Environmentalists are hoping that pressure from the world’s other industrialized nations will spur the U.S. government to finally take action on setting strong mandatory curbs on the emission of greenhouse gases.
The late Rachel Carson wrote the influential 1962 book Silent Spring that detailed how pesticides like DDT were wiping out America’s birds. Her far-reaching influence gave birth to the modern environmental movement. But does that make Carson a national hero?
Studies have shown that we are psychologically healthier when we spend time around trees and in woods. But time constraints and the stress of daily life often limit our interactions to a quick appreciation of the bottom few feet of a few trees from ground level. There is another way, a way that utilizes rope and modern techniques to rekindle this ancient relationship: Recreational Tree Climbing (RTC).
Studies have shown that we are psychologically healthier when we spend time around trees and in woods. But time constraints and the stress of daily life often limit our interactions to a quick appreciation of the bottom few feet of a few trees from ground level. There is another way, a way that utilizes rope and modern techniques to rekindle this ancient relationship: Recreational Tree Climbing (RTC).
Dear EarthTalk: I heard a reference to "The Magazine Paper Project." What are they trying to accomplish?
Dear EarthTalk: How is it that the Bush Administration is said to have "censored" climate scientists?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Están respirando gases nocivos mis niños cuando viajan en los buses escolares?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Qué es la "polución de luz"? ¿Es realmente un factor en el cáncer del seno?
Raising a natural baby in a chemical world is not so easy. For eco-conscious moms and dads, life is full of choices on everything from diapers and baby food to crib mattresses and parenting styles. In trying to steer a child’s development in a healthier direction, some parents have learned to trust their instincts.
It’s a very inconvenient truth: The organized environmental movement has been almost totally ineffective at protecting the environment since the mid 1980s.
It’s a very inconvenient truth: The organized environmental movement has been almost totally ineffective at protecting the environment since the mid 1980s.
A new banner with the words "A Greener Apple" cropped up on Apple Inc.’s website recently, linking to a personal letter from company founder and CEO Steve Jobs proclaiming that the company is finally going green. In the letter, Jobs writes that consumers, employees, shareholders and the industry "want us to be a leader in [green practices], just as we are in the other areas of our business. So today we’re changing our policy."
