pollution

We think this picture taken by Michael Lynch in Okinawa, Japan, does a great job of capturing this month’s Friday Photo theme of waste and waterways. As Michael puts it, the Grey-tailed Tattler seems to be “reflecting on why humans toss their trash on the beach.” We hope that the… Read the rest

For July’s Friday Photo theme we want the kind of pictures that are going to inspire activism, and since it’s summer, what better way than photos from your favorite water hangouts that are probably being severely affected by pollution? But we don’t want to be total downers (remember we’re all… Read the rest

We talk a lot about the effects of pollution, but often it’s better to get the full visual of our environmental impact, so we’re bringing you a few thought provoking photos to start off your Wednesday.

These pictures are from GigaPica, a Dutch site committed to celebrating photojournalism. There are… Read the rest

It’s easy to be on a China kick with the Olympics going on. This video produced by VBS.tv takes a look at the Chinese city of Linfen which happens to be on the Top 20 Global List of polluted cities. Done in five parts, the Toxic Linfen series analyzes the… Read the rest