The Radicals: How Extreme Environmentalists Are Made
They chain themselves to trees and sabotage bulldozers. But behind their united front, many eco-warriors have very personal — and conflicting — reasons for devoting their lives to the cause.
(Earth Tribe Editor – A not-so-flattering look at radical environmentalists)
Hecklers disrupt Ohio Governors State of the State speech to protest
Troopers helped escort seven hecklers out of Gov. John Kasich’s State of the State address as he talked about drilling for natural gas in eastern Ohio in the United States.
Pro-fracking movie gets $22K in two days on Kickstarter
In what may be interpreted as a backlash against the Oscar-nominated environmentalist film “Gasland,” a new production titled “FrackNation” has received an eye-popping $22,000 in donations during its first two days on the crowdfunding site, Kickstarter.
Provocative Documentary Nabs Daryl Hannah as Executive Producer
Dedicated environmentalist and well-known film star Daryl Hannah has signed on as Executive Producer to the documentary Greedy Lying Bastards, scheduled for wide release this year. The expose presents a searing indictment of the influence, deceit and corruption that defines the fossil fuel industry. Known for her spectacular work in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill film series, Daryl will appear in the third feature set for release in 2014.
Challenges of conserving wildlife in Bhutan
Environmentalist and wildlife conservationists will do a study to address the challenge of conserving environment at high elevations in the country.Glacier recession, a major effect of climate change according to experts is altering the habitats of the wildlife, like the snow leopards in Bhutan.
Two views on ice melt
Billions of tons of water lost from world’s glaciers, satellite reveals
The total volume of water that has melted from all of the world’s polar ice sheets, ice caps and mountain glaciers over the past decade would repeatedly fill Britain’s largest lake, Windemere, more than 13,000 times, according to one of the most comprehensive studies of the Earth’s frozen “cryosphere”.The Himalayas and nearby peaks have lost no ice in past 10 years, study shows
Meltwater from Asia’s peaks is much less than previously estimated, but lead scientist says the loss of ice caps and glaciers around the world remains a serious concern.
