If you're concerned about specific environmental issues, you're probably trying to do something about them. Some of those actions may extend to what you put on your dinner plate.
See how other readers of this website are changing their diets and eating habits to address their environmental concerns and reflect their environmental commitment--and join the discussion.
Have Environmental Concerns Changed Your Eating Habits? originally appeared on About.com Environmental Issues on Monday, January 30th, 2012 at 05:08:58.
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You've seen it a hundred times and probably never given it a second thought -- the offical seal of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Follow the link to see the seal again and to find out how it came to be.
Who Created the EPA Seal? originally appeared on About.com Environmental Issues on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 at 05:04:52.
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Every time we are exposed to radiation, whether from a medical X-ray or a nuclear accident, government officials quickly reassure us that the amount of radiation we are likely to receive is perfectly safe.
Many medical experts disagree, arguing that radiation exposure is cumulative and no amout of radiation is truly safe. Learn more.
How Much Radiation is Safe? originally appeared on About.com Environmental Issues on Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 04:55:19.
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In his third State of the Union this month, President Barack Obama again called on Congress to end federal subsidies and tax breaks for big oil companies.
Obama said the money would be better spent developing clean, renewable energy that could one day replace oil and help make the United States energy-independent.
Read an earlier take on the question of taxpayer-financed subsidies for oil companies.
Obama Calls for End to Oil Subsidies originally appeared on About.com Environmental Issues on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 at 04:44:14.
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If you had only half an hour to do something to protect and preserve the environment, how would you spend it?
Learn how you can make a difference in 30 minutes or less each day.
Got 30 Minutes? Why Not Save the Planet? originally appeared on About.com Environmental Issues on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 04:52:13.
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With oil pipelines and offshore drilling back in the news nearly every day, maybe it's time to take another look at why oil spills are a problem for the environment--and for the people who depend on the land and the sea for their livelihoods.
Learn more about oil spills and how they damage the environment.
Oil Spills and the Environment originally appeared on About.com Environmental Issues on Friday, January 20th, 2012 at 04:48:40.
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The Obama administration today rejected TransCanada's application for a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline from the tar sand fields of Alberta, Canada to U.S. oil refineries on the Gulf of Mexico.
The proposed pipeline would cost an estimated $7 billion, span six states, and stretch across more than 1,700 miles--some of it through environmentally sensitive areas and past communities of people who are worried about the potential health effects of possible oil spills, air pollution, water contamination and greenhouse gas emissions.
Supporters argue that the pipeline is needed to create jobs and reduce America's dependence on oil from nations that are sometimes hostile to U.S. interests. Opponents say that the uncertain number of jobs the pipeline would create--many of them temporary low-paying jobs rather than the permanent high-wage jobs usually cited by pipeline advocates--are not worth the health and environmental risks the pipeline poses.
Learn more about today's decision and what comes next.
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Keystone XL Pipeline Permit Denied originally appeared on About.com Environmental Issues on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 at 20:05:22.
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