What’s the buzz on the latest issues in the Green Community? Check out what you may have missed last week:
Behind the scenes of an FDA recall: Political and corporate interference can hinder food regulation – Political interference is highly prevalent in the science aspect of food regulation. Although America is among the top countries in the world to have a "safe" food supply, there is obviously room for improvement, starting with allocating more power to regulation companies like the FDA.
Dart Container Corp. and FedEx translocate endangered sea turtle eggs from the Gulf – "The recycling effort is the final step in a rescue that helped prevent the loss of an entire cohort of turtle hatchlings that would otherwise have perished in oil-tainted waters," stated Dart.
EarthTalk: Green investing resources – Good resources for learning about investments that help the environment.
Greenpeace's new "Unfriend Coal" campaign against Facebook – The environmental organization is urging the world's largest social network to utilize renewable energy sources, like wind or solar power, to help lighten the carbon load of the 650 billion kilowatt hours of electricity the company uses each year.
Harnessing renewable energy from the seas with ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) – The United States Department of Energy estimates that the oceans can generate energy equivalent to over 200 billion barrels of oil each day. This is where OTEC enters the equation.
This article appears in Oct 7-13, 2010.