18
Apr
2 new U.S. natural landmarks designated in Georgia, Oregon
The National Park Service has named two new natural landmarks that serve as preserves of once-ubiquitous ecosystems.
18
Apr
2 new U.S. natural landmarks designated in Georgia, Oregon
The National Park Service has named two new natural landmarks that serve as preserves of once-ubiquitous ecosystems.
31
Jan
13
Aug
Extreme heat has Georgia high schools instituting new football rules
The new rules ban three-a-day practices and require coaches to monitor temperatures on the field using a wet bulb globe temperature device.
27
Feb
Georgia environmental film festival unveils 2012 lineup
The EcoFocus Film Festival in Athens, Ga., runs March 23-13 and will show 18 feature-length films and 22 short films. Festival attendees can watch Grant Baldwin and Jen Rustemeyer compete to produce the least amount of yearly garbage in “The Clean Bin Project” for free on March 25 and March 30.
22
Feb
The Georgia Guidestones, sometimes referred to as the “American Stonehenge,” is a granite monument erected in Elbert County, Ga., in 1979. The stones are engraved in eight languages, each relaying 10 “new” commandments for “an Age of Reason.”
Though the monument contains no encrypted messages, its purpose and origin remain shrouded in mystery. They were commissioned by a man who has yet to be properly identified, who went by the pseudonym of R.C. Christian.
Of the 10 commandments, the first one is perhaps the most controversial: “Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.” Many have taken it to be a license to cull the human population down to the specified number, and critics of the stones have called for them to be destroyed.
10 of the world’s biggest unsolved mysteries
01
Feb
A proposed reservoir in Georgia’s Dawson Forest would siphon 100 million gallons of water per day from the Etowah River to provide water to the sprawling metro Atlanta area. This will threaten prime habitat for endangered aquatic life, water supplies of downstream communities, and a popular recreation area.
Top 10 most endangered places in the South
12
Jan
EPA releases map of top greenhouse gas emitters in U.S.
Two Georgia power plants are top carbon dioxide emitters for 2010, according to new website that looks at greenhouse gas emissions from large facilities like power plants, refineries and landfills.
11
Jan
Jeff Foxworthy protects 1,000 acres against development
The comedian recently granted a conservation easement on more than 1,000 acres to the Chattahoochee Valley Land Trust; roughly 100 miles south of Atlanta. He hopes the move preserves the area for future generations.
04
Jan
Hundreds of vultures invade Georgia neighborhood
As many as 600 black and turkey vultures come to a community in southwest Georgia every morning and afternoon.
15
Sep
Carbon dioxide leak blamed for death at Georgia McDonald’s
The leak, which sickened 9 others, occurred in plastic tubing that connected the establishment’s carbon dioxide cylinder to the soda machines.
