Environment
The Army Corps of Engineers acknowledged Friday that tests taken earlier this fall revealed 32 positive DNA samples for Asian carp above the electric fish barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, some within about eight miles of the shoreline of Lake Michigan.
Two feared species of Asian carp have zoomed beyond the $9 million electric barriers built to keep them out of Lake Michigan. Now, the only thing left between the carp and the Great Lakes is a lock and dam in southern Chicago.
Six years ago, when Barbara Melera bought the venerable D. Landreth Seed Co., it had been decades since Landreths were at the helm, and the company no longer specialized in the vegetables and flowers that had built its fine reputation.
A country's consuls are usually low-key diplomats who handle issues like visa applications. But under President Hugo Chavez, two Venezuelan consuls in the United States have been anything but low-profile.
MILWAUKEE - In a bark burl at the bottom of a woodpile, Paul Bobrowitz saw a mask with a wise man's face. In an old sewing machine case, he saw a handy computer printer table.
The California Energy Commission on Wednesday approved the nation's first energy-efficiency standards for televisions.
In a widely watched ruling that could be followed by other states, California passed first-in-the-nation energy efficiency standards for new television sets.
I never used to roll my eyes when gardeners talked about their compost, describing texture and smell of their "black gold."
Q: What's the deal with cloth diapers and should I use them?
Did you know that cranberries are one of the few fruits native to North America? And only five states grow the majority of cranberries in our country - Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Oregon, Washington and New Jersey?
Dear EarthTalk: I don't understand why many people oppose wind power just because they have to look at the turbines. If you ask me, wind turbines are much nicer-looking than coal-fired, waste-to-energy or nuclear power plants.
Dear Bill: I keep reading articles and hear people talk about lumens from a light bulb and watts from a light bulb. I'm told that if I buy a compact fluorescent lamp, that swirly light bulb, that I have to get the right watts or lumens. What's the difference between watts and lumens on a light bulb?
As warmer temperatures threaten to devastate plant species across the globe, scientists are taking the lead by relocating plants to safer grounds, according to a recent New York Times article.
My reusable Built wine bottle carrier's always gotten me compliments - while saving those rather useless little brown paper bags grocery store baggers like to put bottles in. But I just watched a video that now makes my reusable wine bag seem rather shabby.
Adding just one of these suggestions to your holiday celebration can make a difference.
