via One Good Move.

And not only that, but news you can probably put a lot of faith in: two new* magazines have come out recently (as offshoots of highly regarded science and culture magazines) that discuss all the topics of this blog in great detail and with breaking news.

The Green Guide
comes compiled and edited by the fine staff over at National Geographic, and provides interested parties with good information and choices of currently / newly available products. The current issue (fall08) has good information on a variety of topics from tuna fishing practices to chemical leaching from plastic food containers and safe school supplies.

It’s not preachy, but adherence to it’s advice does presuppose a certain affluence, as eating tuna fished responsibly, low in mercury, high in omega-3 fatty acids (that is, healthy for you and (relatively so) for the planet) can be up to 4 times as expensive as Safeway’s 50 cent deals. And although it doesn’t spell it out, so many of the “consumer concerns” the magazine tackles reference just that kind of hidden cost in our cheap-product culture: you can have tuna for cheap but it’ll be unhealthy for you, disastrous for our oceans, and borderline genocidal for our fish species. (Alright, now I’m getting preachy.)

Earth 3.0
is compiled and edited by staff of Scientific American, and tackles more broad and (in some cases) theoretic science issues, such as: “Energy versus Water: Solving Both Crises Together,” or “Eco-Cities: Urban Planning for the Future.”

Both seem to me to be excellent sources for either people who want to learn more about the issues, but don’t necessarily want to read volumes on the subjects, and/or people who want more up to date info pertaining to the issues.

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* one is in it’s third issue, new as of this year, and another is a “special issue” that offers subscriptions at least for the next year.

“Journeyman Pictures is London’s leading independent distributor of topical news features, documentaries and footage. We’re like a video encyclopedia of the world. Use this web site to preview our latest films, as advertised in ‘The Journeyman Weekly‘, or to search our archive of over 5,000 films.”

i found them on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/journeymanpictures

if you’re interested in learning about something, the odds are very good that they a video about it.