Palin, Biden: Where They Stand On Energy And The Environment
By Shermakaye Bass Republican presidential candidate Arizona Sen. John McCain, who has historically opposed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), has been uncharacteristically...
View ArticleFish stories: Dwindling fish, fish as fish food, best fish to eat
By Barbara Kessler Concerns about the loss of aquatic life, including the fish we eat, have rippled around the globe this year with warnings about the loss of certain salmon, the Alaskan Pollock (the...
View ArticleRecord-low chinook salmon returns
By Heather Ishimaru KGO – San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO — Federal regulators say a record-low number of chinook salmon returned to California’s Central Valley last year, indicating that severe...
View ArticlePesticides in combination shown to be toxic to salmon
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now What happens when salmon are given a pesticide cocktail? The effects can be more pronounced than the damage done from exposure a single pesticide, according to a...
View ArticleHow to shop for seafood
By Christopher Peake Green Right Now For most of us, walking into a seafood store is an exercise in both ignorance and hope: we’re ignorant of what’s available but we hope we’ll leave with what we...
View ArticleCalifornia’s water woes at crisis point in Sacramento Delta
By Shermakaye Bass Green Right Now California is experiencing its third year of drought, statewide, and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, which provides two-thirds of California’s fresh drinking water...
View ArticleBeyond the polar bear: 10 creatures threatened by climate change
By Melissa Segrest Green Right Now The polar bear is the high-profile furry face of animals threatened by climate change. With Arctic ice melting at an increasing pace — due to global warming — its...
View Article12 fish you should never eat
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Like eel? Tuna? Imported catfish? You might want to find some new entrees. The Food & Water Watch’s Smart Seafood Guide for 2010, published this week, warns that...
View ArticleWill Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s kill the genetically modified salmon?
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now When last we left the Genetically Modified or Engineered (GE) salmon, he was swimming upstream hard, headed for the government stamp of approval needed before...
View ArticleSix foods women should eat to avoid a heart attack
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now When I met with Dr. Shyla High, a cardiologist affiliated with Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital in Dallas, the first subject that came up was breast cancer. “I...
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