State Of The Air 2013: American Lung Association Report Reveals America's Most Polluted Cities

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/24/state-of-the-air-2013_n_3140946.html?utm_hp_ref=green

This article talked about how Americans are still live with very poor air quality. 
Over 40 percent of Americans live in counties with terrible air quality. California
has the worst air quality, and it is throughout the whole state. In the United States,
131.8 million people live in a place with poor air quality. Reducing coal burning 
power plants and cleaner diesel fuel has helped air quality, but there is still a long
way to go. 

New Diseases, Toxins Harming Marine Life

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/04/130412-diseases-health-animals-science
-environment-oceans/


Marine wildlife vetinarians have been handling a lot
of cases with dead otters. They have one by one
ruled out different types of deaths. They then found 
out that the otters were poisoned by a toxin called
microcystin which comes from human waste and 
also from fertilizer. The sewage and fertilizer runoff
into lake and rivers and end up in things like fish and
shellfish. After the fish make their way into the ocean 
the otters then eat them, get poisoned and could die. 

Recycled Blue Jean Insulation at Your Local Store

http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/24752



Home Depot and Lowes online stores are now offering Jeans as
an insulation choice. Denim is a great insulator, and Home Depot
and Lowes are now recycling old pairs of Jeans and turning them
into insulation. Right now it will take about 500 pairs of jeans to
insulate a house. The price is a little bit more expensive than fiberglass
insulation, but it is a better insulator and will save you more money
in the long run. This product is also energy star rated and approved
because it is 100% recycled material. 

Breakthrough in Hydrogen Fuel Production Could Revolutionize Alternative Energy Market

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130403104104.ht

This was a very interesting article. The article focuses on different
types of energy and how much of it we use. A group of scientists have 
found a way to extract hydrogen from plants and researchers believe that
this could potentially be the next fuel/energy option. Extracting the hydrogen
would be a cheaper and a more Eco friendly fuel source. The scientists used
simple sugers to create large amount of hydrogen from the plants.