Whats the buzz on the latest issues in the Green Community? Check out what you may have missed last week:
Scientists use banana peels as filters to remove heavy metal contaminants from water – Believe it or not, banana peels have been found to remove heavy metal contaminants from river water. Many various forms of metal find their way into our waterways, not only contaminating soils, but also posing health risks to humans.
Prince William and Kate Middleton opt for charitable donations over wedding gifts – The royal couple has decided to forgo wedding gifts and are asking their guests (and the public) to instead donate money to their selected charities through their Royal Wedding Charity Fund website.
Community 5% for WMNF Day at Whole Foods Market- Tuesday, March 22 – 5% of WFM Tampa’s net sales on this day will be donated to WMNF 88.5 FM Community Radio. As an extra incentive to stop by the store, WMNF DJs will be spinning tunes in the store while you shop!
EarthTalk: What’s being done to protect deep-sea habitats and species from ocean floor trawling? – Advances in so-called “bottom trawling” technology in recent years has meant that fishing boats now have unprecedented access to deep ocean habitats and the sea floor itself where untold numbers of unknown species have been making a living for eons.
This article appears in Mar 24-30, 2011.
