Chinese Drought May Lead to Food & Water Crisis

Because we’ve noticed residents’ increasingly bitter attitude toward SEPTA because of the persistent snow-related detours and cancellations, we’d like to share some positive news. SEPTA have announced a comprehensive strategy to become a sustainable organization.  The plan, called SEP-TAINABLE: The Route to Regional Sustainability, sets...

Evidence of climate change can now be found in your cup of tea. Tea growers in the Northeastern Indian state of Assam, a region known for its strong, breakfast brews, say climate change is responsible for subtle, yet gravely detrimental changes in tea leaves. Assam...

The Senate is scheduled to vote this evening on the FDA Food Safety Modernization bill which is described by food gurus Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser as “the best opportunity in a generation to improve the safety of the American food supply.” The bill would...

To help quench a water shortage in its capital city, China will collect and melt snow this winter.  Two vehicles will collect and process snow and ice at a rate of 3,500 cubic feet per hour.  Snow will also be dumped into rivers throughout the...

(Philadelphia) City Paper’s Isaiah Thompson is doing a fine job of keeping us informed on the happenings in the world of natural gas drilling.  In his blog, Thompson tells us that anti-drilling protesters are being labeled as extremist by state and federal authorities and their...

ProPublica’s Abraham Lustgarten reports that residents in the town of Pavillion, Wyoming have been told not to drink their water and to use fans and ventilation when washing clothes and showering to avoid possible explosions. A second round of testing performed by Superfund investigators of...

Though they are first and foremost a businesses, co-ops are deeply rooted in the community. The mission of the South Philly co-op is to bring “affordable and nutritious food to all residents of South Philadelphia while empowering the local community through sustainable practices, food-centric education, outreach, and community building.” A large part of this particular co-ops mission will also be to provide low-income families with access to hearty, healthy foods.

PennEnvironment has a comprehensive way to let your Pennsylvania State officials know exactly how you feel about clean water and natural gas drilling (see below).  From PennEnvironment: On New Year’s Day 2009, Norma Fiorentino’s drinking water well exploded in her backyard after methane had seeped into...

Though the array of good food and drink might seem like just a pleasant way to spend an evening, there was a purpose behind the gathering: to promote the idea of making eating a conscious activity.