Each week we post links to news about humane education & humane living, and items connected to humane issues, from human rights to environmental preservation, to animal protection, to media, consumerism and culture.Will livestock emissions be exempted? - Treehugger.com (12/14/08)
”New studies show that operations from chicken farms generate more ammonia emissions annually than oil refineries and steel mills combined in poultry heavy states. About 8 times more. And now the EPA is pushing for an exemption for the poultry industry so they wouldn't have to report those or other harmful emissions, on grounds that they're protected under federal 'right to know' laws.”
CA educators turning to experiential learning to promote environmental action - Ventura County Star (12/14/08)
”Increasingly, educators are promoting ‘experiential learning’ for environmental education. Local students have conducted a variety of research, maintained gardens, staged productions and taken on other hands-on environmental projects.”
Studies indicate women still not getting equal chance in workplace – AlterNet (12/13/08)
“A growing number of studies show that women are more likely than men to be devoted to their employers and to see hard work as the best way to get ahead. But women, conditioned from an early age to be communal and "nice," are generally hesitant to boast about their efforts and are less likely than men to push for raises and promotions. In a workplace that rewards aggressiveness and self-promotion, women often go unrecognized for their contributions.”
“Green power broker”: Profile of environmental justice activist & consultant Majora Carter – New York Times (12/14/08)
”Now, after seven years at Sustainable South Bronx, Ms. Carter is starting something new. Over the summer, she formed a for-profit consulting company, the Majora Carter Group….Ms. Carter hopes that community groups, institutions and corporations will hire her to help them solve environmental problems and create green jobs.”
New study shows zoos no place for elephants – Time (12/11/08)
"In a survey of 4,500 captive elephants worldwide, a team of researchers from the U.K., Canada and Kenya found that once you lock up the giant, space-loving beasts, their health suffers, their median life span plummets, and they quit breeding — the last things you would want for a creature you're ostensibly trying to help survive."
CA students on board with learning about oceans - Mercury News (12/11/08
”On board, the students rotated between stations: marine biology, navigation and ecology, including a lesson in marine pollution….The O'Neill Sea Odyssey program is free, but students must earn their way by designing and carrying out a community service project.”
Design contest for “sustainable city block” in Dallas, TX - Worldchanging.com (12/10/08)
”The winning city block design will actually be built, on what is currently an unused parking lot spanning two blocks across the street from Dallas City Hall. According to Urban Re:Vision, one of the two blocks will be transformed into public green space; the other will be devoted to the new sustainable city block.”
Dogs exhibit sense of jealousy, fair play - BBC (12/8/08)
”Scientists in Austria say they have found a basic form of jealousy in dogs.The Vienna-based researchers showed that dogs will stop doing a simple task when not rewarded if another dog, which continues to be rewarded, is present….The scientists say this shows a sensitivity in dogs that was only previously found in primates.”
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