Plastics Update – New Frontline Documentary
Plastic production, pollution and recycling — a new Frontline/NPR documentary Plastic Wars, that premiered March 31 on PBS stations and online — reveals the sordid truth about why we are […]
Category Archives: Oceans
Books: The Comfort of Food
Food does more than feed us – it is essential to human development, brain health, social interactions, and the joy of being alive. A great way to satisfy your soul if […]
Upcoming Books: The Comfort of Food
Food does more than feed us – it is essential to human development, brain health, social interactions, and the joy of being alive. We’re assembling a compendium of the best […]
Earth Heroes: A $1 Billion Investment
Who is Hansjörg Wyss – and why is he giving away a billion dollars ? Just before the end of 2018, nature lover-billionaire-philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss wrote a New York Times […]
Oceans: The Perils of Plastic Part 2
Plastics are ubiquitous — raw materials, packaging and post-consumer waste are spewing into streams, rivers, oceans, and landfills around the world. Look down at your feet in parking lots, shopping […]
Cleaning up the Oceans: Coming
Are we facing an “Ocean Armageddon, “ with a trillion pieces of plastic in our oceans and 8 million tons added every year ? That’s what Erik Solheim, U.N. Environment […]
Oceans: The Perils of Plastic
Travelers, ecotourists, beach-goers, sports fans, consumers: It doesn’t matter where you live or travel, plastic pollution is invading our oceans—it is affecting you and your well-being, as well as animals, […]
Oceans: Perils of Plastic Coming Up
Travelers, ecotourists, beach-goers, homeowners – We want you to be informed about how plastic in every form is choking and killing marine life, and poses a threat to human health. […]
Book World Part 2 2012-2017
In Part 2 of our Book World retrospective, we share a trove of outstanding books on science, natural history, and the human condition from Green News Update selections over the […]
Coming: Books A 5 Year Lineup
Out of the 200+ books that have appeared in Green News Update over the past 5 years, several dozen are incredible winners – beautifully written, well researched, capturing our hearts […]
