Daniel Grossman

Gas flares at the Suncor Oil Sands Mining Site.

The view over Alberta’s tar sands shows booming wealth — and environmental destruction

Environment

A trillion dollars’ worth of heavy crude oil has attracted the world’s oil titans to western Canada — and they’re making a mess. The World and GlobalPost’s GroundTruth Project head to the skies for a look at the sweeping impact of oil extraction from the Alberta Tar Sands.A trillion dollars’ worth of heavy crude oil has attracted the world’s oil titans to western Canada — and they’re making a mess. The World and GlobalPost’s GroundTruth Project head to the skies for a look at the sweeping impact of oil extraction from the Alberta Tar Sands.

Video: Climate Change Threatens to Transform Mongolia

Lifestyle & Belief

To Fight Noxious Dust Storms at Home, Koreans Plant Trees in Mongolia

Environment

Greenland ice sheets melting faster than predicted

Environment
The World

The Thirst for Safe Water Series: Part One – Microbes in our Drinking Water

The World

Global Warming: Coral Reefs at Risk

Living On Earth’s Daniel Grossman reports that researchers are finding new diseases attacking coral reefs off the Florida Keys. As they scramble to explain the outbreaks, some scientists say that warmer ocean temperatures could be an important factor.

The World

Of Birds & Towers

Living on Earth’s Daniel Grossman investigates the link between migratory birds and radio towers, and how they may impact birds’ flight and health.

The World

Antique Sheep

Humanity today is witnessing the greatest mass extinction of species since the dinosaurs demise. Most of the vanishing breeds are wild, and many are found in remote locales like tropical rainforests. But some threatened species live much closer to home, in farmyards. About 30 percent of the world’s domestic animal breeds risk extinction, the United […]

The World

Phthalates in Plastics

Plastic baby toys are soft, cuddly, and chewable, but the chemicals used to do that are possible health hazards and the subject of growing controversy. They are called phthalates (THALL-ates), and some European nations want to ban all toys that contain them. There is a chance that the United States may soon follow. It’s not […]

The World

West Antartica Ice Sheet

Some climate researchers now say global warming will alter weather patterns and ocean currents in the years to come. And with severe consequences. One focal point of their concerns is in Antarctica, where they say part of the continent’s ice cap will melt and raise sea levels. A recent article in the British journal “Nature” […]