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View it in your browser November 24, 2013 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING Antibiotic Overuse Could Lead to Public Health Crisis Eighty percent of all antibiotics currently used in the United States are given to farmed animals,  according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s annual National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) Retail Meat report, released in February. At a… Continue Reading » Saving Bears in China Last Thursday, Animals Asia, an organization devoted to the welfare of wild and urban animals in Asia,  reported that six bears rescued this past January from an illegal bear bile farm in China have each undergone successful surgery to remove their damaged gall bladders. … Continue Reading » EU Opts for Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Effective this March 11, all cosmetics and personal care products sold throughout the European Union must not be tested on animals anywhere in the world. The ban includes all toiletries, including soap and toothpaste and all cosmetics and beauty products. Prior to the… Continue Reading » FEATURED BLOGS Losing Water Water Shortages Are a Major Problem for Future Energy Projects It's easy to get obsessed with climate change as the predominant environmental issue and to neglect the complex interactions of deforestation, biodiversity loss, human population growth, ozone depletion and numerous other factors. One key factor is water, upon which we all… Continue Reading » The Price of Red Lips Metals and Other Toxins Are Found in Most Lipsticks As a child I intently watched my mother put on bright red lipstick every morning before work. Even when she didn't use a mirror, her lipstick always looked flawless. Recently, my mother asked me about the ingredients in her favorite red lipstick. Throughout my toxicology… Continue Reading » IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE By the Numbers: Growing Geothermal The U.S. Has More Installed Geothermal Capacity than Any Country in the World—And the Capacity for Much More Newly installed geothermal energy in the U.S. has grown 5% or 147.05 megawatts (MW) since the annual survey in 2012 by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA). The current installed U.S. geothermal capacity totals 3,386 MW, more than any other country in the world. U.S.… Continue Reading » EARTHTALK Q&A Greener Ways to "Frack" for Natural Gas? Dear EarthTalk: I hear there's a greener form of fracking for natural gas and oil that uses carbon dioxide instead of water to access underground reserves. Is this really better for the environment? – Jason Burroughs, Erie, PA Hydraulic fracturing (known as… 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