Tag: Rivers - Page 7
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Act Locally: Create A Blue Trail
At American Rivers, we not only want to protect and restore our nation’s rivers, we want to bring Americans back to their rivers. As more people
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PacifiCorp To Remove Four Dams On Klamath River In California & Oregon.
In a historic milestone, after years of negotiations with American Rivers and other parties, PacifiCorp has agreed to remove four dams on the Klamath River in California and Oregon. The deal is part of a broader effort to restore the river and revive
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China Mulls Building Hydroelectric Dams in Southern Tibet
In a move that is sure to prove increasingly controversial as the details become more fleshed out, Chinese officials in Lhasa, Tibet have indicated that they are considering developing a series of dams in
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Recognizing World Rivers Day: The Events and Origins of an Eco Holiday
Tomorrow, September 28th, is World Rivers Day—and it's an opportunity for people around the world to celebrate and enjoy their waterways, encourage river restoration, and to promote awareness to the problems river ecosystems face
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Gisele Bundchen's new Campaign for Ipanema Supports Atlantic Forests
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen has showed her interest in the environment before, first with a campaign that showed her wearing a water dress inviting to conserve this resource, and later with the launch of her own green
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National Talk Like A Pirate Day Environmental Quiz
We want to extend National Talk Like A Pirate Day just a few more days, especially since it is helping to spread the word about clean sailing and boating. The Sierra Club has put together a fun set of questions to not only get you in the
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Start a Sea Change This Weekend with the Ocean Conservancy
No plans this weekend? Why not Start a Sea Change? Planet Green’s non-profit partner, the Ocean Conservancy, hosts their 23rd annual International Coastal Cleanup
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The Jordan River Has Some New Good Water Neighbors
Back in July, TreeHugger Jesse wrote about the Red Sea to Dea Sea ‘Peace Conduit’ plan to connect the two bodies of water and hopefully revitalize the receding waters of the Dead Sea. The plan is controversial and some groups say that
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Could We See Another Katrina in California?
Thats what some scientists are saying according to a new article published in OnEarth, but this one won't come from a hurricane. The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, an 1,153 square mile area that was once marsh flats has now been managed
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Conflux Festival Hits NYC Streets this Weekend
Helmet Piece in front of Center for Architecture Conflux New York kicked off to an interesting start with a panel on Thursday that focused on the psychogeography of rivers. Conflux is a five year-old festival of panels and outdoor performance art, in
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Encinitas, CA - Latest City to Ban Plastic Bags
Last night, the Encinitas, CA City Council Natural Resources Committee voted to draft a ban on plastic bags, which may include a fee for customers use of any single-use plastic bags and paper bags as reported on
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Kona Donates AfricaBikes to Africa
Kona not only sells good bikes, sponsors riders to jump off things taller than our heads, and promotes recreational and functional biking, but it also is putting those bikes to work all over Africa. Their AfricaBikes program
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The TH Interview: Gidon Bromberg, Friends of the Earth - Middle East (Part Two)
In part one of this interview, Gidon discussed FoEME's work in promoting cross-border
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The TH Interview: Gidon Bromberg, Friends of the Earth - Middle East (Part One)
Bromberg, then a young lawyer working for an environmental NGO in Tel Aviv, was frustrated that environmental issues were not
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East Coast Women Love to Eat Mercury
Apparently where you live and how much you make DOES influence how much mercury women contain in their systems. If you're in the Northeast, look out, because you are among the highest in the nation with one in five women of
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Gates and Buffet Visit Oil Sands, Home of Two-Headed Fish
Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are casing the joint at the Alberta Oil Sands, to satisfy "their own curiosity" but also "with investment in mind", according to the National Post.
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Flow The Film Opening in September
Image Courtesy of Flow the Film. Flow the Film documents the global water crisis, from how a few corporations took control of global water supplies, to how we are quickly running out of water, ultimately asking the question "Can Anyone Really Own
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America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2008
Rivers flow over spillways, through blood colored gills, over rocks slathered with life. Their levels reflect changes in climate. They assimilate organic waste and carry eroded soil and plastic bits out to the floating garbage gyres. Rivers offer
