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Lawsuit Seeks Justice for 1.2 million Residents Living Near SoCal Freeways
January 6, 2012 04:55 PM - Editor, NRDC
More than a million people in the Los Angeles region are exposed to undisclosed, unhealthy levels of air pollution every day, according to a lawsuit filed today by Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and Communities for a Better Environment. Pollution produced by the region's millions of diesel and gasoline powered vehicles cause a heavy health burden for everyone living in Southern California, but evidence shows that it harms families and individuals living within approximately 300 yard of LA's heavily-trafficked roadways even more.
In September of 2010 the FDA approved the first genetically animal safe for eating. The "product" is a genetically modified Atlantic salmon developed by AquaBounty Technologies, which they named AquaAdvantage Salmon (AAS). AAS can grow twice as fast as a normal salmon. This super speedy growth rate was gained by making two changes to the salmon’s genome, the addition of a growth hormone gene, and the addition of an antifreeze gene. AquaBounty see their salmon as an environmentally sustainable alternative to the current farmed salmon. AAS are to be raised in land-based facilities, which would reduce the environmental impact on coastal areas, and eliminate the threat of disease transfer from farms to wild fish. Land-based facilities would also allow people to live closer to their food facilities, reducing some of the costs associated with transporting fish. But many people are still worried about the health and environmental risks posed by genetically modified salmon.
Chanukah, however you spell it, is a Jewish holiday known around the world for when one day’s worth of oil lit the menorah for eight nights. Nowadays, it is known for greasy potato pancakes called “latkes,” children getting eight presents and those golden chocolate coins that the kids unwrap in their lunch pails. However, how [...]
In my last post (”Fake or real, which Christmas tree is more green?”), I promised that I would write an eco-friendly gift guide for this year’s holiday season.
I’ve done my research and searched plenty of websites to bring you some [what I believe to be] very cool, and eco-friendly gift suggestions. Let me know what you [...]
