Environment & Ecosystems
This section deals primarily with basic environmental topics, but it also includes topics such as Biodiversity, which extends it into the area of ecosystems.
Precautionary Principle for Marcellus Shale
Health and Environmental Experts: Follow the Precautionary Principle on Natural Gas from the Marcellus Shale Since 2007, Pennsylvania has witnessed a dramatic increase in unconventional development of natural gas from the Marcellus shale formation using high-volume hydraulic fracturing, also called … more
Fifty Ways to Save the Planet, Part II
11. GET A GREEN ROOF – A green roof is more than simply a roof with plants growing on it. It functions like a “breathing wall,” consuming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and emitting oxygen. Green roofs generally use low-maintenance, … more
Fifty Ways to Save the Planet, Part III
35. PRINT DOUBLE-SIDED American businesses throw away 21 million tons of paper every year, 175 pounds per office worker. For a quick and easy way to halve this, set your printer’s default option to print double-sided (duplex printing). This has … more
A Lehigh Valley Mobilization for the International Day of Climate Action
The Alliance is hereby issuing a call for Lehigh Valley participation in 350.org’s International Day of Climate Action – October 24, 2009 —————————————————————————————————- To: Organizations, individuals, communities of the Lehigh Valley Subject: A Call for Climate Actions on Saturday, 10/24/2009 … more
Plans for October 24, 2009
What is the Lehigh Valley doing on October 24, 2009, the date has set by 350.org, international climate crisis campaign founded by Bill McKibben, for an International Day of Climate Action. On that date there is to be public pressure on the … more
One with the Earth
The symbol for environmental awareness Humanity is damaging and depleting Earth’s resources faster than nature can renew them. The ‘One with the Earth’ symbol acknowledges this problem. It is an an ever-present reminder that all environmental concerns are interconnected parts … more
New nuclear dangers threaten our existence
Jan 6, 2005—On November 21, 2004, Dr. Helen Caldicott (co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility) spoke in Quakertown. She explained how we now face the single greatest threat to world public health: the profound medical, environmental, political and moral consequences … more
Who are the new eco-terrorists?
Meet the new eco-terrorists: Us By Anne Felker — Words matter. That’s why I noticed the words “eco-terrorist” and “eco-terror” the other day in the reporting of the arson of a number of houses in a development being built in … more
Impacts of drilling in Marcellus Shale
In this section, we focus on the environmental impacts of drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formations using the fracking or fracturing method (some background info is given on the Marcellus Shale page). Thoughts about use of the resultant … more