Safer Sunscreens
Dear EarthTalk: I imagine you’ve been down this road before, but what’s hot in the green-friendly sunscreen department nowadays?
September 2012
Germany’s Renewable Energy Gamble
Energiewende is a German word en route to joining the English language, like angst and sauerkraut did long ago. It means “energy transition,” and refers to Germany’s historic plans to shift to a green economy based solely on renewable energies. The German designation will come in handy, since Germany’s trailblazing energy policies and lofty ambitions […]
Clocking Fewer Miles
Car Buying Is Down and We’re Driving Less. Has the Love Affair with the Car Come to an End?
Climate Politics
Climate Politics: Heatwaves, Droughts and Glacier Melts Make Global Warming Difficult to Deny, But There Are Still Plenty of Climate Deniers Out There…
Who Ya Gonna Call? The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund works with communities across the continent to ban or at least slow down fracking in everybody’s back yard…
Tapping into Tidal Energy
Tidal energy can potentially provide 15% of our nation’s electricity by 2030. That could spell opportunity for coastal communities across the country.
Solar Cooking Helps Struggling Communities
Solar Household Energy is a nonprofit spearheading a global effort to fight deforestation, global warming & respiratory disease through solar cooking…
Owning Your Energy
A review of Power From the People: How to Organize, Finance, and Launch Local Energy Projects by Greg Pahl
Electrified Highway
Electrified Highway: An EV-Charging Network Across the United States Is Underway, So Get Ready to Dive Into Driving An Electric Vehicle….