September 2012

Semana del 30/9/12

Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Cuál es el consenso científico con respecto al tiempo extremo que hemos estado teniendo—de tornados monstruos a inundaciones e incendios forestales masivos descontrolados? ¿Hay una conexión clara con el cambio del clima? ¿Y si ése es el caso qué se está haciendo para estar preparados?

Querido DiálogoEcológico: Siempre he sospechado que los perfumes y colonias no deben ser demasiado sanos simplemente porque el olor de muchos de ellos me molesta. ¿Es esto correcto? ¿Hay información disponible sobre el asunto?

Impacts From Overpopulation

Dear EarthTalk: The world added its seven-billionth person in 2011, but the news came and went quickly while Charlie Sheen news kept on and on. But isn’t population growth the “elephant in the room” that needs serious attention? Can you outline the major impacts of unchecked population growth and what if anything is being done to try to arrest it?

Hotels Getting Greener

Dear EarthTalk: In recent years the hotel industry began to green up operations, but has it yet gone beyond leaving out little cards to encourage you to re-use your towels and linens?

MailStop Mobile

An app to help you rid your life of junk mail and catalogs. If you want to stop receiving undesired paper catalogs and mailings, this iPhone app is for you. MailStop Mobile lets you use your iPhone to submit photos of the unwanted items (using the camera to capture the label with your name and […]

Paul Ryan’s Anti-Green Ideology

Gage Skidmore Romney’s Vice Presidential Pick Favors Increased Drilling and the Dismantling of Environmental ProtectionsAs Josh McDaniel’s recent article in E highlighted, the 2012 presidential election poses a major threat to decades of progress the environmental movement has made. Not only were last spring’s Republican primaries spattered with calls to roll back environmental regulation, including […]

Banning a Super Trawler

A 465-foot vessel has been banned from fishing in Australian waters due to concerns about its impact on the ecosystem.

Semana del 23/9/12

Querido DiálogoEcológico: He oído acerca de un esfuerzo de salvar lo que se llama “BioGems’ (Gemas Ecológicas, biogemas). ¿Qué son las BioGems y qué se está haciendo acerca de ellas?

Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Qué es la campaña “Tijeras Verdes”, que entiendo puede ayudar el ambiente y cuenta con el apoyo de tanto liberales como conservadores?

Hidden Fragrance Ingredients

Dear EarthTalk: I’ve always suspected that perfumes and colognes must not be too healthy simply because of the way the smell of most of them bothers me. Am I correct? Is there information available on this issue?

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