Clary Sage Organics Nutraceutical Wellness Solutions In the past we’ve highlighted some green events from the Clary Sage Organics boutique, and now we’re here to share their line of healing wellness solutions. Each CSO wellness formula comes in the form of nutraceuticals, liquid tinctures and medicinal teas. Clary Sage emphasizes that for the proper use of nutraceuticals and they offer solutions to six of the most common conditions so you can self heal in the areas of: wellness/weight loss energy, mood and stress hormones digestive cleansing immunity Here is a quick overview of how they can help in each of these areas: Energy Enhance - “With its increasingly hectic pace, modern life ...

Where Are They Now? Updates On 9 International Wildlife Conservation Posts From the proposed bill to protect the North American black bear to the resurgence of elephant poaching in Kenya - and the skinning of a tiger inside an Indonesian zoo - the issues are not over yet. Lions and tigers and bears … and elephants, whales, and rhino: Here are a few updates - as of today - on nine of my wildlife conservation posts. Four zoo posts are included, as zoos are (ideally) intended to be facilities for protecting precious wildlife. Read more of this story »...

UN Talks to Include Plan to Reduce Carbon Emissions of Aviation Industry The aviation industry and the emissions it produces were never included in the Kyoto Protocol that was established 12 years ago, but today at the New York meeting of the UN, there’s a new proposition that will require the international industry to reduce their carbon footprint. Currently, international aviation contributes 2% of the world’s carbon emissions, and this new agreement is set to rectify the industry’s initial omission from the Protocol. Read more of this story » ...

Federal Appeals Court Allows States to Sue Power Companies for CO2 Emissions The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled on Monday that five of the largest power utilities can be called upon to defend themselves in court against allegations that their greenhouse gas emissions create a public nuisance by contributing to global warming. Siding with a coalition of eight states, three land trusts, and the city of New York, the court made its long awaited ruling, reinstating the lawsuit State of Connecticut v. American Electric Power Co (pdf) brought under federal common law. The suit was rejected by a lower court judge ...

Reintroducing the Iberian Lynx The Iberian lynx, at risk of extinction, may be reintroduced into the wild on low-production olive groves soon. A study by Spanish scientists says this may be the most appropriate place for the cat. Read more of this story » Source: Green Options

Koalas Threatened with AIDS-like Epidemic: Extinction Looms Wildlife experts fear that the spread of an AIDS-like virus could force already threatened koalas into extinction. Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations are in serious decline - victims of habitat loss, domestic dog predation, vehicular deaths, and bushfires. Sadly, a new and deadly danger is facing the iconic koala: The koala retrovirus. Read more of this story » Source: Green Options

Biotechnology Can Cut CO2 Emissions & Help Build Green Economy A new report released by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says that biotechnology is one possible solution to our climate change and our economic problems. It could have a dramatic effect on CO2 emissions, and it could also be part of the new green economy. How much can it help? The report says it can reduce global emissions by as much as some leading countries emit in a year. What is biotechnology? How can it cool our climate and give a boost to our economy? Is it an appropriate and safe solution to these problems? Read more of this story »...

Environmental Protest Round-Up 19 September Thursday this week seems to have been a key day for environmental protest. Chinese pollution protest In Fujian Province, eastern China, villagers blockaded a road to protest against high levels of lead in the blood of their children. Local residents are convinced that the children’s excessive lead levels are the result of pollution from the  Huaqiang Battery Factory. Authorities have ordered China’s environmental protection bureau to increase oversight of the plant. The protest comes in the wake of several similar protests against industrial plants that have succeeded in getting polluting factories closed down. Manure message And in the UK, journalist and television presenter Jeremy ...

Largest River Protection Area in Europe — in Croatia and Hungary Croatia and Hungary signed an agreement yesterday to protect a major biodiversity area that crosses borders along three rivers. The agreement is being called a “Trans-Boundary UNESCO Biosphere Reserve” and has resulted in the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) awarding the two countries with a “Leaders for a Living Planet” award. The reserve will preserve several endangered species, among other environmental jewels. There is also the possibility of the reserve expanding several times over into neighboring countries in the future. Read more of this story » ...

Sustainability Starts (and Ends) Small By Steven D. Schmitt A Letter to the Editor in the Sept]ember 17, 2009 Wisconsin State Journal could not have been timed better. A Madison resident who had farmed for a career questioned why UW-Madison was spending its financial resources to bring author Michael Pollan to the Kohl Center (Sept. 24, 7 p.m.) to speak on his book, In Defense of Food, especially because he has been so critical of the current agricultural production system.  I am reading Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma, an account of his personal journey through the modern food chain that criticizes U.S. farm policies and large-scale industrialized farming for turning cheap surplus corn into a variety of consumer products that pose risks to public ...