A Christmas Tail
Like millions of other pet owners, I have bought my spoiled pet a special Christmas present. This year, 52% of pet owners plan to buy gifts for their pets. In spite of the economy, our beloved animals are living large.
Like millions of other pet owners, I have bought my spoiled pet a special Christmas present. This year, 52% of pet owners plan to buy gifts for their pets. In spite of the economy, our beloved animals are living large.
Scott Dodd | Posted 12.22.2009 | Chicago
Michigan is suing Illinois, the Chicago sanitation district and the U.S. government, seeking an injunction that closes two locks in the canal that connects the Illinois River and Lake Michigan.
Posted 12.10.2009 | Green
One of the most controversial films of 2009 is now available on DVD. "The Cove" won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival 2009, then went o...
Maria Rodale | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living
When I was a kid, codfish cakes were one of my favorite winter breakfasts. I think my mom got the fish from a can. She would slice them into 1-inch circles and fry them up, and I'd gobble them down with ketchup.
Posted 11.25.2009 | Green
A see-through sea cucumber, a "big eared" octopus-like animal, a "gold treasure" crustacean, and more are among the many new deep-dwellers collected d...
news.discovery.com | Posted 11.20.2009 | Green
Even with a small amount of unburnt tobacco clinging to it, a single cigarette butt soaked for a day is enough to turn a liter of water a sickly yello...
Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York
I sprinted through the market, grabbing things at random, enough for this delicious Rockfish in Fennel-Saffron Broth, Orange Sweet Potatoes and Roasted Fennel.
Dr. Daniel Pauly | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living
The novelty of seafood has gradually decreased as it turned out to have health issues, legal issues and ethical issues.
Wendy Gordon | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living
A new EPA study found 268 bio-accumulative and toxic chemicals--notably mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls and dioxins and furans--in fish from a national sampling of 500 lakes and reservoirs.
dumblittleman.com | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is no laughing matter because these dark-gray-rainy days have a huge impact on your mood and energy level. The good ...
cnn.com | Denise Mann | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living
Salmon, tuna, and other fish are loaded with heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, so they must be good for you, right? Not so fast--some types of fish h...
Julie Packard | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green
Ocean life is today threatened as never before. Human activities are taking their toll, and nothing exacts a greater price than the industrial scope and scale of fishing to feed our growing appetite for seafood.
ny.eater.com | Scott Solish | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York
The downward spiral of the space formerly known as Buddha Bar continues, with news leaking today that the owners are being sued by their attorneys ove...
BBC NEWS | Posted 11.29.2009 | Green
It said that 20% of mammals were endangered, as were 12% percent of birds and 29% of amphibians. Almost 5% of reptiles were considered threatened, alo...
Sarah Chasis | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green
Like the passage of a Clean Air Act or a Clean Water Act, President Obama is in the process of creating a landmark national healthy oceans policy and plan of action for our seas.
Dave Hill | Posted 11.09.2009 | Comedy
After nearly maiming me, the kitty cat got back up and headed for the end- of-aisle chip display. Here it just sat there and stared for a second before discovering a box of snack-sized Combos.
Tara Lohan | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green
Farming salmon, once a dream fish, has become a nightmare for the environment.
AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 09.19.2009 | Green
WASHINGTON — No fish can escape mercury pollution. That's the take-home message from a federal study of mercury contamination released Wednesday...
AP | By DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 09.19.2009 | Green
From The AP: WASHINGTON -- A federal study of mercury contamination released Wednesday found the toxic substance in every fish tested at nearly 300...
Frances Beinecke | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green
The long-term vitality of many important industries rests entirely on the vitality of the oceans, and right now, they are threatened by something called ocean acidification.
Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 09.07.2009 | Green
Grossly polluted, overfished to the point of near collapse of many fish stocks, and home to giant "dead zones" incapable of sustaining life, the oceans are in a state of dire threat.
Mary Liz Thomson | Posted 09.06.2009 | Green
Discovered 10 years ago, The Garbage Patch or Plastic Vortex, is a huge area of floating plastic garbage, stretching hundreds of square miles northwest of Hawaii in the ocean's No Man's Land.
AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 09.03.2009 | World
LONDON — She was big. She was beautiful. And boy was she popular with the fishermen. The death of Benson, the monster carp, has sent grief ripp...
BBC NEWS | Posted 08.31.2009 | Green
There is fresh hope that the world's depleted fisheries can be saved from collapse, says a team of researchers. They said that efforts introduced t...
Michigan Messenger | Eartha Jane Melzer | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business
Despite health deptartment warnings that many Michigan fish are contaminated with mercury, PCBs, dioxin and other chemicals, more people are fishing i...
Charlotte Safavi | Posted 12.23.2009 | Living