A.M. Greenlist: Radioactive coconuts
>> Idyllic coral reefs, radioactive coconuts. Ecologists find that Bikini Atoll looks great, despite being hit by the Bravo hydrogen bomb in 1954. The "lack of human disturbance is helping its recovery," ecologists believe. Coconuts growing on the islands are nuttily radioactive, however.
>> Bisphenol A is now officially considered a dangerous substance -- in Canada. Although the chemical's linked to reproductive anomalies, BPA's still considered A-OK by the industry in the U.S. BPA's found in many reusable plastic water bottles; opt for aluminum and stainless steel water bottles instead. (via grist)
>> Brita water pitcher fans: A Take Back the Filter campaign has launched. Apparently, Europeans can recycle their Brita filters, while we in the U.S. have yet to get a similar program.
>> Metro Citizens' Advisory Council has launched a blog. According to Kymberleigh Richards, secretary of the Metro Citizens Advisory Council, the blog's purpose is "to announce meeting topics/guests and conduct ongoing polls of public opinion on matters coming before the Metro Board of Directors."
>> The impossible becomes possible. Sarah Kuck of Worldchanging asks a number of prominent environmentalists "what's possible now that you once thought impossible?" Everyone from Francis Moore Lappe, founder of the Small Planet Institute to John deGraaf, national coordinator of Take Back Your Time Day, weigh in.
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