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.“Top 10 Myths About Sustainability” - Scientific American (3/09)
”Despite its simplicity…sustainability is a concept people have a hard time wrapping their minds around….The result is this take on the top 10 myths about sustainability.”
Scientists looking for ways to reduce experiments using animals - Boston.com (3/30/09)
”The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science. But many researchers - although adamant that animal research remains critical to finding cures and expanding medical knowledge - have come to concede that using creatures as human stand-ins is unnecessary for many procedures. Indeed, it often isn't even the best science: New drugs that show great promise in mice, for example, often confer zero benefit to humans, or even prove harmful. Plus, animals are messy, require feeding and constant care, draw protests, and, yes, can be a bit smelly.”
Washington D.C. students using natural world as classroom – Washington Post (3/30/09)
”Students measure worms in math classes and plant peanuts when learning about Virginia history. Reading time happens in an outdoor courtyard where the walls are painted like library shelves. Cinnamon basil plants are growing hydroponically in the science lab from seeds that astronauts flew into space. The children are growing seedlings to sell on Earth Day, an early lesson in entrepreneurship.”
Study shows crabs feel and remember pain – Daily Mail (3/28/09)
”Crabs feel pain when they are boiled and would remember it if only they could escape the pot, scientists believe. Research has shown that when hermit crabs are given small electric shocks, they try to avoid being zapped again. The finding could have important implications for the food industry, where many chefs boil crabs, lobsters and prawns alive in the belief that they are impervious to pain.”
Thanks, Vegan.com, for the heads up.
Can loggers become green? – New York Times (3/28/09)
”Restrictions on logging have prompted entrepreneurial thinking about the forest for years, but efforts have increased as states like Oregon and Washington have emphasized renewable energy and jobs that support it. In turn, the plummeting housing market has forced some timber companies to try to diversify — and even collaborate with environmentalists to protect forests from wildfires, disease and development.”
Missouri uses alternative model for handling juvenile offenders - New York Times (3/26/09)
”The brothers say they benefited from confinement in the Missouri juvenile system, which emphasizes rehabilitation in small groups, constant therapeutic interventions and minimal force.”
“EcoCops” in NYC enforce environmental laws – New York Times (3/26/09)
”Created in 1880, when they were known as 'game protectors' and watched over game and fish, these eco-police officers are now part of the State Department of Environmental Conservation and have become more prominent in recent years as public consciousness about the role of pollution in global warming has grown. They now answer complaints and respond to dispatchers’ calls in addition to carrying out spot inspections and longer investigations.”
Thanks, New Dream Blog, for the heads up.
Report shows racial inequalities still alive and well - CNN (3/25/09)
”Blacks remain twice as likely to be unemployed, three times more likely to live in poverty and more than six times as likely to be imprisoned compared with whites, according to the group's annual State of Black America report issued Wednesday. The report urges Obama to tackle the critical challenges of the times, including unemployment, home foreclosures, education and an overhaul of health care.”
Chicago Freedom School helps students spark social change – Chi Town Daily News (3/25/09)
”In its third year, the CFS curriculum involves identifying social issues in the community and developing an action plan to address an issue the student wants to change along with a mission statement to do it.”
Pilot study shows fish across U.S. contaminated with pharmaceutical residues – Common Dreams (3/25/09)
”Fish caught near wastewater treatment plants serving five major U.S. cities had residues of pharmaceuticals in them, including medicines used to treat high cholesterol, allergies, high blood pressure, bipolar disorder and depression, researchers reported Wednesday.”
“Green” chemistry becoming more mainstream - New York Times (3/25/09)
"’Industry really sees the value of 'green chemistry,'' said Julie Haack, assistant head of the University of Oregon's chemistry department. ‘If you want to recruit the best chemists, wouldn't it make sense to promote the opportunity to work in an environment where they can align their interest in the environment with their passion, which is chemistry?’"
EPA delays mountaintop mining permits - Common Dreams (3/23/09)
”The decision, announced by EPA administrator Lisa Jackson, targets a controversial practice that allows coal mining companies to dump waste from mountaintop mining into streams and wetlands. It could delay 150-250 permits being sought by companies wanting to begin blasting mountaintops to access coal.”
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