There’s nothing like the big screen to bring home the message of green, namely that our home is in peril. Or, as Michael Ruppert forecasts in Collapse (2009), on the brink of total ruin.

Then again, even the small screen can make a dent with viewers if the message is as compelling as the gruesome one in the extraordinary documentary, The Cove. All eyes were on activist Ric O’ Barry as he strapped a monitor on his chest and barged into an IWC convention playing horrific footage of the …

Tags: 2010 nominations , Academy Awards , activism , Avatar , climate change , endangered species , environmentalism , Food Inc. , Oscars , The Cove , Up

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The tens of thousands of albatross chicks who have been sickened or killed by lead-based paint can’t exactly walk into a courtroom and stand up for themselves – so an environmental group is doing it for them.

The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to clean up lead-contaminated paint on buildings at a former U.S. Navy base on the Midway atoll, which is the most important breeding site for the Laysan albatross.

Up to 10,000 chicks are killed each year by lead …

Tags: birds , endangered species , lead poisoning , oceans , toxins , wildlife

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Do you live in San Francisco or are you planning to visit the city sometime in 2010?

If so, check out the Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year contest.

It’s based on the annual competitive birding event that was highlight a few years ago with Mark Obmascik’s best-selling book The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession.

But instead of focusing solely on birds, the GGPN’s Big Year contest wants to encourage people to converse with nature while spotting the 36 endangered species that live within …

Tags: citizen scientists , endangered species , golden gate national park , golden gate national park endangered species big year contest , the big year

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Would champagne by any other name taste as sweet? Or toasty, citrusy, maybe nutty with notes of baked honey, caramel and coffee? Maybe. But the world likes to think not. “Champagne” (like Bordeaux, and Camembert cheese) is protected. In most countries it is illegal to label anything but wines hailing from the official winemaking region or “appellation” of Champagne as champagne.

The governing bodies in charge of protecting the wine include: the INAO institute, which administers the appéllation d’origine contrôlée (A.O.C.) law, the Comité Interprofessionel du Vin de Champagne …

Tags: certified organic labels , champagne , EcoMeme , endangered species , fish , food , food fraud , fraud , GMO foods , lora kolodny , truth in advertising

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If you’re sending correspondence through the mail these days, why not design your own stamps to promote your green message?

Many sites, including Zazzle.com, allow you to either select from their designs or customize your own using photos or images downloaded from your computer.

If you decide to make stamps for a special occasion, remember to weigh whatever you’ll be mailing before you order so you can specify the correct postage amount. If you aren’t going the route of Evites or other email invitations, using stamps that say something …

Tags: conservation , earth , eco friendly , endangered species , fair trade , green , hang dry clothing , invitations , mail , messages , paper , post office , postage , postal , recycling , slogans , stamps

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