TOP 100 CAMPING SITES
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| Cash for Clunkers [Below is the original script. Some changes may have been made during the recording of this audio podcast.]Cash for clunkers sounds like a good idea. Give people cash to upgrade their old cars for more efficient vehicles. Beyond helping the environment, it might also help Detroit's bottom line more than bailouts. [More] rss.sciam.com |
At Some Campgrounds, ‘Roughing It’ Means No Espresso Private campgrounds across the country have been reinventing themselves from sleepy, rustic campsites to bustling “camp resorts.” travel.nytimes.com |
Moving Americans toward Train Transportation Dear EarthTalk: If train travel is so much less polluting than driving or flying, why are passenger rail options in the U.S. so limited compared to Europe? And is anything being done to shift more travelers over to American rail lines from cars and planes? -- Jeffrey Orenstein, Bradenton, Fla. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Moove that manure: Agricultural runoff a spreading public health issue Runoff from agriculture is the biggest polluter of the country's river and stream water, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and it has been fingered for hypoxic dead zones and toxic red tide algae blooms . [More] rss.sciam.com |
New species galore in discoveries around the world I usually write about species that we're about to see for the last time, but the past few weeks have brought news of literally hundreds of newly discovered species. Some of these may not be around for long, though, so here are some introductions while they can still be made: [More] rss.sciam.com |