Wanted: Volunteers to invest time and energy in the future of the planet by serving in an environmental EarthCorps.
Since 1971, EarthWatch has sent more than 32,000 of its EarthCorps volunteers to assist scientists and scholars who are researching critical environmental issues. For travelers looking for more than just a regular vacation, an eco-trip such as [...]

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A one-of-a-kind environmental magazine is helping children channel their fears about the environment into constructive activities in their homes, schools and communities.
P3 Magazine, which stands for planet No. three or Earth, was first published several years ago and has grown steadily in circulation size since then, said Publisher Randi Hacker. More than 20,000 children, parents [...]

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Anyone with a sweet tooth and conscience should love the idea behind EnvirOmints — eat chocolate and save animals from extinction.
Since May 1990, the EnvirOmintal Candy Co. has been producing chocolate mint squares and giving away 50 percent of its profits to qualified nonprofit organizations working to save endangered animals and their habitat.
“We wanted to [...]

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Anyone in pursuit of job security should take a look at the oil spill cleanup business. With about 10,000 spills on America’s waterways every year — or one spill every 53 minutes — there’s plenty of work. And if you count chemical spills, the numbers triple.
Dr. Roy Hann, Jr. has been leading the fight against [...]

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Earth Corps, a new YMCA program expanding across the nation, is allowing high school students the opportunity to take charge and promote environmental issues and actions.
Created in Seattle, Wash., the original program quickly grew from 270 participating students to more than 1,500 students from 43 different schools. Earth Corps programs are now under way in [...]

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The question of cutting down or preserving old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest has been a controversial issue for years. Now a specific tree in the forest — previously thought of as economically useless — is adding fuel to the already heated debate.
Bark and needles from the Pacific yew tree contain the drug taxol, which [...]

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A revolutionary watering system that can save up to 60 percent in water costs for park systems and golf courses continues to grow in popularity — just as awareness of water use continues to grow in the American mind.
By using computers to determine just how much water different sections of land need, the system can [...]

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Learning about ways to help the environment is one thing. Turning that knowledge into action is another thing altogether.
David Gershon understands this and has developed a plan to move people on to this next step by turning their awareness into action.
Gershon’s Global Action Plan for the Earth (GAP) involves a six-month program to bring households [...]

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American children today face many problems that could cripple them for life. Drugs, education and the environment — just to name a few.
But in these times of limited finances, where will our society put its priorities? Unfortunately, the government’s solutions are not always prompt or effective. And while the problems worsen, the remedies become more [...]

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