Bicycles – Oct 9
Safe streets: Not pedaling can kill you
Evolution of a bicycle friendly community- Davis
Big cities try to ease way for bicyclists
Health
Peak petroleum and public health
At some point early in the 21st century, likely well before mid-century, petroleum production will peak and begin to decline. This will increase prices for petroleum and for the many goods and services that require petroleum for their production and transport. This transition will have far-reaching effects across society. Within the health sector, direct and indirect effects will be felt on medical supplies and equipment, transportation, energy, and food. Health professionals need to anticipate, prepare for, reduce, and adapt to petroleum scarcity to protect public health in coming decades. [Excerpts]
Solutions & sustainability – Oct 8
Science on a shoestring (tools for resource-poor countries)
Enviro-conscious apartment living
My journey to sustainability
Documentary: Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp
Population, 3rd World health, happiness
Japan eyes robots to support aging population
Family planning, population and global warming
Debunking third-world myths
American men and women unhappiest at ages 49 and 45
Climate – Oct 5
Western states set records for wildfires
Lovelock: Ocean pipes could help Earth cure itself
Dragonflies, open water reveal rapid Arctic change
6 die from brain-eating amoeba in lakes
Impact of population-wide weight loss observed
Cardiovascular disease and diabetes mortality reductions found after population-wide weight loss during 1989-2000 Cuban economic crisis. [Since Cuba is an example of what peak oil might look like, this study provides hints at the effects of peak oil on public health.]
Health & happiness – Sept 27
Hurricane Katrina exacts another toll: enduring depression
Interview with green pediatrician Alan Greene
He’s happier, she’s less so
Waste – Sept 27
From Scotland to the Channel Islands the cry goes up: ‘Banish the plastic bag’
Making sewage water good to drink
Unexpected details – Sept 20
When eco-keener meets enviro-slacker (relationships)
How green issues are changing our language
Making garbage visible in all its stinky glory
High gas prices could make you skinnier
Dysfunction – Sept 16
Worst places on Earth Are home to millions
We will be known by the junk we throw away
Wider chairs, plumper derrières?
Pollution raises exercise risks
Housing & urban design – Sept 16
Live the good life in a green mansion
Overweight? Blame your ZIP code
Japan: Overcrowded from cradle to grave
Food & agriculture – Sept 15
Taking a class, joining a tribe (Master Gardeners)
Sharon Astyk:
Vegeculture: Further rethinking how we eat
Taste, nutrients decline as size of crops grows
Can China clean up its food by going organic?
Farm runoff feeds dead zone
Is eating local the best choice?
