No More Plastic Bags in Mexico City August 21, 2009 | CNN New ordinances now prohibit stores in Mexico City from using non-biodegradable plastic... Plastic: The Scourge of Sea Life February 7, 2008 | Independent Science Here's an article that explores some of the negative aspects of plastic... Plastic Trash Is Stinking Up the Mediterranean July 23, 2007 | The Independent With about 2000 pieces of discarded plastic per square kilometer, the Mediterranean... Should You Use Paper or Plastic – or Fabric? March 16, 2008 | MSNBC When you go to the grocery store do you use paper or... 150 Miles of Plastic Pipe July 23, 2008 | Chicago Tribune That's how much plastic pipe will be placed under a lake near... de Rothschild and his Plastic Boat March 15, 2009 | National Geographic David de Rothschild is planning to set sail on his new boat,... Finding Sea Glass is Getting Difficult November 16, 2009 | NPR Sea Glass is a name used for bits of broken glass that... Amusement Parks Going Green August 6, 2009 | The Baltimore Sun Amusement parks across the U.S. have been taking steps to become greener.... Ocean Surface Topography Data December 17, 2008 | NASA Ocean Surface Topography Mission Oceanography data from the Ocean Surface Topography Mission will help scientists around... Visit to the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch August 31, 2009 | SEAPLEX "A thousand miles off California, the North Pacific Ocean Gyre contains one... Mosaic Cuts Phosphate Production November 10, 2008 | Hearld Tribune Mosaic Company is the world's largest producer of phosphate with numerous mines... Energy and Food Production Compete April 22, 2008 | MSNBC The use of corn for ethanol production has drawn many farms into... Recycling and Low Commodity Prices March 22, 2009 | CNN Recycling plastic, metals, paper and other commodities is getting harder to do... Top Stories for February 2008 March 4, 2008 | Geology.com Here is a list of the news items that were most popular... Bottled Water Sales Dive June 17, 2008 | MSN People are cutting back on more than gasoline. The sluggish economy... Big Money in Manure Management May 4, 2009 | USDA USDA scientists have developed new methods for managing the manure at swine... Impact of Climate Bill on Domestic Oil Production August 24, 2009 | Wall Street Journal An article at the Wall Street Journal website explores the impact of... Climate Change Effects in California April 12, 2009 | Scripps Institution of Oceanography Researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have released a report that... Getting the Oil Out of Oil Sands August 28, 2008 | Prince Albert Daily Herald Oil sands can contain a lot of oil but the trick is... Financing Mines in Nunavut October 5, 2008 | CBC News Some mining operations in Nunavut, Canada are feeling the pinch of a... |