by Lindsay E. Brown
Get the Lead Out (of Your Garden)
It’s that time of year to break out the garden tools and get to work on your gardens. With the out-of-season warmer weather, many of you may have even gotten a jump-start weeks ago! But beware: Many toxic chemicals may be lurking in your garden, and the culprit(s) may surprise you. A recent study found that more than 70 percent of common garden gadgets contained hazardous chemicals. (more…)

by Lindsay E. Brown

Future Weather: New Sustainable Film
Future Weather premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival to rave reviews. I had the chance to see the film, and can attest to its greatness. The story surrounds a 13-year-old girl who is abandoned by her mother and tries to compensate through an obsession with climate change. Check out the film’s Kickstarter campaign here. (more…)

by Lindsay E. Brown

Going for Green — Britain’s 2012 Dream
Will the Olympic games in London set new records for being the the most sustainable Olympics ever? Find out by watching this video which tells the story of how the Olympic Park is being constructed sustainably.
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by Lindsay E. Brown

This special Earth Day edition of our weekly eco roundup takes a look at some serious issues from around the globe, while keeping things lighthearted with some fun articles you’ll enjoy during Earth Week.

Captain Planet Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary of Annual Earth Day Kids Fest
Laura and the Captain Planet Foundation celebrated its 10th Annual Earth Day Kids Fest on Saturday. Children learned how to become stewards of the planet at the action-packed event, which included education stations, live animal encounters, canoeing, a musical performance, and so much more.

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by Lindsay E. Brown

NASA Scientist: Climate Change is a Moral Issue on a Par with Slavery
Jim Hansen, one of the most influential and respected figures in climate science, likened global inaction on climate change to the refusal to end the slave trade. In his lecture yesterday, he proposed a global carbon tax which he based on the latest analysis of CO2 levels in the atmosphere and their impact on global temperatures and weather patterns. (more…)

by Lindsay E. Brown

Earth Hour Sweeps Across North America
If you happened to be touring a city this past weekend and noticed a famous landmark’s lights go out suddenly, you weren’t going mad, nor were any fuses blown. At 8:30 p.m., March 31, 1.3 billion people in more than 5,400 cities in 147 countries turned off their lights for an hour in their support for climate change action. New York City’s Empire State Building, the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., the Eiffel Tower, and Buckingham Palace were among the many well-known landmarks that went dim worldwide.

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by Lindsay E. Brown

Michelle Obama Joins Kids for White House Garden Spring Planting
Michelle Obama got her hands dirty on Monday planting vegetables and various other plants with schoolchildren at the fourth annual White House Kitchen Garden spring planting. The effort is part of her broader initiative to promote healthy eating. (more…)

by Lindsay E. Brown

Frozen Planet Premiers to Rave Reviews
Discovery Channel’s new documentary series, Frozen Planet, premiered this past Sunday to stellar reviews. Here’s one more.

If you’re a fan of the wildly popular documentary Planet Earth, then this is a must-see, as it was filmed by the same acclaimed documentary team. Narrated by Alec Baldwin, Frozen Planet explores what rising temperatures could mean for the people and wildlife living in the coldest regions of the world.

Get everyone together and watch Frozen Planet this coming Sunday with your family. I promise the series’ never-before-filmed sequences and stunningly beautiful scenery will blow your mind.

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by Lindsay E. Brown

Rising Sea Levels Seen as Threat to Coastal U.S.
According to new research, if you’re one of the 3.7 million Americans who live within a few feet of high tide, you could be hit by more frequent flooding in coming decades thanks to rising sea levels caused by global warming. It’s said that this project on sea level rise is the most elaborate effort in decades to estimate the proportion of the national population at risk from the rising sea.

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by Lindsay E. Brown

Scientists See Rise in Tornado-Creating Conditions
Scientists believe that the 80-plus tornadoes which wreaked havoc across the United States last Friday are an indicator that man-made climate change has caused tornado season to begin earlier. (more…)