The Environment – Delaware Liberal

My Movie Pitch

By liberalgeek March 1, 201141 Comments

I don't know if you have seen the great documentary film, Super Size Me by Morgan Spurlock, but it is a perfect example of a genre of film and non-fiction…

Kowalko Addresses Toxic Chemical Reform

By liberalgeek July 31, 20106 Comments

If you didn't get a chance to read the Jeff Montgomery articles on tainted groundwater, put down that glass of water and read it now. Seriously, put down the water. …

What Does the Oil Spill in the Gulf Look Like?

By liberalgeek May 12, 2010

DNREC Denies Delaware River Dredging Permit

By cassandra_m July 24, 20091 Comment

Don't know when this was released, but the Press Release announcing the denial of the river dredging permit showed up in my email this afternoon. A key bit from the letter to Col. Tickner:

Obama Orders EPA to Lead Chessy Bay Cleanup

By El Somnambulo May 13, 20092 Comments

More proof that elections matter. And great news for one of America's most endangered waterways. From today's Washington Post: President Obama took a dramatic step to revive faltering efforts to…

A Lethal Mixture: Science and the Radical Right

By nemski April 23, 20093 Comments

Earlier this month Alabama's à la Rob wrote about a new "textbook" for homeschoolers, Facts, Nor Fear: Teaching Children About The Environment. It's really not humorous when non-scientists delve into…

Green Is The New Black

By nemski April 22, 20094 Comments

Happy Earth Day! Some links for today: Delaware State Parks celebrate Earth Day EPA - Pick 5 US gov Earth Day site The Nature Conservancy John Carney for Congress wishes…

Monday’s Open Thread

By pandora April 13, 20094 Comments

Today's a traveling day for me, but if you're looking for inspiration check out DV's imagine if you changed one word post here, DelawareDem's posts and insightful analysis here and…

Whale Meat Again, Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When

By El Somnambulo April 13, 20092 Comments

Looks like the annual Japanese whale catch fell short of fears expectations thanks to those pesky militants from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, who, BTW, pulled this off w/o the…

Global Warming

By nemski April 3, 20091 Comment

h/t 360 Scene 360 Illusion

Biochar in Delaware’s Future?

By El Somnambulo March 30, 20098 Comments

With that new whiz-kid wunderkind heading here to helm DNREC, the Beast Who Slumbers has become intrigued at possible ways to turn the First State into Green Acres. Today, he's…

“Dear Michelle: Your Garden Is Missing One Vital Component. Pesticides.”

By El Somnambulo March 30, 20097 Comments

Some things El Somnambulo cannot make up. Those poor benighted souls at the Mid America CropLife Association want everyone to know that veggies w/o pesticides are like...Claymont w/o metallic soot.…

What Are YOUR Plans for Earth Hour?

By El Somnambulo March 28, 200964 Comments

Tonight, from 8:30 to 9:30, as a symbolic gesture to stress the necessity of environmental responsibility, we are being asked to turn off all non-essential lights. Organizers say they hope…