is a huge issue for coastal areas in the U.S. and elsewhere. According to the non-profit American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA), all… 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