Follow the Krill: A New Theory on Penguins’ Decline

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/13/follow-the-krill-a-new-theory-on-penguins-decline/?ref=earth&gwh=63ECE0D81509F2077CEACAEF114216DD

Better Cleanup Planned at Former Chrome Plant

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/06/nyregion/06chromium.html?_r=1&ref=earth

This article proves the fact that unnecesary pollution can negatively effect the lives of residents in cities across the United States. Better pollution control is necesarry for the health of communities.

EDITORIAL; Long-Delayed Rules for Cleaner Air

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E03E2DC1431F932A15750C0A9679D8B63&ref=airpollution

This article brings up an important issue relating to imposing restricitions on air pollution. Many companies have to pollute the air in order to make profits. It must eventually be determined whether or not a designated product is more important to the American people than cleaner air.

Dead dolphins in the Gulf raise questions

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/dead-dolphins-in-the-gulf-raise-questions/2011/02/23/AB9U0dI_video.html

This video from the Washington Post shows that the B.P. oil spill has some effects, such as the death of baby dolphins, that are lasting much longer than anyone has expected them to. This continues to prove that the consequences of water pollution, especially an oil spill of this magnitude, are often irreversable.

Give Up Familiar Light Bulb? Not Without Fight, Some Say

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/business/energy-environment/12bulb.html?_r=1&ref=earth

This article brings up an interesting issue. Although incandescent bulbs are big energy wasters, I do not agree with a law that bans them. The governement should not be so involved that they are making every day decisions for people. Yes, being efficient when it comes to energy is important, but the government does not have the right to force people to purchase fluorescent bulbs, which can be extremely expensive. A better course of action would be for the government to offer financial insentives to those to buy fluorescent bulbs, making them more widely used. The increase of the purchase of these bulbs can help make them cheaper and also conserve energy.

Filling Stations Fret Over Price Creep

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/filling-stations-fret-over-price-creep/?ref=earth

This article, which addressed rising gas prices, can be viewed through two angles. One is that rising gas prices are costly for the consumer and people scrimping on fuel causes gas stations to lose business. However, this can be seen as good for the environment too. In order to save on gas money, people as not driving as much, and even beginning to carpool. This is a snapshot of our near future, so it is important that people start getting used to life with little or no gas for their cars.

Oil Drilling to Resume in the Gulf’s Deep Waters

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/business/energy-environment/01drill.html?_r=1&ref=earth

Of course, it is seen as good news that we are now allowed to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico again. Our nation is dependent on oil, and drilling from this specific area will greatly increase our supply of oil, probably lowing gas prices. However, in the long run this is not a good thing. Oil reserves across the planet are becoming depleted, which is bad news to the life style that many have grown accustomed to. When oil runs out we need to have an alternative plan, and it looks as if now we are still just looking to drill for more oil. The oil spill in the Gulf was a tragedy, and chancing another similar accident to occur as well as the disappearance of oil in general is frightening to me.