From the category archives:

Eco Matters

Green…Not the Color Green…Beer

by Kevin McCann 03.17.2010

Why it matters:
Because, depending on who you ask, Americans drink between 20 and 30 gallons of beer each year.
Recap:
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, EMD would like to raise a pint and give a rousing toast to good beer. Today, [...]

Leo Says: This Is Our Moment … We Agree

by Kevin McCann 03.09.2010

Why it matters:
Because the future is what you make it. (Inspirational enough for yah?)
Recap:
This past September, Senators John “Lightnin’” Kerry (D-MA) and Barbara “The Unifier” Boxer (D-CA) introduced Senate Bill 1733. Senate Bill 1733. That sounds awesome! What’s that? They’re [...]

How Local is Your Local?

by Kevin McCann 03.04.2010

Why it matters:
Finally, a way to get the nitty-gritty on your “food environment”.
Recap:
Planet Green is getting the word out, as part of the Obama administration’s Let’s Move program, the USDA has released its “Food Environment Atlas”.
The Yellow Pages this is [...]

Whole Foods: Uncertified Organic?

by Kevin McCann 02.23.2010

Why it matters:
Because if Whole Foods is selling products carrying a “certified organic” label, those products should be certified organic.
Recap:
According to Washington D.C.’s ABC affiliate WJLA, Whole Foods may have some ’splainin’ to do.
The expose is just another in a [...]

Fox News Dumber than Ever: Denies Global Warming due to Snow

by Kevin McCann 02.21.2010

Why it matters:
Because the recent record snowfalls along the Atlantic coast proves global warming is a myth, duh!
Recap:
A quick look at a certain news channel named after a notoriously sly canine is heralding the good news: It’s snowing heavily in [...]

Bisphenol A, It’s the New Asbestos and It’s Everywhere

by Kevin McCann 02.11.2010

Why it matters:
“Endocrine disruptor” and “synthetic estrogen”… that’s why.
Recap:
Unless you’ve been living under a rock– an unfairly stigmatized exercise of strength, endurance, and will-power, but sadly also a impediment to education and worldly awareness– you’ve heard all the bad news [...]

Sushi Update: Despite Political Posturing, Bluefin May Go Bye Bye

by Kevin McCann 02.08.2010

Why it matters:
Because bluefin tuna are rapidly facing extinction, and it may be up to the French to save them. In the meantime, put down those chopsticks.
Recap:
When we last visited the Bluefin Tuna, the EU, as part of ICCAT (the [...]

Save Planet: Keep Bees

by Kevin McCann 02.03.2010

Why it matters:
No bees = No fruit and no honey. And which honey-bee populations are thriving? City and suburb bees! So get a smoker and one of those radical net hats and get keepin’… bee keepin’.
Recap:
Okay, maybe you’re hip to [...]

While Golf Nears Its Deathbed, Skiing Eyes New Horizons

by Kevin McCann 01.27.2010

Why it matters:
Take heed, one of the first things climate change is going to wipe out is… sports?
Recap:
Eh?
Okay not all sports, not at first anyway… just golf and winter sports.
Consider this, in arid regions, it can take as much as [...]

What Governments Can’t Do, Nike and IBM can.

by Kevin McCann 01.20.2010

Why it matters:
Despite the lack of groundbreaking climate action inside the Bella Center, outside NGOs, developing nations, and (most surprisingly) corporations were putting their heads together to develop new, effective strategies in the battle against climate change.
Recap:
For a lot of [...]