Attracting Backyard Pollinators
Dear EarthTalk: I’d like to have a garden that encourages bees and butterflies. What’s the best approach?
Addressing Global Food Scarcity
Dear EarthTalk: What are the main drivers of food scarcity that lead to so much starvation around the world, and how can they be addressed?
Clueless About Food & Agriculture?
Outside of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to urge kids to exercise more and eat better, this administration remains largely indifferent to the disaster that is the country’s outdated food and agriculture policy.
Antibiotic Overuse Could Lead to Public Health Crisis
Farm animals received 29.9 million pounds of drugs in 2011, adding to the growing risk of drug-resistant superbugs.
Gina McCarthy Is Obama’s Nominee for EPA Administrator
McCarthy has been commended for her communication with industry and her commitment to cutting emissions.
Semana del 3/3/13
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Entiendo que el movimiento “de justicia ambiental” procura proteger las comunidades pobres y de color de ser injustamente elegidas para acoger actividades como plantas de tratamiento de agua residual, vertederos y fábricas polucionantes. ¿Ha habido algunas victorias notables?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Ha habido mucha cobertura del tema de alimentos de cultivo biológico y de cómo ellos no son realmente más sanos que los alimentos convencionales. ¿Es esto verdad?